Apify vs brightdata-plugin
Apify is an MCP server published by apify. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). brightdata-plugin is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by brightdata. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  brightdata-plugin | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:42cc91f13363 Forks (GitHub): 322 Pulls (Docker Hub): 36 049 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 10 774 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.8.0 Forks (GitHub): 36 Stars (GitHub): 264 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.8.0 Forks (GitHub): 36 Stars (GitHub): 264 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.8.0 Forks (GitHub): 36 Stars (GitHub): 264 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Apify | brightdata-plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 774 (better) | 264 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 36 049 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 322 (better) | 36 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/apify-mcp-server) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 21 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/apify/actors-mcp-server | github.com/brightdata/skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Apify
Apify is the world's largest marketplace of tools for web scraping, data extraction, and web automation. You can extract structured data from social media, e-commerce, search engines, maps, travel sites, or any other website.
brightdata-plugin
Web scraping, Google search, structured data extraction, and MCP server integration powered by Bright Data. Includes 7 skills: scrape any webpage as markdown (with bot detection/CAPTCHA bypass), search Google with structured JSON results, extract data from 40+ websites (Amazon, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and more), orchestrate Bright Data's 60+ MCP tools, built-in best practices for Web Unlocker, SERP API, Web Scraper API, and Browser API, Python SDK best practices for the brightda...
How to run each
Apify As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "APIFY_TOKEN=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" --transport stdio apify-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e APIFY_TOKEN mcp/apify-mcp-serverRequires: APIFY_TOKEN (secret)
brightdata-plugin As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install brightdata-plugin@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of brightdata-plugin publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of brightdata-plugin publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Apify · What it can do: brightdata-plugin · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.