# Apify MCP Server vs Scrapingdog (slim)

> Apify scores 76.5 (BB) to Scrapingdog's 39.2 (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 Scrapingdog's 39.2 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do scraping. Apify MCP Server accepts x402. Scrapingdog doesn't.

- Apify MCP Server: BB 76.5, rank #28 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apify-mcp.min.md
- Scrapingdog: E 39.2, rank #917 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapingdog.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 43; Agent ergonomics, 92 against 44; Security & auth, 62 against 5; Payments & pricing, 95 against 40; Maintenance & community, 95 against 45; Transparency & trust, 86 against 55. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account; Open source.
- Scrapingdog, good for A budget agent that wants parsed Google, Amazon or LinkedIn results and can keep the key out of logs. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Apify MCP Server | Scrapingdog |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 62 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 92 | 44 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 62 | 5 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 95 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 95 | 45 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 86 | 55 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apify MCP Server | Scrapingdog |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Apify | Scrapingdog (OpenData Labs) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.apify.com` | `https://api.scrapingdog.com/scrape` |
| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| x402 | yes, from $1/call | no |
| Licence | MIT | none |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `com.apify/apify-mcp-server` | `io.github.Darshan972/scrapingdog-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-07-31 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-09 | 2026-01-13 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-09 | 2025-07-17 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 8.6k stars, 15k npm/wk | 0 stars, 41 npm/wk, 12 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.4/5 (8) | 3/5 (2) |