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MCP vs Web Scraping
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Reliable web access for AI agents: smart HTTP, rotating proxies, and full-browser rendering.
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Web scraping for AI agents: scrape, search, crawl, map any website to markdown + JSON. No browser.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Web Scraping (98/100 against 84). MCP has noticeably more public adoption.
| MCP | Web Scraping | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B84/100 | A98/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 1 |
| Downloads / week | 444 | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Tools | 4 | — |
| Write actions | 1 | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-18 |
| Category | Scraping and browsing | Scraping and browsing |