# Help Scout API + MCP vs Plain API + MCP (slim)

> Plain API + MCP has a score of 65.8 (B) against Help Scout API + MCP's 56.2 (C). Both do support tickets. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 53 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Plain API + MCP has a score of 65.8 (B) against Help Scout API + MCP's 56.2 (C). Both do support tickets. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 53 points.

- Help Scout API + MCP: C 56.2, rank #304 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/help-scout.min.md
- Plain API + MCP: B 65.8, rank #168 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plain.min.md
- Pick Help Scout API + MCP for reliability (+7). Pick Plain API + MCP for schema & documentation (+43), agent ergonomics (+10), maintenance & community (+53).

| Category | Help Scout API + MCP | Plain API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 77 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 49 | 92 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 58 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 63 | 65 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 31 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 72 |