Crawl vs Playwright
Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers. Pick the right one for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor.
AI-powered web crawler — self-hosted Firecrawl alternative. Crawl, extract, render JS, search. CLI + MCP + REST API + Dashboard.
Browser automation, scraping, screenshots
Comparison
| Feature | Crawl | Playwright |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Installs | — | 4 |
| Rating | — | — |
| Verified | — | |
| Hosted | — | — |
| Tools | — | 5 |
| Category | browse | browse |
| Author | andreihasna2 | Microsoft |
| Repo | hasna/crawl | microsoft/playwright-mcp |
When to pick Crawl
AI-powered web crawler — self-hosted Firecrawl alternative. Crawl, extract, render JS, search. CLI + MCP + REST API + Dashboard.
When to pick Playwright
Let Claude drive a real browser. Fill forms, take screenshots, scrape data, reproduce bugs — all headful or headless.
Looking for something else? Browse all MCPs or check trending this week.