Firecrawl vs b/cited
Firecrawl is an MCP server published by firecrawl. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). b/cited is an MCP server published by bcited.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Firecrawl |  b/cited |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:28e677a10704 Forks (GitHub): 906 Pulls (Docker Hub): 138 415 Stars (Docker Hub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 7 603 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.6.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Firecrawl | b/cited |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 603 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 138 415 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 906 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/firecrawl) | Remote server (mcp.bcited.ai/public) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 26 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 8, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mendableai/firecrawl-mcp-server | github.com/cmunkres/bcited-cf |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Firecrawl
🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients.
b/cited
AEO tools: scan any URL for AI-citation readiness, read the public leaderboard and citation panel.
How to run each
Firecrawl As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=<YOUR_FIRECRAWL_API_KEY>" --transport stdio firecrawl -- docker run -i --rm -e FIRECRAWL_API_KEY mcp/firecrawlRequires: FIRECRAWL_API_KEY (secret)
b/cited As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http bcited https://mcp.bcited.ai/publicCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only b/cited has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of b/cited publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of b/cited publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Firecrawl · What it can do: b/cited · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.