Looking for an alternative to Google Custom Search MCP? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Developer Tools ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.
MCP server for Google Custom Search: web and image search via a Programmable Search Engine.
Direct comparison of key metrics, runtimes, authentication methods, and community popularity.
| Server Name | Runtime | Auth | Pricing | GitHub Stars | Downloads | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G Google Custom Search MCP (Target) | npx | Free/None | Free | — | — | Current |
| npx | Free/None | Free | — | — | Compare → | |
| Remote (SSE) | Free/None | Free | 3 | — | Compare → | |
| Remote (SSE) | Free/None | Free | 256 | — | Compare → | |
| Remote (SSE) | Free/None | Free | 9 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | Free/None | Free | 132 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | Free/None | Free | 2 | — | Compare → | |
| Remote (SSE) | Free/None | Free | 1 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | Free/None | Free | 89 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | Free/None | Free | 2,633 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | Free/None | Free | 9,023 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | Free/None | Free | — | — | Compare → | |
| npx | Free/None | Free | 62 | — | Compare → |