# Majestic API vs Manifold (slim)

> Manifold scores 56.2 (C) to Majestic's 33.4 (F) for backlink data. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Manifold scores 56.2 (C) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do backlink data.

- Majestic API: F 33.4, rank #937 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.min.md
- Manifold: C 56.2, rank #637 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/manifold-mcp.min.md
- Majestic API, good for An agent that needs backlink, referring domain, anchor text and Trust Flow data in volume for an owner who already pays for the API plan.
- Manifold, good for A founder or marketer who wants keyword, ranking, backlink and audit lookups inside an MCP client, with AI answer, social, ad library and lead lookups on the same balance, and who values a stated price per call. Ahead on Reliability, 45 against 17; Schema & documentation, 66 against 44; Agent ergonomics, 68 against 54; Security & auth, 54 against 32; Payments & pricing, 40 against 15; Maintenance & community, 64 against 22; Transparency & trust, 61 against 53. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Majestic API | Manifold |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 17 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 44 | 66 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 15 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 22 | 64 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 53 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Majestic API | Manifold |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited) | Manifold (Jesse Sibley, sole trader) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.majestic.com` | `https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Price for backlink data | not published | $0.12 per call |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file | Proprietary hosted service under Manifold's terms of service (version 1.0, 30 September 2026). The server's source isn't published. The companion marketing-skills repository on GitHub is MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 81 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `com.manifoldmcp/manifold` |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-09-30 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| 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 | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 3 stars | none |