ScrapeSelect vs PyreCrawl

In-depth architectural comparison of the ScrapeSelect and PyreCrawl 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?

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Choose ScrapeSelect 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 PyreCrawl 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	S ScrapeSelect Search & Data Extraction	PyreCrawl Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Current pricing, cost estimates and recommendations for web scraping APIs, with official sources.	One tool for AI agents to scrape, crawl, extract, map, and search the web. Self-hosted, no API keys.
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": {
    "scrapeselect": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scrapeselect"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pyrecrawl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pyrecrawl@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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