# Brave Search API + MCP vs Firecrawl MCP (slim)

> Firecrawl MCP has a score of 75.5 (BB) against Brave Search API + MCP's 68.1 (B). Both do web search. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 20 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Firecrawl MCP has a score of 75.5 (BB) against Brave Search API + MCP's 68.1 (B). Both do web search. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 20 points.

- Brave Search API + MCP: B 68.1, rank #132 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/brave-search-mcp.min.md
- Firecrawl MCP: BB 75.5, rank #34 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/firecrawl-mcp.min.md
- Pick Brave Search API + MCP for payments & pricing (+20), transparency & trust (+6). Pick Firecrawl MCP for reliability (+15), schema & documentation (+16), agent ergonomics (+20), security & auth (+9).

| Category | Brave Search API + MCP | Firecrawl MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 72 | 88 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 92 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 58 | 67 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 70 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 87 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 82 | 76 |