Browserbase vs Browserless

Browserbase and Browserless are both in Browser and automation in this directory. The table repeats the description, category, transport, auth, publisher mark, and links stored on each listing. A field this directory does not have says Not listed. This page is not a ranking and does not add features, prices, or test results.

Browserbase listing Browserless listing

Browserbase vs Browserless
Field	Browserbase	Browserless
Description	Browserbase is an MCP server for browser automation in the cloud, including navigation and data extraction. The README says the published server copy is archived and is not the current production service.	Browserless is an MCP server an agent can use for browser automation, scraping, screenshots, and PDFs. The registry record describes it as Browserless's own server. This paraphrases the MCP Registry record io.browserless/mcp, version 1.39.0.
Category	Browser and automation	Browser and automation
Transport	STDIO and SHTTP. The hosted example uses type http. The self-hosted --port flag is described as HTTP/SHTTP.	Not listed
Auth	The hosted example sets no API key in the client JSON. The README says Browserbase hosts that server and provides the LLM costs for Gemini. Self-hosted config sets BROWSERBASE_API_KEY, BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID, and GEMINI_API_KEY. A custom model requires --modelApiKey.	Not listed
Publisher	Not listed	Official
Listing link	https://github.com/browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase	https://docs.browserless.io/mcp/browserless-mcp-server/setup
Repository	https://github.com/browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase	https://github.com/browserless/browserless-mcp
Homepage	https://www.browserbase.com/	https://docs.browserless.io/mcp/browserless-mcp-server/setup
Source	https://github.com/browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase/blob/main/README.md	https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers/io.browserless%2Fmcp/versions/1.39.0

Connect it: Browserbase

from vendor docs, not tested by us

Source: Browserbase MCP server README

The README recommends the hosted URL and names npx @browserbasehq/mcp for the self-hosted server.

Remote URL

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "url": "https://mcp.browserbase.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http browserbase "https://mcp.browserbase.com/mcp"

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "url": "https://mcp.browserbase.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.browserbase.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Local command

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@browserbasehq/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add browserbase -- npx @browserbasehq/mcp

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@browserbasehq/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@browserbasehq/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Connect it: Browserless

Not listed