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Search Engines Rankings
Ranked by overall ToolRoute Score across all benchmark dimensions
| Rank | Tool Name | ToolRoute Score | Output | Reliability | Efficiency | Cost | Trust | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Exa MCP ServerOfficial | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 4,361 |
| 🥈 | Tavily MCPOfficial | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 1,873 |
| 🥉 | Brave Search MCPOfficial | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 84,842 |
| #4 | Perplexity MCP ServerOfficial | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 2,115 |
| #5 | Firecrawl MCPOfficial | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 6,181 |
| #6 | SEMrush MCP Server | 8.3 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 320 |
| #7 | Meilisearch | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 57,370 |
| #8 | OpenSearch | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 12,839 |
| #9 | AlgoliaOfficial | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 1,386 |
| #10 | SearXNG | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 29,236 |
| #11 | Manticore Search | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 11,769 |
| #12 | Google Custom SearchOfficial | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 8,804 |
| #13 | Elasticsearch MCP | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 2,600 |
| #14 | Zinc Search | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 17,818 |
| #15 | Jina Search | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 21,876 |
| #16 | SerperOfficial | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 3,000 |
| #17 | Bing Search APIOfficial | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 318 |
| #18 | You.com SearchOfficial | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 1,500 |
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Why Exa MCP Server is #1
Exa MCP Server leads Tavily MCP by +0.6 in Reliability, and also wins in Output Quality.
Output Quality
9.0
vs 8.8
Reliability
9.5
vs 8.9
Efficiency
8.2
vs 8.4
Cost
8.7
vs 8.9
Trust
9.1
vs 9.5
Score Guide:9+ Exceptional8+ Excellent7+ Good6+ Fair<6 Below Avg
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