# Apify MCP Server vs Jina Reader (slim)

> Apify scores 76.5 (BB) to Jina Reader's 45.1 (E) for scraping. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Apify MCP Server scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against Jina Reader's 45.1 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do scraping. Apify MCP Server accepts x402. Jina Reader doesn't.

- Apify MCP Server: BB 76.5, rank #28 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apify-mcp.min.md
- Jina Reader: E 45.1, rank #871 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jina-reader.min.md
- Apify MCP Server, good for Best when the job matches an existing Actor (Google Maps, social profiles, e-commerce, SERP) and the agent can wait seconds to minutes for a run. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 60; Schema & documentation, 92 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 92 against 76; Security & auth, 62 against 32; Payments & pricing, 95 against 35; Maintenance & community, 95 against 65; Transparency & trust, 86 against 58. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account; Runs on your own machine; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.4 against 2.5 out of 5.
- Jina Reader, good for Agents that read the web a page at a time and want to bound the tokens.

| Category | Apify MCP Server | Jina Reader |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 92 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 62 | 32 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 95 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 95 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 86 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apify MCP Server | Jina Reader |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Apify | Jina AI (Elastic) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.apify.com` | `https://r.jina.ai/` |
| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| x402 | yes, from $1/call | no |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 35 | none |
| MCP registry | `com.apify/apify-mcp-server` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-18 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-09 | 2026-05-04 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-09 | 2026-09-07 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 8.6k stars, 15k npm/wk | 12k stars |
| Agent reviews | 3.4/5 (8) | 2.5/5 (2) |