RealBrowser vs Playwright
Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers. Pick the right one for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor.
Provides a persistent browser profile for AI agents, enabling them to log in once and maintain sessions across restarts. Supports 20 tools for browsing, navigat
Browser automation, scraping, screenshots
Comparison
| Feature | RealBrowser | Playwright |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Installs | — | 4 |
| Rating | — | — |
| Verified | — | |
| Hosted | — | — |
| Tools | — | 5 |
| Category | browse | browse |
| Author | obbbba | Microsoft |
| Repo | obbbba/mcp-realbrowser | microsoft/playwright-mcp |
When to pick RealBrowser
Provides a persistent browser profile for AI agents, enabling them to log in once and maintain sessions across restarts. Supports 20 tools for browsing, navigation, text extraction, and screenshot.
When to pick Playwright
Let Claude drive a real browser. Fill forms, take screenshots, scrape data, reproduce bugs — all headful or headless.
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