Brightdata MCP vs Scrapercity Cli

In-depth architectural comparison of the Brightdata MCP and Scrapercity Cli 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 Brightdata MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: API_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: GROUPS, TOOLS, search_engine.

Explore Brightdata MCP Details

Choose Scrapercity Cli when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: SCRAPERCITY_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Apollo, BuiltWith.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Brightdata MCP luminati-io Search & Data Extraction	Scrapercity Cli scrapercity Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Discover, extract, and interact with the web - one interface powering automated access across the public internet.	B2B lead generation with 20+ tools including Apollo, Google Maps, email finder, email validator, mobile finder, skip trace, and ecommerce store data.
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": {
    "luminati-io-brightdata-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brightdata/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapercity-scrapercity-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scrapercity"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPERCITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCRAPERCITY_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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