SE Ranking vs Crawlie

In-depth architectural comparison of the SE Ranking and Crawlie 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 SE Ranking when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Crawlie when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing 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 SE Ranking Marketing	Crawlie Marketing
Summary	SE Ranking SEO: keyword research, backlinks, domain analysis, SERP, audits, rank tracking.	Technical SEO + GEO (AI-search) site audits: hosted crawls, prioritized fixes, report diffs.
Category & Scope	Marketing	Marketing
Quality signal

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": {
    "se-ranking": {
      "url": "https://seranking.com/api/integrations/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crawlie": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "-p"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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