# Lightpanda vs Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) (slim)

> Lightpanda scores 61.6 (C) to Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.8 (F) for browser automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) shut down on 2025-05-29. Lightpanda scores 61.6 (C) on agent readiness against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.8 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) leads on payments & pricing and transparency & trust. Both do browser automation.

- Lightpanda: C 61.6, rank #542 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lightpanda.min.md
- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server): F 30.8, rank retired, not ranked · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puppeteer-reference-server-archived.min.md
- Lightpanda, good for Agents and crawlers that read and fill many JavaScript pages in parallel on small machines, without needing pixel rendering. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 12; Schema & documentation, 82 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 47; Security & auth, 46 against 22; Maintenance & community, 73 against 0. Also Still running. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) has shut down; Free to start without a card.
- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server), good for Nothing new. It shut down on 2025-05-29. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Transparency & trust, 77 against 65.

| Category | Lightpanda | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 12 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 41 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 47 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 46 | 22 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 73 | 0 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Lightpanda | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Selecy SAS (Lightpanda) | Model Context Protocol (archived) |
| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | stdio |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | 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 | MIT |
| Tools exposed | 32 | 7 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2025-05-12 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2021-09-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-03 | 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 | 9.3k npm/wk | 294 stars, 25k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 1/5 (2) |