# Laminar API + MCP vs Respan API + MCP (slim)

> Respan API + MCP has a score of 65.9 (B) against Laminar API + MCP's 57 (C). Both do obs traces. The largest gap is reliability, 23 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Respan API + MCP has a score of 65.9 (B) against Laminar API + MCP's 57 (C). Both do obs traces. The largest gap is reliability, 23 points.

- Laminar API + MCP: C 57, rank #298 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laminar.min.md
- Respan API + MCP: B 65.9, rank #165 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/respan.min.md
- Pick Laminar API + MCP for agent ergonomics (+14), transparency & trust (+5). Pick Respan API + MCP for reliability (+23), security & auth (+21).

| Category | Laminar API + MCP | Respan API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 73 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 88 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 66 | 61 |