io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp vs mcp4mail
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Cursor: cursor/plugins, Docker MCP Catalog, Community GitHub marketplaces). mcp4mail is an MCP server published by mcp4mail.online. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. 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 |  mcp4mail |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.0.84 Downloads/month (npm): 24 354 243 Downloads/week (npm): 5 573 528 Forks (GitHub): 3 381 Stars (GitHub): 39 169 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 802 Stars (GitHub): 46 199 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 585 Stars (GitHub): 15 282 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 381 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 660 354 Stars (Docker Hub): 39 Stars (GitHub): 39 169 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 | mcp4mail |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 5 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 46 199 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 2 660 354 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 802 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-31 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) | Remote server (mcp4mail.online/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 23 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp | github.com/jchsoft/mcp4mail |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Status out of date: last check 6 days ago returned HTTP 405 |
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
mcp4mail
Your IMAP mailbox as an MCP server: read, search and (if you allow it) organize mail. Open 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/mcpmcp4mail As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp4mail https://mcp4mail.online/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only mcp4mail has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of mcp4mail publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · What it can do: mcp4mail · 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. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.