# Elastic Path API + MCP vs Swell (slim)

> Swell has a score of 55.1 (C) against Elastic Path API + MCP's 50.4 (D). Both do commerce products. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 32 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Swell has a score of 55.1 (C) against Elastic Path API + MCP's 50.4 (D). Both do commerce products. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 32 points.

- Elastic Path API + MCP: D 50.4, rank #358 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elastic-path.min.md
- Swell: C 55.1, rank #317 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swell.min.md
- Pick Elastic Path API + MCP for reliability (+5), transparency & trust (+13). Pick Swell for agent ergonomics (+32), payments & pricing (+13), maintenance & community (+5).

| Category | Elastic Path API + MCP | Swell |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 66 | 68 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 33 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 39 | 35 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 12 | 25 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 77 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 51 |