Web Scraper to Markdown API vs Markcrawl

In-depth architectural comparison of the Web Scraper to Markdown API and Markcrawl 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 Web Scraper to Markdown API when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: web_scrape_to_markdown, web_scrape_batch, url.

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Choose Markcrawl 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: Single-page and whole-site crawling, Clean Markdown and JSONL output, Citation metadata with access dates.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Web Scraper to Markdown API Search & Data Extraction	Markcrawl AIMLPM Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Extract clean markdown from any URL. Removes boilerplate. Batch support. x402 micropayments.	Crawl websites into clean Markdown, search pages, and extract structured data with LLMs. Built-in MCP server for web research and RAG pipelines.
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": {
    "web-scraper-to-markdown-api": {
      "url": "https://web-scraper.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aimlpm-markcrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clawhub"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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