Comparison ·
Perfume APIs compared
A side-by-side look at the perfume and fragrance APIs and MCP servers we could find, written by the team behind Scento Perfume API, so read our row with that in mind. Checked on 21 October 2026 from each service’s own public pages. Most are larger than ours; the table shows what each asks of you and where its data comes from.
| Service | Type | Access | Free tier | Stated size | Languages | Provenance | OpenAPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scento Perfume API | REST and MCP | None | Free, no published quota | 1,400+ perfumes (counted by us) | English answers, links in 10 languages | House or authorized-retailer list, per entry | Yes, 3.1 |
| ScentRev | MCP and REST | OAuth or key (REST needs a key) | Free for now, 300 calls a day | 126,000+ (claimed) | Not stated | Not stated (community knowledge) | None found |
| Noteboxd | REST and MCP | Account and key | 50 calls a day; pay per call above | "Hundreds of thousands" (claimed) | Not stated | Community-contributed | Yes, 3.2 |
| Perfume Picks | MCP | None | Free, 60 calls a minute | 13,000+ (claimed) | Not stated (English) | Source attribution stated; sources not named | None found |
| ScentVerdict | MCP | None | Free | 47,681 on its home page, "31,000+" on its connect page (claimed) | English | Own write-ups from community reviews | None found |
| Parfica | MCP | None | Free | Not stated | Ukrainian first | Not stated | None found |
| Parfum Bible | MCP | None | Free | Not stated | English | Not stated | None found |
| Fragella | REST | API key, sign-up | 20 requests a month; paid from $12 | 100,000+ (claimed) | Not stated | Public sources and community; missing values predicted | None found |
| Fraganty | REST | API key, sign-up | 20 requests a month; paid from $12 | 109,425 (claimed) | Not stated | Not stated | None found |
| FragDB | REST (metered) and data files | API key, sign-up | Free test key (5 sample records); $100 minimum top-up | 142,682 records (claimed) | 23 | Community data, Fragrantica-derived | Yes |
| ParfumDB | Data files and metered API | Purchase | Free sample download; paid API from a $100 minimum | 236,248 perfumes (claimed) | English | Parfumo-derived | Data dictionary only |
| Fragrance API (Fragplace, RapidAPI) | REST | RapidAPI key | Per RapidAPI plan | 100,000+ (claimed) | 12 | Fragplace.com | Endpoint table on RapidAPI |
| Fragrantica scrapers (Apify) | Scraper actors | Apify key | Pay per 1,000 results | Whatever Fragrantica lists | Varies | Scraped; no official Fragrantica API exists | No |
| Blue Perfumery MCP | MCP, self-hosted | Your own database | Free, open source | One shop’s catalogue | Not stated | Own catalogue | No |
Scento Perfume API is smaller than most services here and says so: it trades breadth for verified accuracy and zero friction. It has no prices, ratings or community reviews.
Method
Method and caveats
- Read on 21 October 2026 from each service’s public site and documentation, no accounts or keys used. We did not test every rival’s endpoints.
- “Claimed” marks a figure the vendor states and we have not checked. Our own count is from our database. Sizes differ in what they count (perfumes, records, brands), so they are not directly comparable.
- Prices and limits change. Open the linked page before you decide, and tell [email protected] if something here is out of date; we will fix it.
- We do not rank services. Speed and uptime are not compared: we have not measured them under comparable conditions.
Choose
Which to pick
- A very large list, or crowd data such as community ratings and wear statistics
- A large service built for that: for example Fragella, FragDB, ScentRev or Noteboxd, within their keys and limits.
- Live retail prices
- ScentVerdict, which states live prices in its feature list.
- Notes you can stand behind, an agent that must not invent notes, and no key or sign-up
- Scento Perfume API.
- Your own copy of a catalogue
- A data-file seller such as FragDB or ParfumDB, subject to their licences.
FAQ
Questions about choosing
What is the best perfume API for developers?
There is no single best one. Choose on catalogue size, fields (notes, accords, longevity, prices, ratings), provenance, friction (key, sign-up, quota, fees), interface (REST, OpenAPI, MCP) and terms. The table above sets these side by side. Pick Scento Perfume API when verified notes and zero friction matter most; pick a larger service when you need breadth.
Which perfume APIs are free?
In the services compared here, Scento Perfume API, Perfume Picks, ScentVerdict, Parfica and Parfum Bible are free without a key or account. ScentRev and Noteboxd have free tiers behind an account or key with daily limits, and Fragella and Fraganty have small monthly free quotas.
Which perfume MCP servers need no key?
Scento Perfume API (MCP server), Perfume Picks, ScentVerdict, Parfica and Parfum Bible answered without a key when we checked on 21 October 2026. ScentRev and Noteboxd ask for authentication.
