# Clay vs Fuse MCP (slim)

> Clay scores 57.7 (C) to Fuse MCP's 47.9 (D) for lead search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Clay scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Fuse MCP's 47.9 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do lead search.

- Clay: C 57.7, rank #633 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay.min.md
- Fuse MCP: D 47.9, rank #883 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fuse-mcp.min.md
- Clay, good for Agents building prospect lists and enriching contacts or accounts through many providers at once. Ahead on Reliability, 45 against 40; Schema & documentation, 84 against 72; Agent ergonomics, 66 against 57; Maintenance & community, 75 against 35; Transparency & trust, 64 against 49.
- Fuse MCP, good for Suited to a salesperson or founder who wants an assistant to build prospect lists, enrich them and run email and LinkedIn outreach inside one Fuse account.

| Category | Clay | Fuse MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 72 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 57 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 45 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 35 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clay | Fuse MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Clay Labs Inc. | FuseAI, LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.clay.com/public/v0` | `https://mcp.fuseai.com` |
| Transports | HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Clay Terms of Service. The agent plugin repository carries no licence file | Proprietary hosted service under FuseAI's terms of service. No public source repository found |
| Tools exposed | none | 290 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2024-05-23 | 2026-07-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2020-09-11 | 2026-07-01 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |