io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp vs Zearch
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). Zearch is an MCP server published by zearchcomputer. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |  Zearch |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | 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 |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 268 Stars (GitHub): 37 981 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 107 Stars (GitHub): 11 352 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Docker MCP Catalog | 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 |
Not listed |
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 | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp | Zearch |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 4 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 38 149 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 2 447 699 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 268 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) | On your machine (@zearchcomputer/mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 23 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp | github.com/zearchcomputer/zearch-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
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
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
Zearch
Research with answers you can check: every paragraph verified against its cited source.
How to run each
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcpZearch As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ZEARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_ZEARCH_API_KEY>" --transport stdio zearch-mcp -- npx -y @zearchcomputer/mcpRequires: ZEARCH_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Zearch 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: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · What it can do: Zearch · 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.