AI Plugin IndexGoogle Search (via Apify) vs exa
Google Search (via Apify) and exa are both search and web MCP servers. exa scores higher (100 vs 30 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.
| Google Search (via Apify) | exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 30 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Google web search for AI agents: title, link and snippet in Custom Search JSON API format. | Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research. |
| Publisher | Community: retracn | Verified: exa.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 | 0 | 5,142 |
| Last commit | 6 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Google Search (via Apify) | Install exa |
Questions
Is Google Search (via Apify) or exa more popular?
exa has more GitHub stars: 5,142.
Can I use Google Search (via Apify) 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.