Head to head
playwright-mcp vs Apify
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
The short version
Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours playwright-mcp (94/100 against 77). Apify is hosted and callable through the gateway; playwright-mcp runs on your own machine. playwright-mcp has noticeably more public adoption.
| playwright-mcp | Apify | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A94/100 | B77/100 |
| Adoption | Widely used | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 37k | 0 |
| Downloads / week | 6.0M | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | 39 |
| Write actions | — | 5 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Scraping and browsing | Scraping and browsing |