WebReaper vs LionScraper MCP + CLI + HTTP API (Python)
WebReaper is an MCP server published by alex-on-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). LionScraper MCP + CLI + HTTP API (Python) is an MCP server published by dowant. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  WebReaper |  LionScraper MCP + CLI + HTTP API (Python) |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 11.3.2 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 151 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.6 Downloads/month (PyPI): 85 Downloads/week (PyPI): 30 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | WebReaper | LionScraper MCP + CLI + HTTP API (Python) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 151 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 33 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (WebReaper.Mcp) | On your machine (lionscraper) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alex-on-ai/webreaper | github.com/dowant/lionscraper-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
WebReaper
AI-native web scraper: scrape, crawl and map any site to clean markdown over stdio. MIT-licensed.
LionScraper MCP + CLI + HTTP API (Python)
LionScraper Python: MCP stdio + CLI + HTTP API bridging AI to LionScraper browser extension.
How to run each
WebReaper
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
LionScraper MCP + CLI + HTTP API (Python) As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio lionscraper-python -- uvx lionscraperCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: WebReaper · What it can do: LionScraper MCP + CLI + HTTP API (Python) · Compare two other plugins
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