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Gitlab MCP vs Playwright MCP

Both are Grade A and 1.8 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Gitlab MCP leads on transparency and maintenance; Playwright MCP leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption.

A Gitlab MCP 90.9

MCP server for GitLab: 277 tools for projects, MRs, issues, pipelines, wikis and more via the GitLab REST/GraphQL API

zereight/gitlab-mcp · #18 overall · #4 MCP Servers · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Gitlab MCP if transparency and maintenance matter most.

+2.3Maintenance
+1.7Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 8.3 against 6.4

A Playwright MCP 92.7

Playwright MCP server

microsoft/playwright-mcp · #10 overall · #2 MCP Servers · coverage B (3/5)

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

+5.0Adoption: 10.1M weekly downloads against 172.4k
+0.6Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 41%

Where they differ

19.9

Safety / IntegrityPlaywright MCP +0.6

20.5

15.6

TransparencyGitlab MCP +1.7

13.9

19.9

MaintenanceGitlab MCP +2.3

17.6

15.0

AdoptionPlaywright MCP +5.0

20.0

+2.5

Runtime calibrationPlaywright MCP +0.2

+2.7

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Gitlab MCP 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	Gitlab MCPzereight/gitlab-mcp	Playwright MCPmicrosoft/playwright-mcp
HVTrust score	90.9	92.7
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#18	#10
Rank in MCP Servers	#4	#2
GitHub stars	2.1k	39.5k
Last updated	1d ago	1d ago
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	8.3 / 10	6.4 / 10
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Downloads	172k/wk	10.1M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	19.9	20.5
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	15.6	13.9
Maintenance / 20	19.9	17.6
Adoption / 20	15.0	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 →