Fetcher MCP vs Opendirectories Business Data

In-depth architectural comparison of the Fetcher MCP and Opendirectories Business Data 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?

Choose Fetcher MCP 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).
• Primary tools included: Playwright-based JavaScript rendering, Readability content extraction, Markdown or HTML output.

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Choose Opendirectories Business Data 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).
• Primary tools included: search_businesses, get_business, get_competitors.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Fetcher MCP jae-jae Search & Data Extraction	Opendirectories Business Data Search & Data Extraction
Summary	MCP server for fetching web page content using Playwright headless browser, supporting Javascript rendering and intelligent content extraction, and outputting Markdown or HTML format.	Search 12M+ verified businesses across 10 countries via government registers.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction

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": {
    "jae-jae-fetcher-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fetcher-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendirectories-business-data": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "opendirectories-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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