XPath vs Playwright
Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers. Pick the right one for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor.
Enables Claude to execute XPath queries on XML and HTML content, supporting both direct parsing and web scraping through Puppeteer for structured data extractio
Browser automation, scraping, screenshots
Comparison
| Feature | XPath | Playwright |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Installs | — | 4 |
| Rating | — | — |
| Verified | — | |
| Hosted | — | — |
| Tools | — | 5 |
| Category | browse | browse |
| Author | thirdstrandstudio | Microsoft |
| Repo | thirdstrandstudio/mcp-xpath | microsoft/playwright-mcp |
When to pick XPath
Enables Claude to execute XPath queries on XML and HTML content, supporting both direct parsing and web scraping through Puppeteer for structured data extraction from documents and websites.
When to pick Playwright
Let Claude drive a real browser. Fill forms, take screenshots, scrape data, reproduce bugs — all headful or headless.
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