Puppeteer (Archived) vs com.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth
Puppeteer (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). com.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth is an MCP server published by pulsemcp.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) |  com.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c1e2bda6d92d Forks (GitHub): 11 868 Pulls (Docker Hub): 293 250 Stars (Docker Hub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 91 555 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.3 Downloads/month (npm): 1 019 Downloads/week (npm): 109 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 81 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) | com.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 555 (better) | 81 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 293 250 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 868 (better) | 10 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/puppeteer) | On your machine (playwright-stealth-mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 15, secrets among them: 2 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/pulsemcp/mcp-servers |
| 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
Puppeteer (Archived)
Browser automation and web scraping using Puppeteer.
com.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth
Browser automation using Playwright with optional stealth mode to bypass anti-bot protection.
How to run each
Puppeteer (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio puppeteer -- docker run -i --rm mcp/puppeteercom.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "PROXY_PASSWORD=<YOUR_PROXY_PASSWORD>" --env "PROXY_USERNAME=<YOUR_PROXY_USERNAME>" --transport stdio playwright-stealth -- npx -y playwright-stealth-mcp-serverRequires: PROXY_PASSWORD (secret), PROXY_USERNAME (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of com.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Puppeteer (Archived) asks for
DOCKER_CONTAINER
Only com.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth asks for
BROWSER_PERMISSIONSHEADLESSIGNORE_HTTPS_ERRORSNAVIGATION_TIMEOUTPROXY_BYPASSPROXY_PASSWORD (secret)PROXY_URLPROXY_USERNAME (secret)SCREENSHOT_STORAGE_PATHSTEALTH_LOCALESTEALTH_MASK_LINUXSTEALTH_MODE
Show the remaining 3
STEALTH_USER_AGENTTIMEOUTVIDEO_STORAGE_PATH
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Puppeteer (Archived) · What it can do: com.pulsemcp/playwright-stealth · 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.