AI Plugin IndexGoogle Search (via Apify) vs brave
Google Search (via Apify) and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 30 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and brave was updated more recently (6 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Google Search (via Apify) | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 30 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Google web search for AI agents: title, link and snippet in Custom Search JSON API format. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: retracn | 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 | 0 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 6 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Google Search (via Apify) | Install brave |
Questions
Is Google Search (via Apify) or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use Google Search (via Apify) 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.