Fetch (Reference) vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Fetch (Reference) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. 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 2026-10-12. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:1a7a0996a565 Forks (GitHub): 11 778 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 907 541 Stars (Docker Hub): 58 Stars (GitHub): 91 146 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 236 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 407 926 Stars (Docker Hub): 38 Stars (GitHub): 38 027 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.0.82 Forks (GitHub): 3 236 Stars (GitHub): 38 027 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | Fetch (Reference) | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 146 (better) | 38 027 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 1 907 541 (worse) | 2 407 926 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 778 (better) | 3 236 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/fetch) | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | 23 |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | 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
Fetch (Reference)
Fetches a URL from the internet and extracts its contents as markdown.
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
How to run each
Fetch (Reference) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio fetch -- docker run -i --rm mcp/fetchio.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only Fetch (Reference) declares
fetch
Only io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp declares
browser_clickbrowser_closebrowser_console_messagesbrowser_dragbrowser_dropbrowser_evaluatebrowser_file_uploadbrowser_fill_formbrowser_handle_dialogbrowser_hoverbrowser_navigatebrowser_navigate_back
Show the remaining 11
browser_network_requestbrowser_network_requestsbrowser_press_keybrowser_resizebrowser_run_code_unsafebrowser_select_optionbrowser_snapshotbrowser_tabsbrowser_take_screenshotbrowser_typebrowser_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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Fetch (Reference) · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.