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dots vs Prism-Browser-Community
dots has 31,920 GitHub stars, 4,710 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped today. Prism-Browser-Community has 675 stars, 148 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. dots leads on adoption by 4,629% (31,920 vs 675 stars). dots is written in TypeScript under MIT; Prism-Browser-Community is written in TypeScript under MIT. dots has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Prism-Browser-Community 22%. dots was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (antidetect-browser, browser-automation), 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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| dots | Prism-Browser-Community | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 675 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-10 | 2026-10-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.7K | ⑂ 148 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick dots if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Prism-Browser-Community if
- You want the Prism-Browser-Community feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Prism-Browser-Community fits your workflow better
About dots
dots is an open source AI web agent that ships with its own anti detect Firefox browser, aimed at developers and automation engineers who need an agent to browse, log in and click through real websites without being blocked.
About Prism-Browser-Community
Prism Browser Community is a local first, open source multi profile fingerprint browser for people who need to run several isolated browser identities on one machine without sending their cookies or credentials to a third party service.
read the full Prism-Browser-Community overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is dots or Prism-Browser-Community more popular?
dots has 31,920 GitHub stars and Prism-Browser-Community has 675. dots has the larger community by that measure.
Are dots and Prism-Browser-Community free?
Both are open source. dots is licensed under MIT and Prism-Browser-Community under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dots and Prism-Browser-Community?
dots is written in TypeScript and Prism-Browser-Community 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, dots or Prism-Browser-Community?
Choose dots if you want the larger community (31,920 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Prism-Browser-Community if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.