Best MCP Servers for Web Scraping

From simple page fetching to full browser automation and structured data extraction.

3 web scraping servers reviewed. 3 recommended, 0 conditional, 0 skip.

✅ Recommended

Firecrawl MCP Server

Official Firecrawl server for AI-powered web scraping, crawling, and structured data extraction — turns websites into clean, LLM-ready content.

TypeScript Setup: Moderate web-scraping

Fetch MCP

✅ Recommended

Fetches web pages and converts HTML to markdown so Claude can read website content in conversation.

Python Setup: Easy local-tools

Playwright MCP Server

✅ Recommended

Microsoft's official browser automation server — lets Claude control web browsers through accessibility snapshots, not screenshots.

TypeScript Setup: Easy web-scraping

How We Test Web Scraping MCP Servers

Every scraping server was tested against real websites — including JavaScript-heavy SPAs, paginated content, and sites with anti-bot measures. We evaluate content quality, structured extraction, and whether the server handles the messy reality of the web or just works on clean demo pages.

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