AI Plugin IndexMCP Widgets vs exa
MCP Widgets and exa are both search and web MCP servers. exa scores higher (100 vs 77 out of 100). exa has more GitHub stars (5.1k), and exa was updated more recently (yesterday). The table compares them side by side.
| MCP Widgets | exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | React components that render the output of Apify MCP tools (Actor search, Actor details) | Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research. |
| Publisher | Verified: npm:@apify | Verified: exa.ai |
| Grades | Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 644 | 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 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install MCP Widgets | Install exa |
Questions
Is MCP Widgets or exa more popular?
exa has more GitHub stars: 5,142.
Can I use MCP Widgets 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.