AI Plugin Indexyoutube-data vs brave
youtube-data and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 56 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and youtube-data was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| youtube-data | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 56 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | YouTube data for AI agents: channels, videos, transcripts, comments, search. Video research. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Verified: superagnt.com | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Remote | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 19 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install youtube-data | Install brave |
Questions
Is youtube-data or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use youtube-data and brave together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.