Firecrawl vs Ncbi Eutils
Firecrawl is an MCP server published by firecrawl. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Ncbi Eutils is an MCP server published by pipeworx-io. 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 |  Ncbi Eutils |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.1.3 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Ncbi Eutils |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 603 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 138 415 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 906 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/firecrawl) | Remote server (gateway.pipeworx.io/ncbi-eutils/mcp) |
| 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/pipeworx-io/mcp-ncbi-eutils |
| 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 31 h 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.
Ncbi Eutils
NCBI E-utilities MCP — federated Entrez search/fetch.
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)
Ncbi Eutils As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http ncbi-eutils https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ncbi-eutils/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Ncbi Eutils has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Firecrawl has
firecrawl_agentfirecrawl_agent_statusfirecrawl_check_crawl_statusfirecrawl_crawlfirecrawl_extractfirecrawl_feedbackfirecrawl_interactfirecrawl_interact_stopfirecrawl_mapfirecrawl_monitor_checkfirecrawl_monitor_checksfirecrawl_monitor_create
Show the remaining 14
firecrawl_monitor_deletefirecrawl_monitor_getfirecrawl_monitor_listfirecrawl_monitor_runfirecrawl_monitor_updatefirecrawl_parsefirecrawl_research_inspect_paperfirecrawl_research_read_paperfirecrawl_research_related_papersfirecrawl_research_search_githubfirecrawl_research_search_papersfirecrawl_scrapefirecrawl_searchfirecrawl_search_feedback
Only Ncbi Eutils has
ai_visibility_checkarchive_comparearchive_evidenceask_pipeworxask_pipeworx_betaask_pipeworx_groundedbet_researchclassify_rowcompany_factscompare_entitiesdeep_researchdiscover_tools
Show the remaining 36
efetchegqueryeinfoelinkentity_profileesearchesummaryforgetgenerate_llms_txtgeo_searchgeo_serieskalshi_weather_edgelist_subscriptionspipeworx_feedbackpipeworx_trendingpolymarket_arbitragepolymarket_edge_trackerpolymarket_edgespolymarket_fill_riskpolymarket_kalshi_spreadrecallrecent_alertsrecent_changesrelease_calendar_marketsrememberresearch_rowresolution_auditresolution_diffresolve_entityscan_competitor_ai_presencescan_dependencysearch_withinsubscribesuggest_questionsunsubscribevalidate_claim
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (Ncbi Eutils as of 2026-10-14). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Ncbi Eutils publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Firecrawl · What it can do: Ncbi Eutils · Compare two other plugins
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