Playwright MCP Server vs Selenium MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Playwright MCP Server and Selenium MCP Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Playwright MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit browsers, Automatic browser binary installation on demand, Emulates 143 real devices with viewport, user-agent, and touch support.

Explore Playwright MCP Server Details

Choose Selenium MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Navigate URLs with timeout and readiness checks, Find elements by text, class, ID, attributes, XPath, and iframe, Click elements and set input values.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Playwright MCP Server executeautomation Browser Automation	Selenium MCP Server PhungXuanAnh Browser Automation
Summary	An MCP server using Playwright for browser automation and webscrapping	A Model Context Protocol server providing web automation capabilities through Selenium WebDriver
Category & Scope	Browser Automation

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "executeautomation-playwright-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@michaellatman/mcp-get@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "phungxuananh-selenium-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-selenium"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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