playwright-pro vs io.github.therealtimex/browser-use
playwright-pro is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by alirezarezvani. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.therealtimex/browser-use is an MCP server published by therealtimex. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  playwright-pro |  io.github.therealtimex/browser-use |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 2.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 978 Stars (GitHub): 28 652 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.10 Downloads/month (PyPI): 108 Downloads/week (PyPI): 41 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | playwright-pro | io.github.therealtimex/browser-use |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 28 652 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 978 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (realtimex-browser-use) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 17 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills | github.com/therealtimex/browser-use |
| 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
playwright-pro
Playwright Pro turns your AI coding agent into a senior test automation engineer. Instead of generating tutorial-quality tests with brittle CSS selectors, Playwright Pro enforces battle-tested patterns from production test suites: role-based locators, web-first assertions, proper fixture architecture, and isolated test design. It doesn't reinvent Claude Code — it orchestrates it. /pw:generate uses the built-in Explore subagent for codebase analysis. /pw:migrate delegates to /batch for parallel file conversion. /pw:fix leverages /debug for trace inspection. Every skill builds on what Claude Code already does well. 55 ready-to-use test templates across 11 categories — authentication, CRUD, checkout, search, forms, dashboard, settings, onboarding, notifications, API testing, and accessibility. Each template includes TypeScript and JavaScript variants with parametrizable placeholders. Not generic stubs — real patterns like Stripe iframe handling, GraphQL mutation testing, and RBAC permission flows. 3 specialized
io.github.therealtimex/browser-use
AI browser automation - navigate, click, type, extract content, and run autonomous web tasks
How to run each
playwright-pro As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install playwright-pro@claude-communityio.github.therealtimex/browser-use As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio browser-use -- uvx "realtimex-browser-use[cli]@0.7.10" realtimex-browser-use --mcpRequires: OPENAI_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only playwright-pro asks for
BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY (secret)BROWSERSTACK_USERNAMETESTRAIL_API_KEY (secret)TESTRAIL_URLTESTRAIL_USER
Only io.github.therealtimex/browser-use asks for
OPENAI_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: playwright-pro · What it can do: io.github.therealtimex/browser-use · Compare two other plugins
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