Diffbot vs PyScrappy

In-depth architectural comparison of the Diffbot and PyScrappy MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Diffbot when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose PyScrappy when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	D Diffbot Search & Data Extraction	PyScrappy Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Diffbot MCP — Knowledge Graph company enrichment + web content extraction (diffbot.com)	Web-scraping toolkit with 22 tools for structured web data as JSON for AI agents.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction	Search & Data Extraction
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "diffbot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "diffbot"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pyscrappy": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pyscrappy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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