# DataForSEO vs Keywords Everywhere API + MCP (slim)

> DataForSEO scores 64.9 (B) to Keywords Everywhere's 47.2 (D) for keyword data. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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DataForSEO scores 64.9 (B) on agent readiness against Keywords Everywhere API + MCP's 47.2 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do keyword data.

- DataForSEO: B 64.9, rank #333 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dataforseo.min.md
- Keywords Everywhere API + MCP: D 47.2, rank #836 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/keywords-everywhere.min.md
- DataForSEO, good for Agents and products that need raw SEO data in bulk at a low unit price, across SERPs, keyword volumes, backlinks, ranked keywords and traffic estimates, and that can work with a task queue. Ahead on Reliability, 84 against 42; Schema & documentation, 86 against 48; Agent ergonomics, 84 against 54; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 82 against 63; Transparency & trust, 74 against 68. Also Runs on your own machine.
- Keywords Everywhere API + MCP, good for An agent that needs Google Keyword Planner volume, CPC and competition for lists of keywords at a low price per keyword, plus keyword ideas and a quick view of a site's ranking keywords, traffic estimate and top backlinks. Also No incidents deducted, where DataForSEO loses 6 points for them.

| Category | DataForSEO | Keywords Everywhere API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 84 | 42 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 86 | 48 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 84 | 54 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 47 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 63 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DataForSEO | Keywords Everywhere API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DataForSEO OÜ | Keywords Everywhere (Axeman Technology Solutions LLP) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/` | `https://api.keywordseverywhere.com` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Paid |
| Price for keyword data | $0.06 per call | $0.0008 per record |
| Licence | Proprietary service under DataForSEO's terms of service. The MCP server is Apache-2.0 and the Python client is MIT | Proprietary service under the Keywords Everywhere Terms of Service. The vendor's n8n community node on npm is MIT |
| Tools exposed | 4 | 14 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | not listed | `com.keywordseverywhere/keywords-everywhere` |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-10 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-12 | 2023-05-30 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-24 | 2025-08-15 |
| Popularity | 251 stars, 32k npm/wk, 50k PyPI/wk | 7 npm/wk |