Mifactory Scraping API vs Webscrape MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mifactory Scraping API and Webscrape MCP 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 Mifactory Scraping API 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).

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Choose Webscrape 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mifactory Scraping API Search & Data Extraction	Webscrape MCP Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Web scraping for AI agents. Extract text and metadata from any webpage. Pay-per-use.	Fetch any URL and get clean Markdown. Web scraping for AI agents.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction	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": {
    "mifactory-scraping-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mifactory-scraping-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webscrape-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "webscrape-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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