Print and Mail Company vs Firecrawl MCP Server

A side-by-side look at the Print and Mail Company and Firecrawl MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Print and Mail Company logoPrint and Mail CompanyDelivery · Remote HTTP/SSEPrint and mail real letters worldwide from the EU, incl. registered mail. Quote, compose, send.57GoodAuth: not declaredFirecrawl MCP Server logoFirecrawl MCP ServerSearch & Data Extraction · Local subprocess (stdio)Official Firecrawl server to search the web and scrape, crawl, map, and extract structured data from any site for LLMs. Handles JS-rendered pages, PDFs, and batch jobs; hosted remote MCP with OAuth or self-host.90ExcellentAuth: api key required

Verdict: choose Print and Mail Company for delivery work over a hosted endpoint; choose Firecrawl MCP Server for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Print and Mail Company logoChoose Print and Mail Company when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Delivery domain.
  • You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
  • You want tools like get_price_quote, list_destinations, check_pdf_margins.
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Firecrawl MCP Server logoChoose Firecrawl MCP Server when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • Its auth model fits you: API key required.
  • You have the keys it needs: FIRECRAWL_API_KEY, HTTP_STREAMABLE_SERVER, FIRECRAWL_NO_SEARCH_FEEDBACK, FIRECRAWL_NO_ENDPOINT_FEEDBACK.
  • You want tools like firecrawl_scrape, firecrawl_map, firecrawl_search.
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Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecPrint and Mail Company logoPrint and Mail CompanyFirecrawl MCP Server logoFirecrawl MCP Server
CategoryDeliverySearch & Data Extraction
Quality signal57/100 · Good90/100 · Excellent
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportRemote HTTP/SSELocal subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredAPI key required
PricingNot declaredFreemium
Required env varsNone listedFIRECRAWL_API_KEYHTTP_STREAMABLE_SERVERFIRECRAWL_NO_SEARCH_FEEDBACKFIRECRAWL_NO_ENDPOINT_FEEDBACK
Verified ownerCommunity listing Verified
GitHub stars07,642
Directory activity 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 13 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools1425

Tools & capabilities

Print and Mail Company tools 14

  • get_price_quoteUse this when the user asks what it costs to send a physical letter by post (snail mail), including a registered letter. Returns the exact total incl. Luxembourg VAT (for a signed-in EU business customer with a confirmed VAT number: excl. VAT under the reverse charge), the line items, the envelope, the postal size class and zone and the typical delivery time for a page count, destination country and print options. Letters are printed and posted in Luxembourg, France, Belgium or Germany, so the sender can be anywhere in the world. Note: registered mail is international registered mail with tracking and signature on delivery; "certified" letters, Einschreiben, lettre recommandée and carta certificada mean this here (not a US certified-mail product). Works without sign-in. Set currency to get the total in USD, GBP or CHF (ECB rate plus currency margin). Does not cover email, fax, parcels or postcards.
  • list_destinationsUse this when the user asks whether a letter can be posted to a country, or which countries can be reached. Without country: all destination countries with their postage zone. With country: that country's zone, the price of a 1-page standard and registered letter, and the typical delivery time. Works without sign-in. Letters only, no parcels.
  • check_pdf_marginsUse this when the user has a PDF they want printed and posted and it should be checked first: verifies the page size (A4 or US Letter) and the required free margin on every side, and lists the pages that need changes. We print on the paper size uploaded (printed_on): A4 on A4, US Letter on US Letter (for a recipient outside the US, Canada and US territories the user may choose A4 instead when sending); a PDF mixing A4 and US Letter pages is printed on A4, its Letter pages centred at 100 % or scaled down slightly when content comes close to the edge (us_letter_note, pages[].scale_percent). Decide by compliant: all_pages_a4 is false for a US Letter PDF, which is printable. Accepts a public https URL or base64. The file is not stored and nothing is sent. Works without sign-in. To fix a failing PDF, upload it with upload_document and use fix_document_margins.
  • compose_letterUse this when the user wants to write a new paper letter from text and post it, for example to cancel a contract, subscription or membership by letter, file a complaint or objection, or send a formal notice, by ordinary or registered mail. Renders an A4 letter (DIN 5008 layout: sender block with the user's own name and address, recipient, place and date, subject, body, closing, signature) that passes the print check, and creates a draft with the exact price. Nothing is sent or charged: show the user the draft and the total, ask for confirmation, then call send_letter. The sender can live in any country. Body supports paragraphs (blank line), '- ' bullets, '1. ' lists and **bold**. Needs the user's account.
  • upload_documentUse this when the user already has a PDF (public https URL or base64) that should be printed and posted. Stores the file in the user's account, runs the print check (A4 or US Letter, free margins; printed_on says the paper: US Letter PDFs are printed on US Letter, a PDF mixing A4 and US Letter pages on A4, see us_letter_note; decide by compliant, as all_pages_a4 is false for a US Letter PDF) and returns document_id for create_letter. If the check fails, call fix_document_margins or ask the user for a corrected file. For a file on the user's own device, use create_upload_link instead. Sends nothing. Needs the user's account.
  • fix_document_marginsUse this when an uploaded PDF fails the print check because content is too close to the edge or pages are neither A4 nor US Letter. mode "shrink" (default) scales the affected pages down slightly and centres them on their paper (US Letter for a US Letter PDF, else A4); nothing is lost. mode "crop" keeps pages at 100 % and removes everything inside the margin band, so that content is NOT printed (pages of other sizes are first fitted onto A4). The US Letter pages of a mixed PDF that already fit on A4 keep their placement. The original upload is kept; calling again with the other mode replaces the earlier fix. If content touches the edge, ask the user which mode they prefer and tell them what changed. Not possible once the letter is paid. Needs the user's account.
  • create_upload_linkUse this when the user wants to post a PDF that is on their own device and cannot be passed as a URL or base64. Creates a private upload page (valid 60 minutes); give the URL to the user, and once they have uploaded, pass upload_id to create_letter. Sends nothing. Needs the user's account.
  • create_letterUse this when the user has an uploaded PDF (document_id, or upload_id from create_upload_link) and a recipient address and wants it posted by ordinary or registered mail; registered mail is international registered mail with tracking and signature on delivery; "certified" letters, Einschreiben, lettre recommandée and carta certificada mean this here (not a US certified-mail product). Creates a draft with the exact total in the user's currency. Nothing is sent or charged; call send_letter only after the user confirms. Every envelope carries our company return address, so the user's own address belongs in the document. A US Letter PDF to a recipient outside the US, Canada and US territories needs the user's paper choice (paper_size, same price): without it the draft says paper_choice_required. Needs the user's account.
  • send_letterUse this when the user has explicitly confirmed a specific draft letter (recipient, content and total price) and wants it printed and posted. Pays the letter from the user's prepaid credit and releases it to print; it can be cancelled with cancel_letter only until production starts. Only call this after that confirmation and after the user agreed to the Terms (https://printandmailcompany.com/en/legal/terms) and to printing starting immediately (which ends the consumer right of withdrawal once printed). If credit is too low, the result contains a payment link for the user; the assistant cannot pay. A US Letter PDF to a recipient outside the US, Canada and US territories needs paper_size (ask the user: shrink to A4, recommended, or keep US Letter; same price); without it the call fails with PAPER_CHOICE_REQUIRED and nothing is charged. Posts paper letters only: no email, fax or parcels. Needs the user's account.
  • get_letterUse this when the user asks about a letter they created here: status (draft, paid, in_production, printed, posted, cancelled, returned), tracking number for registered mail, and price. Look up by letter_id or reference (PM-XXXXXX). Changes nothing. Needs the user's account.
  • list_lettersUse this when the user wants to see their recent letters, optionally filtered by status. Returns status, recipient, price and tracking number per letter. Changes nothing. Needs the user's account.
  • cancel_letterUse this when the user wants to stop a letter they created here: cancels a draft, or a paid letter that has not gone into production yet, and returns the amount to the user's credit. Letters already printed or posted cannot be recalled. This cancels our letter, not a contract the user has with someone else (for that, compose_letter writes the cancellation letter). Ask the user before cancelling. Needs the user's account.
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Firecrawl MCP Server tools 25

  • firecrawl_scrape Retrieve and extract content from one supplied URL through Firecrawl. Use this when the request identifies a page and needs its content or defined fields. It can return markdown, HTML, links, screenshots, branding data, a targeted answer, or JSON matching a supplied schema; JSON is useful when the requested result has defined fields, while markdown preserves readable page content. This tool operates on a known page. For a set of pages use `firecrawl_crawl`, and to discover page URLs use `firecrawl_map` or `firecrawl_search`. Options include JavaScript render delay, cache age, main-content filtering, PII redaction, and lockdown cache-only retrieval. Browser actions may change the live page when interactive actions are enabled. Firecrawl may reuse recently indexed content instead of refetching the page, and the reuse window varies by domain. Set `maxAge: 0` to force a live fetch, or a smaller `maxAge` to bound how stale reused content may be. A successful response does not by itself confirm that the state it describes is still current. Returns the selected content formats and page metadata.
  • firecrawl_map Enumerate URLs indexed under one website through Firecrawl without fetching each page's content. Use this when the request asks for a site's URL inventory, when several relevant pages must be located, or when the desired page URL is unknown. An optional `search` term narrows the URL list, while sitemap, subdomain, query-parameter, and result-limit options control coverage. Returns matching URLs rather than page bodies. Retrieve one page with `firecrawl_scrape`; collect content across multiple pages with `firecrawl_crawl`.
  • firecrawl_search Search web, news, or image sources and return ranked results. Operators include quoted phrases, `-term`, `site:host`, `inurl:term`, `intitle:term`, and `related:host`; the set is non-exhaustive. `includeDomains` and `excludeDomains` are mutually exclusive hostname filters; categories limit results to GitHub, research, PDF, or developer sources. For a programming question, add `categories: ["developer"]`. It searches an index of GitHub issues, merged pull requests, repository READMEs, and curated documentation sites, and returns the hits in `data.developer` beside the web results. `categories: ["research"]` restricts these web results to research-affiliated websites and returns page snippets. The `firecrawl_research_*` tools are a separate surface that searches paper abstracts and full text across biomedical (PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv) and arXiv literature. `scrapeOptions` can attach extracted page content; pages fetched this way use a fixed reuse window and ignore `maxAge`, so use `firecrawl_scrape` when a live fetch is required. Returns source-type result groups and usage metadata. Authenticated responses can include an `id` for optional search feedback.
  • firecrawl_crawl Start a multi-page crawl at a website URL, poll it to a terminal state, and return the final status and collected data. Scope can be bounded with include/exclude paths, depth, page limit, subdomain/external-link controls, sitemap handling, delay, and scrape options. Crawl results can be large; use conservative limits when full-site coverage is unnecessary. Webhooks and interactive scrape actions are unavailable in safe mode. Returns the crawl ID, status, and page data.
  • firecrawl_check_crawl_status Retrieve the current status, progress, and available results for an existing crawl ID. This only reads Firecrawl job state and does not start or modify the crawl.
  • firecrawl_extract Deprecated compatibility entry point. Use firecrawl_scrape once per known URL with formats: ["json"] and jsonOptions containing the prompt and schema. Use firecrawl_search or firecrawl_agent before Scrape when URLs are not known.
  • firecrawl_agent Start an asynchronous web research job from a prompt, optional seed URLs, and an optional JSON schema. Use this for a requested synthesis across multiple sources when the task can wait for asynchronous completion. The agent can search, navigate, read pages, and assemble a structured result. This call returns only a job ID, not the research result. Read the job with `firecrawl_agent_status` until it reaches `completed` or `failed`; research commonly takes several minutes. If the job cannot finish within the task's available time, `firecrawl_search` and `firecrawl_scrape` can gather evidence synchronously.
  • firecrawl_agent_status Retrieve progress or final results for a `firecrawl_agent` job ID. A `processing` response is non-terminal and does not contain the final research result. Check again after 15–30 seconds until the status is `completed` or `failed`; complex jobs can take several minutes. If the job cannot finish within the task's available time, use `firecrawl_search` and `firecrawl_scrape` to complete the requested output. Returns job status, progress information, and result data when completed.
  • firecrawl_interact Open or reuse a live browser session to navigate a page, click controls, fill fields, or run browser code. Provide either `url` or `scrapeId`, and either a natural-language `prompt` or executable `code`; code can run as Bash, Python, or Node with a bounded timeout. This acts on the live site, so actions such as form submission can create persistent external side effects. Returns execution output, stdout/stderr, exit status, and session viewing URLs.
  • firecrawl_interact_stop Stop the live interact session associated with a `scrapeId` and release its resources. Returns a success confirmation.
  • firecrawl_parse Parse one supported document into markdown, HTML, links, summary, targeted answers, or JSON matching a schema. Supported inputs include common HTML, PDF, Word, RTF, OpenDocument, and spreadsheet files; PDF parsing can be bounded with `pdfOptions.maxPages`. Local MCP reads `filePath` from the server filesystem. Hosted MCP uses two calls: first provide `filePath` to receive upload instructions, upload locally, then call again with the returned `uploadRef`; do not send both fields together. Remote web URLs belong in `firecrawl_scrape`. Set `redactPII` to request redaction of personally identifiable information in the returned content. `zeroDataRetention` requires an eligible authenticated account; omit it for anonymous keyless use. Returns upload instructions for hosted phase one or parsed document content for the final call.
  • firecrawl_monitor_create Create a recurring scrape, crawl, or search monitor that compares each check with its retained predecessor. The simple form accepts `page`/`pages` or `queries` plus a plain-language `goal`; the advanced `body` form controls targets, schedule, change-tracking formats, judging, retention, webhook, and notifications. In the simple form, a `goal` is required. If `queries` contains one or more non-empty values and is supplied with `page`/`pages`, `queries` create the search target and page targets are ignored. A monitor schedules future network checks and can send configured email or webhook notifications. Returns the created monitor.
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Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

Print and Mail Company

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "print-and-mail-company": {
      "url": "https://printandmailcompany.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Firecrawl MCP Server

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "YOUR_FIRECRAWL_API_KEY_HERE",
        "HTTP_STREAMABLE_SERVER": "YOUR_HTTP_STREAMABLE_SERVER_HERE",
        "FIRECRAWL_NO_SEARCH_FEEDBACK": "YOUR_FIRECRAWL_NO_SEARCH_FEEDBACK_HERE",
        "FIRECRAWL_NO_ENDPOINT_FEEDBACK": "YOUR_FIRECRAWL_NO_ENDPOINT_FEEDBACK_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Print and Mail Company is categorized under Delivery and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Firecrawl MCP Server belongs to Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Print and Mail Company for delivery work and Firecrawl MCP Server for search & data extraction.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

Print and Mail Company has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Firecrawl MCP Server is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add print-and-mail-company and firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Print and Mail Company has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Firecrawl MCP Server has 90/100 (Excellent) with 13 views, 0 installs and 7,642 GitHub stars.