A side-by-side look at the WebReaper and Web Scraper MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose WebReaper for search & data extraction work over a hosted endpoint; choose Web Scraper for search & data extraction over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose WebReaper when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Web Scraper tools 4
fetchV1 Fetch
web_crawlV1 Web Crawl
browseV1 Browse
captcha_solveV1 Captcha Solve
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
WebReaper is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Web Scraper belongs to Search & Data Extraction and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick WebReaper for search & data extraction work and Web Scraper for search & data extraction.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
WebReaper is listed as free. Auth: api key required. Web Scraper has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add alex-on-ai-webreaper and web-scraper as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, WebReaper has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 152 GitHub stars. Web Scraper has 53/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.