Amazon In MCP vs Smart Crawler

In-depth architectural comparison of the Amazon In MCP and Smart Crawler 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 Amazon In MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the E-Commerce domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: AMAZON_IN_AFFILIATE_TAG, AMAZON_IN_CACHE_TTL_MS, AMAZON_IN_PROXY.
• Primary tools included: Search with cheapest in-stock and best-value picks, Full product details: price, MRP, discount, rating, stock, seller, delivery, Keepa price history chart URL generation without network calls.

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Choose Smart Crawler when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the E-Commerce domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: reddit_subreddit_playbook, search_competitor_products, get_voc_reviews.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Amazon In MCP justadityaraj E-Commerce	S Smart Crawler E-Commerce
Summary	Shop on amazon.in via LLM. Three tools: product search with "cheapest in stock" + "best value" picks, full product details (price, MRP, discount, rating, stock, seller), and Keepa price history chart links. No API keys, direct HTML scraping with retry on bot-check. Install: npx amazon-in-mcp-server.	E-commerce competitor intelligence, VOC sentiment, Amazon ASIN analysis, Reddit growth playbooks.
Category & Scope	E-Commerce

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": {
    "justadityaraj-amazon-in-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "amazon-in-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AMAZON_IN_AFFILIATE_TAG": "YOUR_AMAZON_IN_AFFILIATE_TAG_HERE",
        "AMAZON_IN_CACHE_TTL_MS": "YOUR_AMAZON_IN_CACHE_TTL_MS_HERE",
        "AMAZON_IN_PROXY": "YOUR_AMAZON_IN_PROXY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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