Apify MCP Server vs SearXNG Search
Both are Grade A and 1.0 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Apify MCP Server leads on maintenance and adoption; SearXNG Search leads on transparency.
The Apify MCP server enables your AI agents to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, or any other website using thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools available on the Apify Store.
Choose Apify MCP Server if maintenance and adoption matter most.
- +3.3Adoption: 40.8k weekly downloads against 11.8k
- +1.4Maintenance
- +0.9Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 0%
Private web search for AI assistants via SearXNG — supports Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client
Choose SearXNG Search if transparency matters most.
- +2.8Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 8.8 against 5.5
Where they differ
1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Apify MCP Server and SearXNG Search, two MCP Servers projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Full evidence
| Signal | Apify MCP Serverapify/apify-mcp-server | SearXNG Searchihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 89.7 | 88.7 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #36 | #47 |
| Rank in MCP Servers | #9 | #10 |
| GitHub stars | 15.5k | 1.4k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.5 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 41k/wk | 12k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 19.4 | 18.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.2 | 16.0 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 18.5 |
| Adoption / 20 | 16.2 | 12.9 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | — | — |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | — | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →