# Google Search Console API vs Similarweb (slim)

> Google Search Console API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Similarweb's 46 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do seo rankings. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Google Search Console API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Similarweb's 46 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do seo rankings.

- Google Search Console API: C 59, rank #508 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-search-console.min.md
- Similarweb: D 46, rank #762 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/similarweb.min.md
- Google Search Console API, good for An agent reporting on or monitoring search performance and index status for sites its user owns, with first-party click and impression counts. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 75 against 63; Agent ergonomics, 82 against 67; Payments & pricing, 40 against 5; Maintenance & community, 71 against 33.
- Similarweb, good for Traffic and engagement estimates, traffic channel mix and keyword click data for domains an agent doesn't own, with app, company and retail data on the same key.

| Category | Google Search Console API | Similarweb |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 37 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 63 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 82 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 5 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 71 | 33 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 58 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Google Search Console API | Similarweb |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google | Similarweb Ltd. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://searchconsole.googleapis.com` | `https://api.similarweb.com` |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Google APIs Terms of Service. The client libraries are Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Similarweb's terms of use |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-24 |
| Terms last updated | 2021-11-09 | 2025-03-19 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 12k stars, 70k npm/wk, 31.8M PyPI/wk | none |