CRW Web Scraper vs Scrapling MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the CRW Web Scraper and Scrapling MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CRW Web Scraper for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Scrapling MCP Server 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 CRW Web Scraper when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Scrapling 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: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,161 | 88,798 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View CRW Web Scraper | View Scrapling MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
CRW Web Scraper tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Scrapling MCP Server tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
CRW Web Scraper
{
"mcpServers": {
"crw-web-scraper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"crw-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
Scrapling MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"scrapling-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scrapling"
]
}
}
}