Side-by-side MCP server comparison
Short answer: it is close. Firecrawl MCP Server 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 | Firecrawl Mcp Server | Tavily Mcp |
|---|---|---|
| MCPpedia Score | 95 | 96 |
| Security Score | 30 | 30 |
| Maintenance Score | 20 | 21 |
| GitHub Stars | 7.3k | 2.4k |
| Weekly Downloads | 50.6k | 26.6k |
| Tools | 4 | 4 |
| Est. Token Cost | 600 | 600 |
| Open CVEs | 0 | 0 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Auth Required | No | No |
| Transport | stdio, sse, http | stdio, sse, http |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| API Pricing | freemium | freemium |
Tavily Mcp and Firecrawl Mcp Server 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