# Fetch (MCP reference server) vs Valyu (slim)

> Valyu has a score of 64.6 (B) against Fetch (MCP reference server)'s 57.6 (C). Both do fetching pages. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 38 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Valyu has a score of 64.6 (B) against Fetch (MCP reference server)'s 57.6 (C). Both do fetching pages. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 38 points.

- Fetch (MCP reference server): C 57.6, rank #290 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fetch-reference-server.min.md
- Valyu: B 64.6, rank #179 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/valyu.min.md
- Pick Fetch (MCP reference server) for payments & pricing (+15). Pick Valyu for schema & documentation (+17), security & auth (+14), maintenance & community (+38).

| Category | Fetch (MCP reference server) | Valyu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 53 | 53 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 70 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 30 | 44 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 42 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 79 |