Apify MCP Server vs Supadata
A side-by-side look at the Apify MCP Server and Supadata MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Apify MCP Server for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Supadata for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Apify MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
- You have the keys it needs:
APIFY_TOKEN. - You want tools like
title, readOnlyHint, true.
Choose Supadata when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
SUPADATA_API_KEY. - You want tools like
supadata_transcript, supadata_check_transcript_status, supadata_scrape.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 68/100 · Great | 67/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | APIFY_TOKEN | SUPADATA_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 12,758 | 63 |
| Directory activity | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 13 | 9 |
| Full listing | View Apify MCP Server | View Supadata |
Tools & capabilities
Apify MCP Server tools 13
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Supadata tools 9
supadata_transcriptGet the transcript (what is said) of a video or post on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) or Facebook, or of an audio or video file URL. Not for ordinary web pages: use supadata_scrape for those. For large files, returns a jobId instead of the transcript directly - use supadata_check_transcript_status with that jobId to poll for results.supadata_check_transcript_statusCheck transcript job status and retrieve results. Returns status: "queued", "active", "completed", or "failed". If status is not "completed" or "failed", call this tool again after a few seconds with the same id.supadata_scrapeFetch a single web page and return its main content as Markdown, along with the page title, description and the links it contains. Use this to read or summarize a specific URL. To find which pages exist on a site, use supadata_map; to fetch many pages at once, use supadata_crawl. Costs 1 credit.supadata_mapList the URLs found on a website without fetching their content. Use this to discover a site's pages before choosing which ones to read with supadata_scrape, or to check a site's size before starting a supadata_crawl. Costs 1 credit.supadata_crawlCreate a crawl job to extract content from all pages on a website. Not available on every Supadata plan; if it returns upgrade-required, tell the user rather than retrying. Returns a jobId - use supadata_check_crawl_status with that jobId to poll for results.supadata_check_crawl_statusCheck crawl job status and retrieve results. Returns status: "scraping", "completed", "failed", or "cancelled". If status is "scraping", call this tool again after a few seconds with the same id.supadata_metadataFetch metadata from a media URL (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook). Returns platform info, title, description, author details, engagement stats, media details, tags, and creation date. Use this for details about a video or post; use supadata_transcript for what is said in it.supadata_extractExtract structured data from a video URL using AI. Provide a prompt for what to extract, a JSON Schema for the output format, or both. Returns a jobId for async processing - use supadata_check_extract_status with that jobId to poll for results.supadata_check_extract_statusCheck extract job status and retrieve results. Returns status: "queued", "active", "completed", or "failed". If status is not "completed" or "failed", call this tool again after a few seconds with the same id.
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.
Apify MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@apify/actors-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Supadata
{
"mcpServers": {
"supadata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@supadata/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SUPADATA_API_KEY": "YOUR_SUPADATA_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Apify MCP Server is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Supadata belongs to Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Apify MCP Server for search & data extraction work and Supadata 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.
Apify MCP Server has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: oauth 2.0. Supadata is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. 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 apify-mcp-server and supadata as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Apify MCP Server has a quality signal of 68/100 (Great) with 5 views, 0 installs and 12,758 GitHub stars. Supadata has 67/100 (Great) with 1 views, 0 installs and 63 GitHub stars.