Website Downloader vs Scrapling MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Website Downloader and Scrapling MCP Server 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 Website Downloader 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: Recursive website downloading, Configurable download depth, CSS and image retrieval.

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Choose Scrapling MCP Server 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: Stealth and dynamic fetchers, Real-browser fetching, CSS selector-based parsing.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Website Downloader pskill9 Search & Data Extraction	Scrapling MCP Server Search & Data Extraction
Summary	This MCP server provides a tool to download entire websites using wget. It preserves the website structure and converts links to work locally.	Web scraping with stealth HTTP, real browsers, and Cloudflare bypass. CSS selectors supported.
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": {
    "pskill9-website-downloader": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pskill9-website-downloader"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapling-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scrapling"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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