# Manifold vs Moz API (slim)

> Manifold scores 56.2 (C) on agent readiness against Moz API's 45.3 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Moz API leads on agent ergonomics. Both do seo keywords. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Manifold scores 56.2 (C) on agent readiness against Moz API's 45.3 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Moz API leads on agent ergonomics. Both do seo keywords.

- Manifold: C 56.2, rank #438 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/manifold-mcp.min.md
- Moz API: E 45.3, rank #571 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api.min.md
- 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 Schema & documentation, 66 against 50; Security & auth, 54 against 38; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 64 against 28. Also Free to start without a card.
- Moz API, good for Agents that need Domain Authority, backlink lists, link intersects, keyword volume and difficulty, search intent and ranking keywords at a low entry price, on a read-only data set. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 74 against 68.

| Category | Manifold | Moz API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 42 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 66 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 68 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 38 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 64 | 28 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Manifold | Moz API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Manifold (Jesse Sibley, sole trader) | SEOmoz, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp` | `https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Price for seo keywords | $0.10 per call | not published |
| Licence | 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 | Proprietary service under the Moz API General Conditions (effective 12 August 2026 for new subscribers). Displaying Moz data to others requires attribution under the API legal page |
| Tools exposed | 81 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `com.manifoldmcp/manifold` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-08-14 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-30 | 2026-08-12 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-30 | 2025-04-08 |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |