Puppeteer (Archived) vs Playwright Cloud Browsers
Puppeteer (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Playwright Cloud Browsers is an MCP server published by microsoft.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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): 11 868 Pulls (Docker Hub): 292 835 Stars (Docker Hub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 91 555 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | 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 | Puppeteer (Archived) | Playwright Cloud Browsers |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 555 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 292 835 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 868 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/puppeteer) | Not stated |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-23 |
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.
Playwright Cloud Browsers
Managed Playwright cloud browsers for scalable browser automation and AI agent workflows
How to run each
Puppeteer (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio puppeteer -- docker run -i --rm mcp/puppeteerPlaywright Cloud Browsers
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Playwright Cloud Browsers publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Playwright Cloud Browsers publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Puppeteer (Archived) · What it can do: Playwright Cloud Browsers · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.