# Crustdata API + MCP vs Explorium AgentSource (slim)

> Crustdata scores 53.4 (D) to Explorium AgentSource's 48.1 (D) for lead search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Crustdata API + MCP scores 53.4 (D) on agent readiness against Explorium AgentSource's 48.1 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Explorium AgentSource leads on payments & pricing. Both do lead search.

- Crustdata API + MCP: D 53.4, rank #708 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crustdata.min.md
- Explorium AgentSource: D 48.1, rank #821 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/explorium-agentsource.min.md
- Crustdata API + MCP, good for Agents that monitor companies, people, jobs or posts over time and need change notifications. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 89 against 76; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 63; Security & auth, 56 against 37; Maintenance & community, 67 against 28.
- Explorium AgentSource, good for Agents that build prospect lists by filter and then enrich them, or that watch companies for events such as funding and role changes. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 40 against 5.

| Category | Crustdata API + MCP | Explorium AgentSource |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 42 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 76 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 63 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 37 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 5 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 67 | 28 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 55 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crustdata API + MCP | Explorium AgentSource |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Crustdata | Explorium Ltd. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.crustdata.com` | `https://api.explorium.ai` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the Explorium Terms of Use. The `mcp-explorium` repository of connection files is MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 11 |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-02 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-06-14 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-05-19 | 2026-06-28 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |