# Anchor Browser vs Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) (slim)

> Anchor Browser scores 67.3 (B) on agent readiness against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.6 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) leads on transparency & trust. Both do browser automation. Category scores, facts…

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Anchor Browser scores 67.3 (B) on agent readiness against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.6 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) leads on transparency & trust. Both do browser automation.

- Anchor Browser: B 67.3, rank #211 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anchor-browser.min.md
- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server): F 30.6, rank #712 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puppeteer-reference-server-archived.min.md
- Anchor Browser, good for Agents that must work inside signed-in accounts, with managed identities, MFA handling and a human sign-in link, and agents that need to start with no human signup. Ahead on Reliability, 80 against 12; Schema & documentation, 80 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 47; Security & auth, 54 against 22; Maintenance & community, 57 against 0. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card; No incidents deducted, where Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) loses 4 points for them.
- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server), good for Nothing new. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 75 against 51. Also No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine; Open source.

| Category | Anchor Browser | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 12 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 41 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 47 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 22 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 0 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 51 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Anchor Browser | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Anchor Forge Inc. | Model Context Protocol (archived) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.anchorbrowser.io` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP | stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary cloud service. No service agreement was found, only a website terms of use. The TypeScript and Python SDKs and the self-hosted MCP server are Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 7 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-07-28 | 2025-05-12 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2021-09-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-02-24 | 2023-03-15 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 43k npm/wk, 10k PyPI/wk | 294 stars, 25k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 1/5 (2) |