Vend API Merchant vs PyreCrawl

In-depth architectural comparison of the Vend API Merchant 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 Vend API Merchant when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Paid Service).

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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	V Vend API Merchant Search & Data Extraction	PyreCrawl Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Pay-per-call web intel API merchant for AI agents, settled in Nano (XNO) via x402. 10+ hosted endpoints: web page extract, domain/WHOIS check, search, geoIP, Nano network status, YouTube transcript, PDF extraction, MCP server finder. Instant, feeless, green payments.	One tool for AI agents to scrape, crawl, extract, map, and search the web. Self-hosted, no API keys.
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": {
    "vend-api-merchant": {
      "url": "https://extract.paypercall.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

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