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Puppeteer (Archived) vs io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase

Puppeteer (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase is an MCP server published by browserbase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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

Where each is published
MarketplacePuppeteer (Archived)io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase
Docker MCP Catalog Listed
Version: sha256:c1e2bda6d92d
Forks (GitHub): 11 787
Pulls (Docker Hub): 283 710
Stars (Docker Hub): 33
Stars (GitHub): 91 222
Not marked · First seen
Listed
Version: sha256:f90cb76e34ba
Forks (GitHub): 372
Pulls (Docker Hub): 38 066
Stars (Docker Hub): 1
Stars (GitHub): 3 402
Not marked · First seen
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 2.1.1
Downloads/month (npm): 18 800
Downloads/week (npm): 3 122
Forks (GitHub): 372
Stars (GitHub): 3 402
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

Puppeteer (Archived) vs io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase
FactPuppeteer (Archived)io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase
Marketplaces that list it (differs)1 (worse)2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)91 222 (better)3 402 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)283 710 (better)38 066 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)11 787 (better)372 (worse)
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)On your machine (mcp/puppeteer)Remote server or your machine
Transport (differs)stdiostdio, Streamable HTTP
Tools it declares (differs)76
Environment variables it asks for (differs)1, secrets among them: 03, secrets among them: 2
Licence (differs)NOASSERTIONApache-2.0
Repository (differs)github.com/modelcontextprotocol/serversgithub.com/browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase
Changes in the last 7 days00
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checknot checked yet

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)

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Browser automation and web scraping using Puppeteer.

io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for AI web browser automation using Browserbase and Stagehand

How to run each

Puppeteer (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio puppeteer -- docker run -i --rm mcp/puppeteer

io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code
claude mcp add --env "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY=<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_API_KEY>" --env "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID=<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID>" --env "GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mcp-server-browserbase -- npx -y @browserbasehq/mcp-server-browserbase

Requires: BROWSERBASE_API_KEY (secret), BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID, GEMINI_API_KEY (secret)

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Only Puppeteer (Archived) declares

  • puppeteer_click
  • puppeteer_evaluate
  • puppeteer_fill
  • puppeteer_hover
  • puppeteer_navigate
  • puppeteer_screenshot
  • puppeteer_select

Only io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase declares

  • act
  • end
  • extract
  • navigate
  • observe
  • start

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

Only Puppeteer (Archived) asks for

  • DOCKER_CONTAINER

Only io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase asks for

  • BROWSERBASE_API_KEY (secret)
  • BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID (secret)
  • GEMINI_API_KEY (secret)

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: Puppeteer (Archived) · What it can do: io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase · 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.

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