Selenium MCP Server vs Site Shot MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Selenium MCP Server and Site Shot MCP 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 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.

Explore Selenium MCP Server Details

Choose Site Shot MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: SITESHOT_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: capture_screenshot, capture_full_page.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Selenium MCP Server PhungXuanAnh Browser Automation	Site Shot MCP site-shot Browser Automation
Summary	A Model Context Protocol server providing web automation capabilities through Selenium WebDriver	Website screenshot API for AI agents. Real Chromium rendering, full-page capture up to 20,000px, country/geo proxies, and automatic ad & cookie-banner removal (cleaner images, fewer vision tokens). Two tools: capturescreenshot, capturefullpage. Install: npx -y site-shot-mcp.
Category & Scope

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "site-shot-site-shot-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "site-shot-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SITESHOT_API_KEY": "YOUR_SITESHOT_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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