Chrome DevTools MCP vs Linear MCP
Compare Chrome DevTools MCP and Linear MCP on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are mcp tools. Chrome DevTools MCP is free (Apache-2.0; npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest; Node 22+ and a current Chrome) with open source, an API, self-hostable, a free tier; Linear MCP is free (included with a Linear account; hosted https://mcp.linear.app/mcp; readonly https://mcp.linear.app/mcp/readonly; OAuth 2.1 or API key) with an API and a free tier. The catalog stamp is ship for Chrome DevTools MCP and ship for Linear MCP, last verified 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-26 respectively.
Auto-paired from catalog data — the verdicts are hand-set, the pairing is algorithmic.
Chrome DevTools MCP
Official Chrome DevTools MCP — control and inspect a live Chrome from a coding agent.
Linear MCP
Linear's hosted MCP — issues, projects, comments. Read-write at /mcp, read-only at /readonly.
| field | Chrome DevTools MCP | Linear MCP |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | free · Apache-2.0; npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest; Node 22+ and a current Chrome | free · included with a Linear account; hosted https://mcp.linear.app/mcp; readonly https://mcp.linear.app/mcp/readonly; OAuth 2.1 or API key |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| open source | yes | no |
| api | yes | yes |
| self-host | yes | no |
| verdict | ship | ship |
| momentum | blueshift | blueshift |
| last verified | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| key limitation | Requires Node 22+ and a current stable Chrome, not just any Chromium. | Hosted-only; your Linear workspace leaves the machine. |
The call
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