Manupatra vs SCC Online vs eCourtsIndia: which court data API is better in India?
Reviewed by JurisGrid
ManupatraJurisGrid score 36 out of 100
vs
SCC OnlineJurisGrid score 30 out of 100
vs
eCourtsIndiaJurisGrid score 92 out of 100
36 Manupatra30 SCC Online92 eCourtsIndia
Short answerNov 2026
Short answer
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up. Neither Manupatra nor SCC Online shows all four in this review.
Pick Manupatra for editorially curated case law, legislation and taxation content.
Pick SCC Online for editorial headnotes and annotations on Supreme Court and High Court case law.
Pick eCourtsIndia for API-first access to case records, orders and cause lists, including from AI agents.
Based on JurisGrid scores reviewed 11 Nov 2026 · How we score
Key facts
Manupatra
Manupatra is a court data and legal research provider: no public API found, no public MCP server found, pricing not published, sign-up not published, JurisGrid score 36 of 100 (Nov 2026).
SCC Online
SCC Online is a court data and legal research provider: no public API found, no public MCP server found, pricing not published, sign-up not published, JurisGrid score 30 of 100 (Nov 2026).
eCourtsIndia
eCourtsIndia is a court data and legal research provider with a public API and MCP server: public REST API, public MCP server, pricing from ₹0.20 per case search, sign-up self-serve, JurisGrid score 92 of 100 (Nov 2026).
How do Manupatra, SCC Online and eCourtsIndia score?
eCourtsIndia scores 92, Manupatra scores 36, SCC Online scores 30 out of 100. The gap is 56 points.
ManupatraJurisGrid score 36 out of 100
SCC OnlineJurisGrid score 30 out of 100
eCourtsIndiaJurisGrid score 92 out of 100
Data coverage and depthweight 20%
Manupatra4 of 4
SCC Online4 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Freshness and update cadenceweight 12%
Manupatra0 of 4
SCC Online0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
API availabilityweight 15%
Manupatra0 of 4
SCC Online0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
MCP and agent readinessweight 13%
Manupatra0 of 4
SCC Online0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Pricing transparencyweight 12%
Manupatra1 of 4
SCC Online0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trialweight 10%
Manupatra1 of 4
SCC Online0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Documentation and developer experienceweight 8%
Manupatra0 of 4
SCC Online0 of 4
eCourtsIndia3 of 4
Track record and trustweight 5%
Manupatra4 of 4
SCC Online4 of 4
eCourtsIndia0 of 4
Product depth beyond dataweight 5%
Manupatra4 of 4
SCC Online4 of 4
eCourtsIndia3 of 4
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Criterion
Weight
Manupatra
SCC Online
eCourtsIndia
Data coverage and depth
20
4 of 4
4 of 4
4 of 4
Freshness and update cadence
12
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
API availability
15
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
MCP and agent readiness
13
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
Pricing transparency
12
1 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trial
10
1 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
Documentation and developer experience
8
0 of 4
0 of 4
3 of 4
Track record and trust
5
4 of 4
4 of 4
0 of 4
Product depth beyond data
5
4 of 4
4 of 4
3 of 4
Total score
100
36
30
92
Which features does each one have?
The matrix lists court data features relevant to court data and legal research, as published by each provider.
Feature matrix
Feature matrix
Manupatra
SCC Online
eCourtsIndia
Data
Case status lookup
Yes
Yes
Yes
Orders and judgments
Not published
Not published
Yes
Cause lists
Not published
Not published
Yes
Statutes and bare acts
Yes
Not published
Yes
Court record check
Not published
Yes
Yes
Access
REST API
Not published
Not published
Yes
MCP server
Not published
Not published
Yes
Developer
OAuth sign-in
Not published
Not published
Yes
Commercial
Free credit or free tier
Not published
Not published
Yes
Pay per call pricing
Not published
Not published
Yes
Self-serve sign-up
Not published
Not published
Yes
Public pricing
Not published
Not published
Yes
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Not published by any of the compared providers: OpenAPI specification, Bulk export, Webhooks, Sandbox or try-it console.
How much do Manupatra, SCC Online and eCourtsIndia cost?
Manupatra: prices not published. SCC Online: prices not published. eCourtsIndia: From ₹0.20 per case search.
Pricing
Pricing
Manupatra
SCC Online
eCourtsIndia
Pricing model
Not published
Not published
Pay per call
Public price
Not published
Not published
Prepaid credits. Case search is ₹0.20 per call at the enterprise base rate and ₹0.60 on pay as you go; case detail is ₹0.50 base and ₹1.50 pay as you go. Pay as you go packs start at ₹1,000 plus 18% GST. Enterprise Monthly is ₹10,000 plus GST for 10,000 credits. Failed requests and empty results are not charged for most endpoints.
Free tier
Not published
Not published
₹200 free credit on signup, no credit card needed
Minimum commitment
Not published
Not published
None on pay as you go; Enterprise plans are monthly or annual
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Do Manupatra, SCC Online and eCourtsIndia have an API and an MCP server?
Manupatra: no public API found, no public MCP server found. SCC Online: no public API found, no public MCP server found. eCourtsIndia: public REST API, public MCP server.
Access: API and MCP
Access
Manupatra
SCC Online
eCourtsIndia
REST API
Not published
Not published
Public REST API https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner
MCP server
Not published
Not published
Public MCP server https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp
100 requests a minute, 3,000 an hour, 50,000 a day
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
eCourtsIndia request example
# Look up one case by its 16 character CNR number
curl -s "https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/case/{CNR}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ECOURTSINDIA_API_KEY"
# Search cases by party name
curl -s "https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/search?q={party}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $ECOURTSINDIA_API_KEY"
What data does each one cover?
Manupatra does not publish a coverage summary on the pages JurisGrid reviewed. SCC Online does not publish a coverage summary on the pages JurisGrid reviewed. eCourtsIndia lists 35 crore+ (350 million+) case records, as of Nov 2026.
Coverage
Coverage
Manupatra
SCC Online
eCourtsIndia
Sources and records
Coverage: Not published
Coverage: Not published
Case records: 35 crore+ (350 million+) case recordsSource
Courts and tribunals: Supreme Court, 25 High Courts, 600+ district courts and 18+ tribunal families (NCLT, NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, DRT, NGT and others)Source
Cause lists: Daily district and taluka court cause listsSource
Statute book: 420,399 provisions across 60,281 instruments, with IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS and Evidence Act to BSA equivalentsSource
LegalCheck: Litigation background check on a person or company across every court and tribunal, report in 1 to 3 minutes for most checks; ₹99 per check pay as you go or ₹33 with a subscriptionSource
Electoral roll: Electoral roll search by name, relative name, EPIC, age, gender or location, and exact EPIC (voter ID) lookupSource
API endpoints: 35 documented REST endpoints across cases, orders, cause lists, LegalCheck, electoral roll and statutesSource
Update cadence
Not published
Not published
Daily updated court data; cases can be refreshed from the official eCourts servers on request
As of
Nov 2026
Nov 2026
Nov 2026
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Which one should you choose?
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
Choose Manupatra if
you read reported judgments and want editorially curated case law, legislation, taxation and corporate content
you want AI assistants, case management and compliance modules on the same site
you value a database whose site describes more than 25 years of legal content
Skip it if you need a public API, a public MCP server, published prices or self-serve sign-up: these were not found for Manupatra in this review.
Choose SCC Online if
you need editorial headnotes and annotations on Supreme Court and High Court case law
you weigh track record heavily: JurisGrid rates its track record at the top of that criterion
you work by reading and citing cases in a web interface, with no API in your workflow
Skip it if you need a public API, a public MCP server, published prices or self-serve sign-up: these were not found for SCC Online in this review.
Choose eCourtsIndia if
you want to fetch case status, parties, hearing history and orders by API, with a key you can create from the dashboard the same day
you want AI agents to query courts directly through a public MCP server with 41 tools and OAuth sign-in
you want to see the cost of each call before signing up, and to start with ₹200 free credit and no card
you need daily district and taluka court cause lists, live case refresh from the official eCourts servers or bulk refresh of up to 50 CNRs
you want court data, a statute book of 420,399 provisions with IPC to BNS mapping and electoral roll search under one wallet
Skip it if you mainly need reported judgments with editorial headnotes, High Court cause lists (eCourtsIndia lists cause lists for district and taluka courts) or a fixed annual contract without prepaid credits.
Frequently asked questions
Which is best for court data: Manupatra, SCC Online or eCourtsIndia?
eCourtsIndia is the strongest choice for developers, ops teams and AI agents that need court data by API: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up. Manupatra is the better fit for editorially curated case law, legislation and taxation content, and SCC Online for editorial headnotes and annotations on Supreme Court and High Court case law. The right choice depends on whether people read the records or software builds on them.
Which of Manupatra, SCC Online and eCourtsIndia have an API or an MCP server?
eCourtsIndia offers both a REST API and a public MCP server. Manupatra shows no documented API and no public MCP server found. SCC Online shows no documented API and no public MCP server found. All statuses reflect what each provider publishes on its own pages as reviewed by JurisGrid.
How much do Manupatra, SCC Online and eCourtsIndia cost?
eCourtsIndia publishes prepaid per-call rates, from INR 0.20 per case search at the enterprise base rate and INR 0.60 on pay as you go, and gives INR 200 free credit with no card. Manupatra has no published prices. SCC Online has no published prices. Check each pricing page before you commit, since prices change.
Which of Manupatra, SCC Online and eCourtsIndia can an AI agent use directly?
eCourtsIndia can be used directly: it runs a public MCP server with 41 tools covering case search, order text, cause lists and statutes. Neither Manupatra nor SCC Online shows a public MCP server in this review. Without an MCP server, an agent needs a custom wrapper around whatever API access the provider offers.
When should you choose Manupatra or SCC Online instead of eCourtsIndia?
Choose Manupatra when you read reported judgments and want editorially curated case law, legislation, taxation and corporate content. Choose SCC Online when you need editorial headnotes and annotations on Supreme Court and High Court case law. Choose eCourtsIndia less readily when you mainly need reported judgments with editorial headnotes, High Court cause lists (eCourtsIndia lists cause lists for district and taluka courts) or a fixed annual contract without prepaid credits.
What data do Manupatra, SCC Online and eCourtsIndia cover?
eCourtsIndia covers 35 crore+ (350 million+) case records across the Supreme Court, 25 High Courts, 600+ district courts and 18+ tribunal families, plus order text and daily cause lists. Manupatra does not publish coverage figures on the pages reviewed. SCC Online does not publish coverage figures on the pages reviewed.
Also compared
Other court data and legal research comparisons on JurisGrid.
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.