# Chrome DevTools MCP vs Notte (slim)

> Chrome DevTools MCP scores 77 (BB) on agent readiness against Notte's 63.2 (B), and leads in every scored category. 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 Notte's 63.2 (B), and leads in every scored category. Both do browser automation.

- Chrome DevTools MCP: BB 77, rank #22 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.min.md
- Notte: B 63.2, rank #317 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/notte.min.md
- Chrome DevTools MCP, good for Coding agents debugging or profiling a web app they're building. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 58; Schema & documentation, 87 against 74; Agent ergonomics, 83 against 75; Security & auth, 63 against 56; Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Maintenance & community, 93 against 83; Transparency & trust, 81 against 61. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine; Open source.
- Notte, good for Teams that want hosted browsers together with agents, vaults for logins, personas with mailboxes and scheduled browser functions behind one key. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.

| Category | Chrome DevTools MCP | Notte |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 83 | 58 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 74 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 83 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 63 | 56 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 93 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 81 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Chrome DevTools MCP | Notte |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Google (Chrome DevTools team) | Notte Labs Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.notte.cc` |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary hosted service under Notte's terms of service. The core repository is SSPL-1.0 and the Node SDK is MIT |
| Tools exposed | 59 | 8 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `io.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 49k stars, 1.5M npm/wk | 1.3k npm/wk, 5.1k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | none |