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Aethyn Browser vs MCP
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Local Playwright browser through residential proxies — agent picks country + sticky identity
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Reliable web access for AI agents: smart HTTP, rotating proxies, and full-browser rendering.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours MCP (84/100 against 60). MCP is hosted and callable through the gateway; Aethyn Browser runs on your own machine. MCP has noticeably more public adoption.
| Aethyn Browser | MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C60/100 | B84/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 4 |
| Downloads / week | 46 | 414 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 10 | 4 |
| Write actions | — | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-07-11 | 2026-09-22 |
| Category | Scraping and browsing | Scraping and browsing |