Decodo MCP Server vs Firecrawl

A side-by-side comparison of two Search & Web servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Decodo MCP Server Scrape websites, search engines, eCommerce, and social media for AI agents via Decodo's Web Scraping API. Unverified HTTP (remote) API key TypeScript	Firecrawl Official Firecrawl MCP server — scrape, crawl, map, search, and structured extraction for any LLM client. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Search & Web	Search & Web
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	30	6.6k
Last commit	12 days ago	18 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @decodo/mcp-server`	`npx -y firecrawl-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Decodo MCP Server if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Firecrawl if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Decodo MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y @decodo/mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "decodo-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.decodo.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Basic <basic_auth_token>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add Firecrawl

Install / run

npx -y firecrawl-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<your-firecrawl-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Decodo MCP Server or Firecrawl — which is better?

Pick Decodo MCP Server if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Firecrawl if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Decodo MCP Server and Firecrawl?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Decodo MCP Server and Firecrawl work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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