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Browser Use vs Tiledesk
Browser Use has 114,959 GitHub stars, 12,651 forks, 421 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Tiledesk has 15 stars, 5 forks, 56 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Browser Use leads on adoption by 766,293% (114,959 vs 15 stars). Browser Use is written in Python under MIT; Tiledesk is written in TypeScript under MIT. Browser Use has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Tiledesk 33%. Tiledesk was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ai-agents), 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 | Tiledesk | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 115K | ★ 15 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 5 |
| 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 Tiledesk if
- You want the Tiledesk feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Tiledesk 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.
read the full Browser Use overview →
About Tiledesk
Tiledesk is an open source, MIT licensed platform for building LLM powered AI agents and automating customer support, and this repository is the Angular backoffice dashboard used to manage it, aimed at support teams and developers who want a self hosted alternative to Intercom and Voiceflow.
read the full Tiledesk overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Browser Use or Tiledesk more popular?
Browser Use has 114,959 GitHub stars and Tiledesk has 15. Browser Use has the larger community by that measure.
Are Browser Use and Tiledesk free?
Both are open source. Browser Use is licensed under MIT and Tiledesk under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Browser Use and Tiledesk?
Browser Use is written in Python and Tiledesk 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, Browser Use or Tiledesk?
Choose Browser Use if you want the larger community (114,959 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Tiledesk if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.