AI Plugin IndexPiece Brave Search vs exa
Piece Brave Search and exa are both search and web MCP servers. exa scores higher (100 vs 66 out of 100). exa has more GitHub stars (5.1k), and exa was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Piece Brave Search | exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | This project contains the source code for the **Brave Search** integration for Activepieces. Activepieces automatically exposes this integration as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, allowing agents to use Brave Search. | Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research. |
| Publisher | Verified: npm:@activepieces | Verified: exa.ai |
| Grades | Licence F, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 731 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 5,142 |
| Last commit | 19 Oct 2026 | |
| Licence | None found | MIT |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Piece Brave Search | Install exa |
Questions
Is Piece Brave Search or exa more popular?
exa has more GitHub stars: 5,142.
Can I use Piece Brave Search and exa together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.