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Skyvern vs Botpress
Skyvern has 23,020 GitHub stars, 2,165 forks, 234 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Botpress has 14,920 stars, 2,293 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Skyvern leads on adoption by 54% (23,020 vs 14,920 stars). Skyvern is written in Python under AGPL-3.0; Botpress is written in TypeScript under MIT. Skyvern has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Botpress 15%. Botpress was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (ai, gpt, llm), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Skyvern | Botpress | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 15K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Skyvern if
- You weight community size — 23K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Botpress if
- You want the Botpress feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Botpress fits your workflow better
About Skyvern
Skyvern is an open source Python project for automating browser based workflows with LLMs and computer vision. It lives in the browser automation and AI agent ecosystem, and it provides a Playwright compatible SDK that adds AI functionality on top of Playwright. The project also includes a no code workflow builder, so technical users can work through code while non technical users can define tasks through the interface.
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About Botpress
Botpress is open source hub to build and deploy GPT/LLM agents. It lives in Botpress Cloud ecosystem. Project uses TypeScript, MIT license, npm packages @botpress/cli and @botpress/sdk. Repository contains public integrations, devtools, example bots as code, and plugins for Botpress Studio, marked coming soon.
read the full Botpress overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Skyvern or Botpress more popular?
Skyvern has 23,020 GitHub stars and Botpress has 14,920. Skyvern has the larger community by that measure.
Are Skyvern and Botpress free?
Both are open source. Skyvern is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Botpress under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Skyvern and Botpress?
Skyvern is written in Python and Botpress in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Skyvern or Botpress?
Choose Skyvern if you want the larger community (23,020 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Botpress if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.