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dots vs Skyvern
dots has 32,357 GitHub stars, 4,739 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Skyvern has 23,336 stars, 2,233 forks, 234 open issues and last shipped yesterday. dots leads on adoption by 39% (32,357 vs 23,336 stars). dots is written in TypeScript under MIT; Skyvern is written in Python under AGPL-3.0. dots has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Skyvern 10%. Skyvern was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (automation, 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 | Skyvern | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 23K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.7K | ⑂ 2.2K |
| 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 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 dots
dots Every AI agent is a model and a browser. You can swap the model with one flag. The browser is what the website sees. Windows, in PowerShell: Linux: Then open The conversation on the left, the browser on the right, live. It all comes down to the browser When a web agent fails, the model is rarely why. The page never loaded, a challenge appeared, the login expired, the click did not land. All of that happens in the browser, before the model gets to think. So dots is built around one: A real Firefox engine, patched in C++. The fingerprint is decided inside the engine, not painted over with JavaScript that a…
About Skyvern
🐉 Automate Browser based workflows using LLMs and Computer Vision 🐉 Skyvern automates browser based workflows using LLMs and computer vision. It provides a Playwright compatible SDK that adds AI functionality on top of playwright, as well as a no code workflow builder to help both technical and non technical users automate manual workflows on any website, replacing brittle or unreliable automation solutions. Traditional approaches to browser automations required writing custom scripts for websites, often relying on DOM parsing and XPath based interactions which would break whenever the website layouts changed…
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Frequently asked questions
Is dots or Skyvern more popular?
dots has 32,357 GitHub stars and Skyvern has 23,336. dots has the larger community by that measure.
Are dots and Skyvern free?
Both are open source. dots is licensed under MIT and Skyvern under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dots and Skyvern?
dots is written in TypeScript 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, dots or Skyvern?
Choose dots if you want the larger community (32,357 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Skyvern if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.