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Browser Use vs Skyvern
Browser Use has 114,959 GitHub stars, 12,651 forks, 421 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Skyvern has 23,020 stars, 2,165 forks, 234 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Browser Use leads on adoption by 399% (114,959 vs 23,020 stars). Browser Use is written in Python under MIT; Skyvern is written in Python under AGPL-3.0. Browser Use has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Skyvern 9%. Skyvern was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (browser-automation, llm, playwright, python), 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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| Browser Use | Skyvern | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 115K | ★ 23K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 2.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Browser Use if
- You weight community size — 115K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Skyvern if
- You want the Skyvern feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Skyvern fits your workflow better
About Browser Use
Browser Use is an open source Python library and hosted platform that enables AI agents to control web browsers programmatically. It lives in the AI agent and browser automation ecosystem, built on Playwright and designed to let LLMs interact with websites as a human would—clicking, filling forms, solving CAPTCHAs, and navigating dynamic interfaces. The project provides three deployment paths: a fully hosted cloud service, a command line interface for existing agents, and a local Python library for custom integrations.
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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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Frequently asked questions
Is Browser Use or Skyvern more popular?
Browser Use has 114,959 GitHub stars and Skyvern has 23,020. Browser Use has the larger community by that measure.
Are Browser Use and Skyvern free?
Both are open source. Browser Use is licensed under MIT and Skyvern under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Browser Use and Skyvern?
Browser Use is written in Python and Skyvern in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Browser Use or Skyvern?
Choose Browser Use if you want the larger community (114,959 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Skyvern if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.