# DataForSEO vs Majestic API (slim)

> DataForSEO scores 64.9 (B) to Majestic's 33.4 (F) 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 Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do keyword data.

- DataForSEO: B 64.9, rank #333 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dataforseo.min.md
- Majestic API: F 33.4, rank #937 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.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 17; Schema & documentation, 86 against 44; Agent ergonomics, 84 against 54; Security & auth, 45 against 32; Payments & pricing, 40 against 15; Maintenance & community, 82 against 22; Transparency & trust, 74 against 53. Also Runs on your own machine.
- Majestic API, good for An agent that needs backlink, referring domain, anchor text and Trust Flow data in volume for an owner who already pays for the API plan. Also No incidents deducted, where DataForSEO loses 6 points for them.

| Category | DataForSEO | Majestic API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 84 | 17 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 86 | 44 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 84 | 54 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 32 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 15 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 22 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DataForSEO | Majestic API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DataForSEO OÜ | Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/` | `https://api.majestic.com` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Paid |
| Price for keyword data | $0.06 per call | not published |
| 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 Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file |
| Tools exposed | 4 | none |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-12 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-24 | 2026-04-01 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 251 stars, 32k npm/wk, 50k PyPI/wk | 3 stars |