MCP servers tier list

Preliminary editorial ranking, not yet benchmarked Last updated 2026-10-16

Why #1 beats #2: GitHub's official server is the most useful day-to-day; Playwright MCP is the best for letting agents drive browsers. Sources: github.com/github/github-mcp-server, github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp

💲 Free, open source

✅ Pick if your agent needs repos, issues and PRs.
⛔ Skip if you don't use GitHub.

💲 Free, open source

✅ Pick if agents should test or browse web pages.
⛔ Skip if you only need APIs.

💲 Free, open source

✅ Pick if you build on Supabase.
⛔ Skip if you're on another database.

💲 Free, open source

✅ Pick if you want official examples (filesystem, fetch, git).
⛔ Skip if you need production-hardened integrations.