MCP Server Comparison
Brave Search MCP vs Exa Search MCP
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick the right server for your workflow.
| Feature | Brave Search MCP | Exa Search MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Author | Anthropic | Exa |
| Category | search | search |
| Official | Yes | Yes |
| Tools | 2 | 3 |
| Token cost | 1.0K | 1.5K |
| Context usage | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| GitHub stars | 79.1k | 3.8k |
| Weekly downloads | 35.2k | 6.8k |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Env vars required | BRAVE_API_KEY | EXA_API_KEY |
| Last updated | 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-17 |
| Tags | searchwebbraveinternet | searchwebai-searchcrawling |
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