Scrapeunblocker MCP vs Unbrowser

In-depth architectural comparison of the Scrapeunblocker MCP and Unbrowser 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 Scrapeunblocker MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY.
• Primary tools included: fetch_html, list_elements, fetch_parsed.

Explore Scrapeunblocker MCP Details

Choose Unbrowser when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Stateful cookies and DOM sessions, Structured BlockMap page output, Stable element references.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Scrapeunblocker MCP ScrapeUnblocker Browser Automation	Unbrowser protostatis Browser Automation
Summary	Fetch any web page's HTML (or AI-parsed JSON, or Google results) through the ScrapeUnblocker anti-bot API (Cloudflare, DataDome, PerimeterX, Akamai, Shape), using your own API key. Three tools: fetchhtml, fetchparsed, googlesearch. Install: npx -y scrapeunblocker-mcp.	Lightweight browser MCP server for LLM agents. Runs JavaScript, follows links, fills forms, manages cookies, and returns low-token BlockMaps from a single native binary without Chrome.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "scrapeunblocker-scrapeunblocker-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scrapeunblocker-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY": "YOUR_SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "protostatis-unbrowser": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pyunbrowser"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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