Alternatives to Exa
Exa: Search API for AI agents that need real-time web data, deep research, and structured content from one endpoint. 8 products similar to Exa, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 8 of 8 have a free tier, 8 of 8 have an API, 8 of 8 offer an MCP server, 2 of 8 are open source.
- Tavily
Real-time search engine and web access API for AI agents
- AIsa
Unified resource and transaction network for AI agents: one API key for models, data APIs, and machine payments
- Firecrawl
Web data API for AI agents
- Hex
The Analytics platform for humans and agents
- FoxNose
The Agent-Native Knowledge API
- Mastra
TypeScript AI framework for agents and apps
- ReplyNodes
The web context API for AI agents
- Bright Data
Web data infrastructure for humans and AI agents
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exa | Freemium · from $4 /1k requests (Lite Search) | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Tavily | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| AIsa | Usage-based | yes | yes | yes | yes | — |
| Firecrawl | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Hex | Freemium · from $36 per Editor / month | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| FoxNose | Freemium · from $0 | yes | yes | yes | yes | — |
| Mastra | Freemium · from $0 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| ReplyNodes | Freemium · from $19 | yes | yes | yes | — | no |
| Bright Data | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
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