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

> Browser Use scores 77.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) leads on transparency & trust. Both do browser automation. Browser Use accepts x402.…

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Browser Use scores 77.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) leads on transparency & trust. Both do browser automation. Browser Use accepts x402. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) doesn't.

- Browser Use: BB 77.9, rank #16 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browser-use.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
- Browser Use, good for An agent that wants to hand a whole browser task to a hosted agent and get a result back, or that needs a low-cost cloud browser over CDP, and for unattended agents that can pay by x402. Ahead on Reliability, 87 against 12; Schema & documentation, 85 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 78 against 47; Security & auth, 59 against 22; Payments & pricing, 90 against 60; Maintenance & community, 77 against 0. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account; 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 65. Also No key needed to call it.

| Category | Browser Use | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 87 | 12 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 41 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 47 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 59 | 22 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 90 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 77 | 0 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Browser Use | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Browser Use | Model Context Protocol (archived) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.browser-use.com/api/v4` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | stdio |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| x402 | yes | no |
| Licence | MIT for the open-source library and the SDK. Browser Use Cloud is a proprietary service under Browser Use's terms of service | MIT |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `com.browser-use/browser-use` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2025-05-12 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-15 | 2021-09-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2023-03-15 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 117k stars, 107k npm/wk, 2.1M PyPI/wk | 294 stars, 25k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 1/5 (2) |