What is the best alternative to Google Search?

The top-rated alternatives to Google Search in the Search & Data Extraction category include Openwebninja MCP, Apify MCP Server, Nodebench. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Google Search alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Google Search and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.

Are alternatives to Google Search free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Google Search with a specific alternative?

Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.

Search & Data Extraction• MCP Alternatives Guide

Best Alternatives to Google Search

Looking for an alternative to Google Search? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Search & Data Extraction ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.

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Target Reference Server

Google Search Overview

google search: google web search api, web, images, videos, news, music, favicon, proxy, audio.

Specification Matrix: Google Search vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
G Google Search (Target)	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Current
Openwebninja MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	37	—	Compare →
Apify MCP Server	npx	Free/None	Free	4,745	—	Compare →
Nodebench	npx	Free/None	Free	14	—	Compare →
Open WebSearch	npx	No auth required	Free	1,747	—	Compare →
Firecrawl MCP Server	npx	OAuth	Freemium	7,304	—	Compare →
Tavily MCP Server	npx	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
MCP Servers Kagi	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	45	—	Compare →
Apexapi MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
Serpapi MCP	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	166	—	Compare →
Multi Scraper MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →
H HasData Google Search (SERP)	npx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →
Task MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	15	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Google Search Alternatives

Openwebninja MCP

Runtime: npx

Official MCP server for OpenWeb Ninja APIs - 40+ real-time web data and SERP APIs as MCP tools

1 0 37

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Apify MCP Server

Runtime: npx

Extract data from any website with thousands of scrapers, crawlers, and automations on Apify Store ⚡

0 0 4,745

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Nodebench

Runtime: npx

260 MCP tools across 49 domains. AI Flywheel, quality gates, research, web scraping.

0 0 14

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Open WebSearch

Runtime: npx

MCP server for multi-engine web search and content extraction without API keys, supporting Bing, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Exa, and more.

Key Features:

Multi-engine web search: Bing, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Exa, CSDN, and others

No API keys or authentication required

Structured search results with titles, URLs, and descriptions

3 0 1,747

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Firecrawl MCP Server

Runtime: npx

Verified

MCP server for web search, scraping, crawling, and structured data extraction including JS pages and PDFs.

Key Features:

Search web and GitHub issues, PRs, READMEs, docs

Scrape any URL including JS-rendered pages and PDFs

Interact with pages via clicks and navigation

3 0 7,304

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Tavily MCP Server

Runtime: npx

MCP server for advanced web search using Tavily API.

0 0

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MCP Servers Kagi

Runtime: npx

TypeScript MCP server for Kagi Search API enabling web search tool integration.

Key Features:

kagi_search tool for querying Kagi API

TypeScript implementation

Supports query string and optional result limit parameters

4 0 45

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Apexapi MCP

Runtime: npx

Call 120+ AI models and live web context (scrape/crawl/extract) from any MCP client with one key

0 0

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Serpapi MCP

Runtime: npx

MCP server for querying SerpApi across search engines and returning structured results, weather, stock, and interactive result views.

Key Features:

Multi-engine search through SerpApi

Engine parameter schemas exposed as MCP resources

Complete and compact JSON response modes

2 0 166

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Multi Scraper MCP

Runtime: npx

12 web scraping tools for AI agents: Reddit, Amazon, eBay, Google Maps, Yelp, YouTube, TikTok

0 0 2

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HasData Google Search (SERP)

Runtime: npx

Google SERP as JSON: organic, AI Overview, People Also Ask, AI Mode, news, shopping. No Cloud setup.

0 0 2

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Task MCP

Runtime: npx

Initiates Parallel deep research and grouped tasks from MCP-compatible LLM clients.

Key Features:

Deep research task initiation

Task group initiation

Hosted MCP endpoint

2 0 15

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Best Alternatives to Google Search

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Specification Matrix: Google Search vs Alternatives

Detailed Evaluation of Google Search Alternatives

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