upAPI vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
upAPI is an MCP server published by DevinoSolutions. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Cursor: cursor/plugins, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  upAPI |  io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 088 Downloads/week (npm): 254 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.0.82 Downloads/month (npm): 30 500 978 Downloads/week (npm): 6 524 222 Forks (GitHub): 3 248 Stars (GitHub): 38 149 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 268 Stars (GitHub): 37 981 Not marked · First seen |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 107 Stars (GitHub): 11 352 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 248 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 447 699 Stars (Docker Hub): 38 Stars (GitHub): 38 149 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 | upAPI | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 38 149 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 2 447 699 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 4 268 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (app.upapi.io/api/mcp) | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 23 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/devinosolutions/upapi-mcp | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 2 days ago, requires a key | no remote endpoint we check |
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
upAPI
All public upAPI operations as MCP tools: web scraping, search, screenshots, PDF, OCR and more.
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
How to run each
upAPI As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http upapi-mcp https://app.upapi.io/api/mcpRequires: UPAPI_API_KEY (secret)
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only upAPI has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of upAPI publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: upAPI · What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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/cursor/plugins/blob/HEAD/.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.