Comparison

Shodan vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp

Shodan is an MCP server published by Cyreslab-AI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Cursor: cursor/plugins, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	Shodan	io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:f99f2d2d6955 Forks (GitHub): 12 Pulls (Docker Hub): 46 523 Stars (Docker Hub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 51 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 283 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 508 393 Stars (Docker Hub): 38 Stars (GitHub): 38 368 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.0.82 Downloads/month (npm): 31 345 222 Downloads/week (npm): 6 403 349 Forks (GitHub): 3 283 Stars (GitHub): 38 368 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Not listed	Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 548 Stars (GitHub): 42 948 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Cursor: cursor/plugins	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 12 913 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

Shodan vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Fact	Shodan	io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	4 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	51 (worse)	42 948 (better)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	46 523 (worse)	2 508 393 (better)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	12 (worse)	4 548 (better)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/cyreslab-ai-shodan)	On your machine (@playwright/mcp)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	5	23
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	1, secrets among them: 1	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	1
Licence	MIT	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/cyreslab-ai/shodan-mcp-server	github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp
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

Shodan

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

MCP server for Shodan — host/network recon, CVE and exploit lookup, InternetDB, and persistent alerts (34 tools).

io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Playwright Tools for MCP

How to run each

Shodan As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "SHODAN_API_KEY=<YOUR_SHODAN_API_KEY>" --transport stdio cyreslab-ai-shodan -- docker run -i --rm -e SHODAN_API_KEY mcp/cyreslab-ai-shodan

Requires: SHODAN_API_KEY (secret)

io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Only Shodan declares

get_host_info
get_ssl_info
scan_network_range
search_iot_devices
search_shodan

Only io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp declares

browser_click
browser_close
browser_console_messages
browser_drag
browser_drop
browser_evaluate
browser_file_upload
browser_fill_form
browser_handle_dialog
browser_hover
browser_navigate
browser_navigate_back

Show the remaining 11

browser_network_request
browser_network_requests
browser_press_key
browser_resize
browser_run_code_unsafe
browser_select_option
browser_snapshot
browser_tabs
browser_take_screenshot
browser_type
browser_wait_for

Both declare

None

Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: Shodan · What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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/cursor/plugins/blob/HEAD/.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-19. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.