Brave Search vs PayMCP
Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers. Pick the right one for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor.
Web and local search using Brave's Search API. Has been replaced by the [official server](https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server) ([@brave/brave-searc
Comparison
| Feature | Brave Search | PayMCP |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Installs | — | 2 |
| Rating | — | — |
| Verified | ||
| Hosted | — | — |
| Tools | — | — |
| Category | development | development |
| Author | modelcontextprotocol | blustAI |
| Repo | modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived | blustAI/paymcp |
When to pick Brave Search
Web and local search using Brave's Search API. Has been replaced by the [official server](https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server) ([@brave/brave-search-mcp-server](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@brave/brave-search-mcp-server)).
When to pick PayMCP
Lightweight payments layer for MCP servers: turn tools into paid endpoints with a two-line decorator. [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/paymcp/) · [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/paymcp) · [TS repo](https://github.com/blustAI/paymcp-ts)
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