Exa MCP Alternatives
These 10 MCP servers are the closest alternatives to Exa MCP for Search & Retrieval, compared by GitHub stars, license, and last commit.
| # | Server | Stars | License | Last commit | Why it's an alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firecrawl MCP Web Scraping & Crawling | 7K | MIT | Jul 20, 2026 | Frequently compared with Exa MCP. |
| 2 | Apify Actors MCP Web Scraping & Crawling | 2.1K | MIT | Jul 20, 2026 | Frequently compared with Exa MCP. |
| 3 | Agent Skills Search Server Search & Retrieval | 23.3K | Apache-2.0 | Jul 10, 2026 | Another Search & Retrieval MCP server with similar use cases. |
| 4 | BoostedTravel Search & Retrieval | 1.6K | — | Jul 19, 2026 | Another Search & Retrieval MCP server with similar use cases. |
| 5 | brave Search & Retrieval | 1.3K | MIT | Jul 20, 2026 | Another Search & Retrieval MCP server with similar use cases. |
| 6 | jjlabsio-korea-stock-mcp Search & Retrieval | 161 | ISC | Jul 20, 2026 | Another Search & Retrieval MCP server with similar use cases. |
| 7 | apple-rag-mcp Search & Retrieval | 117 | MIT | Jun 30, 2026 | Another Search & Retrieval MCP server with similar use cases. |
| 8 | IlyaGusev-academia_mcp Search & Retrieval | 90 | Apache-2.0 | Jan 25, 2026 | Another Search & Retrieval MCP server with similar use cases. |
| 9 | yuna0x0-anilist-mcp Search & Retrieval | 80 | MIT | Jul 13, 2026 | Another Search & Retrieval MCP server with similar use cases. |
| 10 | Swiss Case Law Search & Retrieval | 51 | MIT | Jul 20, 2026 | Another Search & Retrieval MCP server with similar use cases. |
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Exa MCP?
The closest alternatives to Exa MCP are Firecrawl MCP, Apify Actors MCP, Agent Skills Search Server, and BoostedTravel, based on category and GitHub popularity.
How were these Exa MCP alternatives chosen?
Alternatives are selected from servers explicitly tagged as related, plus other servers in the same category, ranked by GitHub stars.
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