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Skyvern vs teslamate
Skyvern has 23,020 GitHub stars, 2,165 forks, 234 open issues and last shipped yesterday. teslamate has 8,998 stars, 1,005 forks, 72 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Skyvern leads on adoption by 156% (23,020 vs 8,998 stars). Skyvern is written in Python under AGPL-3.0; teslamate is written in Elixir under AGPL-3.0. Skyvern has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, teslamate 11%. Skyvern was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Skyvern | teslamate | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 9.0K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | Elixir |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Skyvern if
- You weight community size — 23K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick teslamate if
- You want the teslamate feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Elixir
- You evaluated both and teslamate fits your workflow better
About Skyvern
Skyvern is an open source Python project for automating browser based workflows with LLMs and computer vision. It lives in the browser automation and AI agent ecosystem, and it provides a Playwright compatible SDK that adds AI functionality on top of Playwright. The project also includes a no code workflow builder, so technical users can work through code while non technical users can define tasks through the interface.
read the full Skyvern overview →
About teslamate
TeslaMate is an open source, self hosted data logger that records and visualises data from Tesla vehicles, built for Tesla owners who want their driving, charging and battery history to live on their own infrastructure instead of inside a third party service.
read the full teslamate overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Skyvern or teslamate more popular?
Skyvern has 23,020 GitHub stars and teslamate has 8,998. Skyvern has the larger community by that measure.
Are Skyvern and teslamate free?
Both are open source. Skyvern is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and teslamate under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Skyvern and teslamate?
Skyvern is written in Python and teslamate in Elixir. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Skyvern or teslamate?
Choose Skyvern if you want the larger community (23,020 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose teslamate if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.