# Fastio vs Google Drive API + MCP (slim)

> Google Drive scores 79.6 (A) to Fastio's 55.2 (C) for file drives. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Google Drive API + MCP scores 79.6 (A) on agent readiness against Fastio's 55.2 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do file drives.

- Fastio: C 55.2, rank #663 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fast-io.min.md
- Google Drive API + MCP: A 79.6, rank #11 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-drive-api.min.md
- Fastio, good for A team that wants agents and people in one shared drive with share links, document search and an audit trail. Also Runs on your own machine.
- Google Drive API + MCP, good for Agents working on files that people already keep in Drive, inside a Workspace organisation with admin controls. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 33; Schema & documentation, 83 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 73; Security & auth, 91 against 74; Payments & pricing, 35 against 30; Maintenance & community, 85 against 70; Transparency & trust, 75 against 61. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Fastio | Google Drive API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 33 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 83 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 91 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 70 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Fastio | Google Drive API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | VividEngine, LLC | Google |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.fast.io/mcp/tools` | `https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Fast's terms of service. The CLI, which includes a local MCP server, is Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 35 | 8 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-03 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-02 | 2021-11-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 1 stars, 653 npm/wk | 12k stars, 1.3M npm/wk, 29.8M PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.4/5 (8) |