DataForSEO MCP vs Seo Audit Console
A side-by-side look at the DataForSEO MCP and Seo Audit Console MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose DataForSEO MCP for marketing work as a local process; choose Seo Audit Console for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose DataForSEO MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
DATAFORSEO_USERNAME, DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD. - You want tools like
docs_index, docs_list_sections, docs_search.
Choose Seo Audit Console when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, DATAFORSEO_USERNAME, DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD, MAJESTIC_API_KEY, CRUX_API_KEY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | DATAFORSEO_USERNAMEDATAFORSEO_PASSWORD | GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALSDATAFORSEO_USERNAMEDATAFORSEO_PASSWORDMAJESTIC_API_KEYCRUX_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 57 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View DataForSEO MCP | View Seo Audit Console |
Tools & capabilities
DataForSEO MCP tools 4
docs_indexFetch the DataForSEO API documentation index (llms.txt), optionally filtered by sectiondocs_list_sectionsReturn available DataForSEO API documentation section namesdocs_searchFetch DataForSEO API documentation from a documentation URLapi_requestMake an authenticated request to the DataForSEO API (method, path or url, body, and an optional noAiMode flag for the full, non AI-optimized response)
Seo Audit Console 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.
DataForSEO MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"dataforseo-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@scalably-io/dataforseo-mcp"
],
"env": {
"DATAFORSEO_USERNAME": "YOUR_DATAFORSEO_USERNAME_HERE",
"DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "YOUR_DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Seo Audit Console
{
"mcpServers": {
"seo-audit-console": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@houtini/seo-audit-console"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "YOUR_GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS_HERE",
"DATAFORSEO_USERNAME": "YOUR_DATAFORSEO_USERNAME_HERE",
"DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD": "YOUR_DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD_HERE",
"MAJESTIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_MAJESTIC_API_KEY_HERE",
"CRUX_API_KEY": "YOUR_CRUX_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
DataForSEO MCP is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Seo Audit Console belongs to Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick DataForSEO MCP for marketing work and Seo Audit Console for marketing.
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.
DataForSEO MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Seo Audit Console 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 dataforseo-mcp and seo-audit-console as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, DataForSEO MCP has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Seo Audit Console has 48/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 57 GitHub stars.