# Apify MCP Server vs Oxylabs Web Scraper API (slim)

> Apify scores 76.5 (BB) to Oxylabs Web Scraper's 63 (B) 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 Oxylabs Web Scraper API's 63 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Oxylabs Web Scraper API leads on reliability. Both do scraping. Apify MCP Server accepts x402. Oxylabs Web Scraper API doesn't.

- Apify MCP Server: BB 76.5, rank #28 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apify-mcp.min.md
- Oxylabs Web Scraper API: B 63, rank #412 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/oxylabs-web-scraper.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 Schema & documentation, 92 against 68; Agent ergonomics, 92 against 79; Security & auth, 62 against 53; Payments & pricing, 95 against 40; Maintenance & community, 95 against 72; Transparency & trust, 86 against 63. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account; Open source.
- Oxylabs Web Scraper API, good for Agents that need parsed Google, Amazon and other large-site results or bulk asynchronous jobs through one API. Ahead on Reliability, 80 against 65. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Apify MCP Server | Oxylabs Web Scraper API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 80 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 68 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 92 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 62 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 95 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 95 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 86 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apify MCP Server | Oxylabs Web Scraper API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Apify | oxylabs, UAB |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.apify.com` | `https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries` |
| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| x402 | yes, from $1/call | no |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary service under the Oxylabs General Conditions. The MCP server and the Python SDK on GitHub are MIT |
| Tools exposed | 35 | 10 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `com.apify/apify-mcp-server` | `io.oxylabs/oxylabs-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-09 | 2026-10-05 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-09 | 2024-10-14 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 8.6k stars, 15k npm/wk | 18k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.4/5 (8) | none |