# Chrome DevTools MCP vs Lightpanda (slim)

> Chrome DevTools MCP scores 75.4 (BB) to Lightpanda's 61.6 (C) for browser automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Chrome DevTools MCP scores 75.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Lightpanda's 61.6 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do browser automation.

- Chrome DevTools MCP: BB 75.4, rank #56 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.min.md
- Lightpanda: C 61.6, rank #542 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lightpanda.min.md
- Chrome DevTools MCP, good for Coding agents debugging or profiling a web app they're building. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 65; Schema & documentation, 87 against 82; Security & auth, 63 against 46; Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Maintenance & community, 93 against 73; Transparency & trust, 82 against 65. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Lightpanda, good for Agents and crawlers that read and fill many JavaScript pages in parallel on small machines, without needing pixel rendering. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Chrome DevTools MCP | Lightpanda |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 83 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 63 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 93 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 82 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Chrome DevTools MCP | Lightpanda |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google (Chrome DevTools team) | Selecy SAS (Lightpanda) |
| Transports | stdio | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 for the browser. The npm wrapper @lightpanda/browser and the agent skill are Apache-2.0. Lightpanda Cloud is a closed service with no terms of service found |
| Tools exposed | 59 | 32 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `io.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-23 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-08-03 |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Popularity | 49k stars, 1.5M npm/wk | 9.3k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | none |