Puppeteer (Archived) vs mcp-browser-use
Puppeteer (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). mcp-browser-use is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Igor Tarasenko. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. 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 |   Puppeteer (Archived) | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c1e2bda6d92d Forks (GitHub): 11 930 Pulls (Docker Hub): 360 577 Stars (Docker Hub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 91 903 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace saik0s/mcp-browser-use | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 110 Stars (GitHub): 972 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 | Puppeteer (Archived) | mcp-browser-use |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 903 (better) | 972 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 360 577 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 930 (better) | 110 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/puppeteer) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/saik0s/mcp-browser-use |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-04 |
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
Puppeteer (Archived)
Browser automation and web scraping using Puppeteer.
mcp-browser-use
Browser automation via MCP - AI-driven web interactions with Playwright
How to run each
Puppeteer (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio puppeteer -- docker run -i --rm mcp/puppeteermcp-browser-use As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add saik0s/mcp-browser-use
/plugin install mcp-browser-use@browser-useCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of mcp-browser-use publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Puppeteer (Archived) asks for
DOCKER_CONTAINER
Only mcp-browser-use asks for
PYTHONPATH
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Puppeteer (Archived) · What it can do: mcp-browser-use · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.