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

> Selenium scores 73.6 (BB) to Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.6 (F) for browser automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Selenium scores 73.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.6 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do browser automation.

- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server): F 30.6, rank #1022 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puppeteer-reference-server-archived.min.md
- Selenium: BB 73.6, rank #90 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/selenium.min.md
- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server), good for Nothing new. Also Runs on your own machine.
- Selenium, good for Agents that write test or automation scripts in any of five languages, and teams with a Grid. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 12; Schema & documentation, 89 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 47; Security & auth, 43 against 22; Maintenance & community, 94 against 0. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No incidents deducted, where Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) loses 4 points for them.

| Category | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) | Selenium |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 12 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 41 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 47 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 22 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 0 | 94 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) | Selenium |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | SDK + MCP |
| Vendor | Model Context Protocol (archived) | Selenium project (Software Freedom Conservancy) |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 7 | none |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2025-05-12 | 2026-10-09 |
| Terms last updated | 2021-09-08 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2023-03-15 | no document linked |
| 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 | 294 stars, 25k npm/wk | 35k stars, 1.8M npm/wk, 6.9M PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 1/5 (2) | none |