# SerpApi vs Serper (slim)

> SerpApi has a score of 62.6 (B) against Serper's 24.3 (F). Both do web search. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 79 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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SerpApi has a score of 62.6 (B) against Serper's 24.3 (F). Both do web search. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 79 points.

- SerpApi: B 62.6, rank #216 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpapi.min.md
- Serper: F 24.3, rank #446 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serper.min.md
- Pick SerpApi for reliability (+30), schema & documentation (+61), agent ergonomics (+53), security & auth (+20), maintenance & community (+79), transparency & trust (+52). Pick Serper for payments & pricing (+10).

| Category | SerpApi | Serper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 67 | 6 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 88 | 35 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 40 | 20 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 85 | 33 |