# Fuse MCP vs Hunter API + MCP (slim)

> Hunter API + MCP scores 56.5 (C) on agent readiness against Fuse MCP's 47.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Fuse MCP leads on security & auth. Both do lead search. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Hunter API + MCP scores 56.5 (C) on agent readiness against Fuse MCP's 47.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Fuse MCP leads on security & auth. Both do lead search.

- Fuse MCP: D 47.9, rank #543 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fuse-mcp.min.md
- Hunter API + MCP: C 56.5, rank #435 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hunter.min.md
- Fuse MCP, good for Suited to a salesperson or founder who wants an assistant to build prospect lists, enrich them and run email and LinkedIn outreach inside one Fuse account. Ahead on Security & auth, 45 against 33.
- Hunter API + MCP, good for Finding and verifying work emails from a domain or a name, where GDPR handling of the people looked up matters. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 40; Schema & documentation, 90 against 72; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 63 against 35; Transparency & trust, 78 against 49. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Fuse MCP | Hunter API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 72 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 57 | 54 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 33 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 35 | 63 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 49 | 78 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Fuse MCP | Hunter API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | FuseAI, LLC | Hunter |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.fuseai.com` | `https://api.hunter.io/v2` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under FuseAI's terms of service. No public source repository found | none |
| Tools exposed | 290 | 107 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-01 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-01 | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 9 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |