# Majestic API vs SE Ranking API + MCP (slim)

> SE Ranking scores 50.9 (D) to Majestic's 33.4 (F) for backlink data. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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SE Ranking API + MCP scores 50.9 (D) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Majestic API leads on security & auth. Both do backlink data.

- Majestic API: F 33.4, rank #937 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.min.md
- SE Ranking API + MCP: D 50.9, rank #763 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/se-ranking.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. Ahead on Security & auth, 32 against 21.
- SE Ranking API + MCP, good for An agent that needs keyword, backlink, domain and AI search visibility data at a published price per call, or that manages rank tracking projects for an SE Ranking customer. Ahead on Reliability, 51 against 17; Schema & documentation, 58 against 44; Payments & pricing, 40 against 15; Maintenance & community, 79 against 22; Transparency & trust, 71 against 53.

| Category | Majestic API | SE Ranking API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 17 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 44 | 58 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 58 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 21 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 15 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 22 | 79 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 53 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Majestic API | SE Ranking API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited) | SE Ranking (SER Acquisition Inc.) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.majestic.com` | `https://api.seranking.com` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |
| Price for backlink data | not published | $0.0002 per record |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file | Proprietary service under the SE Ranking API Terms of Service. The OpenAPI file and the Claude skills on GitHub are MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | not listed | `com.seranking/mcp` |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-28 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-01 | 2026-06-25 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 3 stars | 0 stars |