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Chrome DevTools MCP alternatives (2026)
Chrome DevTools MCP is a browser/computer use tool: Official MCP server that lets coding agents control and inspect a live Chrome browser through DevTools for debugging and performance work. Pricing, as the maker states it: Open source. Its GitHub repo has 53,681 stars. We found 74 tools in the directory that do overlapping work (writing code, browsing the web, connecting tools with MCP); 52 of them are open source and 13 list a free or freemium plan. Below are the 10 closest, ranked by how many tasks and sub-tasks they share with Chrome DevTools MCP, then by GitHub stars.
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Quick comparison Top 10 of 11 listed below. Pricing as the maker states it; blank means we don't have it.
| Tool | Pricing | Best for | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|
 Anchor Action Index | Freemium | Write code | |
 Scrapling | Open source | Automate the browser | Yes |
 Playwright MCP | Open source | Automate the browser | Yes |
 Ui.Vision RPA | Open source | Automate the browser | Yes |
 Terminator | Open source | Automate the browser | Yes |
 Kernel | Usage-based | Automate the browser | |
 Stagehand | Open source | Write code | Yes |
 Mobile MCP | Open source | Automate the browser | Yes |
 Windows-MCP | Open source | Automate the browser | Yes |
 Peekaboo | Open source | Automate the browser | Yes |
- Anchor Action Index (Freemium): Shared memory of web workflows for Anchor's cloud browsers: computer-use agents replay proven paths as deterministic code and the model only steps in where a page has changed, exposed as tools on Anchor's MCP server and REST API. Consider it because it also covers memory and computer and desktop control.
- Scrapling (Open source): Python web-scraping framework with fast HTTP requests, stealth browsers, adaptive parsing and concurrent crawling, plus an MCP server for agents. Consider it because it also covers scraping and crawling and agent frameworks and SDKs; it has more GitHub stars (88,372 vs 53,681).
- Playwright MCP (Open source): Microsoft's MCP server giving agents browser control via Playwright. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (open source).
- Ui.Vision RPA (Open source): Browser and desktop automation extension with OCR and image recognition, plus an MCP server so AI agents can create and run macros. Consider it because it is ready to use without building anything; it also covers computer and desktop control and images and design.
- Terminator (Open source): Desktop automation library and MCP server that lets AI assistants control any Windows app through the accessibility tree, like Playwright for the desktop. Consider it because it also covers computer and desktop control and agent frameworks and SDKs.
- Kernel (Usage-based): Cloud browsers for AI agents: launch headless or live-view Chrome sessions in milliseconds with stealth mode, persistent profiles and replays, controlled through an API, CLI or MCP server. Free tier plus usage pricing. Consider it because it is a managed commercial product, if you'd rather not run it yourself; it also covers terminal and CLI agents.
- Stagehand (Open source): Browser automation framework mixing code with natural-language actions. Consider it because it also covers agent frameworks and SDKs and mixing.
- Mobile MCP (Open source): MCP server that lets agents automate iOS and Android apps on simulators, emulators and real devices through one platform-agnostic interface. Consider it because it also covers mobile and remote control.
- Windows-MCP (Open source): Lightweight MCP server for computer use on Windows that lets agents navigate files, control apps and interact with the UI. Consider it because it also covers computer and desktop control.
- Peekaboo (Open source): macOS CLI, menu-bar app and MCP server for screen capture, accessibility inspection and native UI automation by AI agents. Consider it because it also covers computer and desktop control and terminal and CLI agents.
Chrome DevTools MCP vs alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Open source / licence | GitHub stars | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chrome DevTools MCP | Open source | Apache License 2.0 | 53,681 | writing code, browsing the web |
| Anchor Action Index | Freemium | No | — | writing code, browsing the web |
| Scrapling | Open source | BSD 3-Clause | 88,372 | browsing the web, scraping websites |
| Playwright MCP | Open source | Apache License 2.0 | 38,115 | browsing the web, connecting tools with MCP |
| Ui.Vision RPA | Open source | Yes | 2,083 | browsing the web, controlling a computer |
| Terminator | Open source | Yes | 1,656 | browsing the web, controlling a computer |
| Kernel | Usage-based | No | 1,104 | coding in the terminal, browsing the web |
| Stagehand | Open source | MIT | 25,660 | writing code, browsing the web |
| Mobile MCP | Open source | Apache License 2.0 | 9,717 | browsing the web, automating workflows |
| Windows-MCP | Open source | MIT | 9,404 | browsing the web, controlling a computer |
| Peekaboo | Open source | Yes | 5,335 | coding in the terminal, browsing the web |
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Alternatives are picked from directory data only: same category plus shared tasks and sub-tasks. Pricing is as each maker states it; GitHub stars as recorded on each listing.