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Apify MCP Server vs Playwright MCP

Both are Grade A and 2.5 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Apify MCP Server leads on maintenance; Playwright MCP leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption.

A Apify MCP Server 89.1

The Apify MCP server enables your AI agents to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, or any other website using thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools available on the Apify Store.

apify/apify-mcp-server · #33 overall · #6 MCP Servers · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Apify MCP Server if maintenance matters most.

+2.6Maintenance: last push 2d ago, against 3d ago

A Playwright MCP 91.6

Playwright MCP server

microsoft/playwright-mcp · #11 overall · #2 MCP Servers · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Playwright MCP if supply-chain integrity and adoption matter most.

+4.3Adoption: 9.0M weekly downloads against 35.3k
+0.5Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 5.9 against 5.5

Where they differ

19.4

Safety / IntegrityPlaywright MCP +0.5

19.9

13.2

TransparencyPlaywright MCP +0.3

13.5

19.6

MaintenanceApify MCP Server +2.6

17.0

15.7

AdoptionPlaywright MCP +4.3

20.0

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Apify MCP Server and Playwright MCP, two MCP Servers projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Apify MCP Serverapify/apify-mcp-server	Playwright MCPmicrosoft/playwright-mcp
HVTrust score	89.1	91.6
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#33	#11
Rank in MCP Servers	#6	#2
GitHub stars	10.5k	38.0k
Last updated	2d ago	3d ago
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	5.5 / 10	5.9 / 10
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Downloads	35k/wk	9.0M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	19.4	19.9
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.2	13.5
Maintenance / 20	19.6	17.0
Adoption / 20	15.7	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	—	—
Requires API keys	Yes	No
Plugin surface	—	—
Provenance drift	Match	Match

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →