Side-by-side MCP server comparison
Short answer: it is close. CLI Core scores 95/100 and Tavily MCP scores 96/100 — a 1-point gap, which is inside the noise of a weekly rescore. they are close enough on every measure that the deciding factor is which upstream service you already use.
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| Metric | Cli Core | Tavily Mcp |
|---|---|---|
| MCPpedia Score | 95 | 96 |
| Security Score | 30 | 30 |
| Maintenance Score | 20 | 21 |
| GitHub Stars | 69.4k | 2.4k |
| Weekly Downloads | 39.8k | 26.6k |
| Tools | 4 | 4 |
| Est. Token Cost | 600 | 600 |
| Open CVEs | 0 | 0 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Auth Required | No | No |
| Transport | stdio | stdio, sse, http |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| API Pricing | unknown | freemium |
Tavily Mcp and Cli Core are closely matched at the top with scores of 96 and 95. Check each server's detail page to decide which fits your use case.
Compare up to 4 servers: mcppedia.org/compare/server-a-vs-server-b-vs-server-c