brightdata-plugin vs io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server
brightdata-plugin is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by brightdata. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server is an MCP server published by brave. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  brightdata-plugin |  io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 36 Stars (GitHub): 266 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 1.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 36 Stars (GitHub): 266 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.8.0 Forks (GitHub): 36 Stars (GitHub): 266 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.1.3 Downloads/month (npm): 104 628 Downloads/week (npm): 21 507 Forks (GitHub): 211 Stars (GitHub): 1 508 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:f58a5c22c119 Forks (GitHub): 211 Pulls (Docker Hub): 286 691 Stars (Docker Hub): 26 Stars (GitHub): 1 508 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 | brightdata-plugin | io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 4 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 266 (worse) | 1 508 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 286 691 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 36 (worse) | 211 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-16 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 8 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 21 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/brightdata/skills | github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 5 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 20 h ago, requires a key |
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
brightdata-plugin
Web scraping, Google search, structured data extraction, and MCP server integration powered by Bright Data. Includes 7 skills: scrape any webpage as markdown (with bot detection/CAPTCHA bypass), search Google with structured JSON results, extract data from 40+ websites (Amazon, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and more), orchestrate Bright Data's 60+ MCP tools, built-in best practices for Web Unlocker, SERP API, Web Scraper API, and Browser API, Python SDK best practices for the brightda...
io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Brave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.
How to run each
brightdata-plugin As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install brightdata-plugin@claude-plugins-officialio.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "BRAVE_API_KEY=<YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio brave-search-mcp-server -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-serverRequires: BRAVE_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of brightdata-plugin publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of brightdata-plugin publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: brightdata-plugin · What it can do: io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.