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dots vs page-agent
dots has 31,817 GitHub stars, 4,695 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped today. page-agent has 29,351 stars, 2,640 forks, 94 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. dots leads on adoption by 8% (31,817 vs 29,351 stars). dots is written in TypeScript under MIT; page-agent is written in TypeScript under MIT. dots has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, page-agent 9%. dots was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ai-agents, 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 | page-agent | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 29K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-05 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.7K | ⑂ 2.6K |
| 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 page-agent if
- You want the page-agent feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and page-agent 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 page-agent
Page Agent is an MIT licensed TypeScript library from Alibaba that embeds a natural language GUI agent directly inside a web page, aimed at product teams, accessibility engineers, and automation developers who want to drive their own interfaces with plain language instructions instead of hand written scripts.
read the full page-agent overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is dots or page-agent more popular?
dots has 31,817 GitHub stars and page-agent has 29,351. dots has the larger community by that measure.
Are dots and page-agent free?
Both are open source. dots is licensed under MIT and page-agent under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dots and page-agent?
dots is written in TypeScript and page-agent 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 page-agent?
Choose dots if you want the larger community (31,817 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose page-agent if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.