# Browserless vs Chrome DevTools MCP (slim)

> Chrome DevTools MCP scores 77 (BB) on agent readiness against Browserless's 70.4 (BB), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do browser automation. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Chrome DevTools MCP scores 77 (BB) on agent readiness against Browserless's 70.4 (BB), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do browser automation.

- Browserless: BB 70.4, rank #128 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browserless.min.md
- Chrome DevTools MCP: BB 77, rank #22 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.min.md
- Browserless, good for Agents that need a real browser in the cloud with stealth, proxies and CAPTCHA solving, and teams that want the option of running the same server themselves. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.
- Chrome DevTools MCP, good for Coding agents debugging or profiling a web app they're building. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 83 against 78; Security & auth, 63 against 53; Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Maintenance & community, 93 against 82; Transparency & trust, 81 against 62. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Browserless | Chrome DevTools MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 82 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 83 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 53 | 63 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 93 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 62 | 81 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Browserless | Chrome DevTools MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | browserless.io, Inc. | Google (Chrome DevTools team) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://production-sfo.browserless.io` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | SSPL 1.0 or a commercial licence for the core server and the MCP server. The BAP TypeScript SDK is MIT. BrowserQL, stealth and other cloud additions are proprietary | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 14 | 59 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-10-05 | 2026-09-23 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 14k stars, 3.5k npm/wk | 49k stars, 1.5M npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (8) |