Puppeteer (Archived) vs nodriver — Chrome browser automation
Puppeteer (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). nodriver — Chrome browser automation is an MCP server published by andresolbach. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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) |  nodriver — Chrome browser automation |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c1e2bda6d92d Forks (GitHub): 11 874 Pulls (Docker Hub): 296 140 Stars (Docker Hub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 91 633 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.6.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 534 Downloads/week (PyPI): 328 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.6.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 534 Downloads/week (PyPI): 328 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 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) | nodriver — Chrome browser automation |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 633 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 296 140 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 874 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/puppeteer) | On your machine (nodriver-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 4, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/andresolbach/nodriver-mcp-server |
| 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.
nodriver — Chrome browser automation
Chrome automation via nodriver: 70 tools, isolated browsers, profiles and configurable startup.
How to run each
Puppeteer (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio puppeteer -- docker run -i --rm mcp/puppeteernodriver — Chrome browser automation As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio nodriver-mcp-server -- uvx nodriver-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of nodriver — Chrome browser automation publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Puppeteer (Archived) asks for
DOCKER_CONTAINER
Only nodriver — Chrome browser automation asks for
NODRIVER_BROWSER_PATHNODRIVER_HEADLESSNODRIVER_PROXYNODRIVER_USER_DATA_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Puppeteer (Archived) · What it can do: nodriver — Chrome browser automation · 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. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.