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puppeteer vs dev3000
puppeteer has 95,664 GitHub stars, 9,587 forks, 259 open issues and last shipped yesterday. dev3000 has 1,583 stars, 97 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. puppeteer leads on adoption by 5,943% (95,664 vs 1,583 stars). puppeteer is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; dev3000 is written in TypeScript under MIT. puppeteer has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, dev3000 6%. puppeteer was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (web), 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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| puppeteer | dev3000 | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 96K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.6K | ⑂ 97 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick puppeteer if
- You weight community size — 96K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick dev3000 if
- You want the dev3000 feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and dev3000 fits your workflow better
About puppeteer
Puppeteer is an Apache 2.0 JavaScript and TypeScript library that provides a high level API for driving Chrome and Firefox over the DevTools Protocol or WebDriver BiDi, written for developers who automate browsers from Node.js.
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About dev3000
dev3000 (d3k) is an agent first local web debugging runtime for developers who want their coding agent to own the dev server, browser, and evidence stream while debugging a web application.
read the full dev3000 overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is puppeteer or dev3000 more popular?
puppeteer has 95,664 GitHub stars and dev3000 has 1,583. puppeteer has the larger community by that measure.
Are puppeteer and dev3000 free?
Both are open source. puppeteer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and dev3000 under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between puppeteer and dev3000?
puppeteer is written in TypeScript and dev3000 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, puppeteer or dev3000?
Choose puppeteer if you want the larger community (95,664 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose dev3000 if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.