Playwright MCP vs Puppeteer MCP

Both drive a headless browser. Playwright supports Chromium, Firefox and WebKit; Puppeteer is Chrome-only and lighter.

Side-by-side

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Playwright MCP

Full browser automation for agents

Playwright MCP wins on

  • Multi-browser
  • Better waiting/auto-wait
  • Modern API design
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Puppeteer MCP

Headless Chrome control for agents

Puppeteer MCP wins on

  • Smaller install
  • Tighter Chrome integration
  • Lower memory

Bottom line

Default to Playwright unless you have a strict Chrome-only need or care about a smaller binary.