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stagehand vs Mink
stagehand has 25,517 GitHub stars, 1,751 forks, 376 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Mink has 1,608 stars, 286 forks, 79 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. stagehand leads on adoption by 1,487% (25,517 vs 1,608 stars). stagehand is written in TypeScript under MIT; Mink is written in PHP under MIT. stagehand has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Mink 18%. stagehand was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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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| stagehand | Mink | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 26K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-10-02 | 2026-09-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 286 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick stagehand if
- You weight community size — 26K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Mink if
- You want the Mink feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Mink fits your workflow better
About stagehand
Stagehand is the MIT licensed SDK for extracting data and interacting with any site on the web, available in TypeScript, Python, and Go, and aimed at developers building AI agents that need to drive a browser the way a person does rather than at engineers writing test suites.
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About Mink
Mink is a PHP library that gives developers a single, driver agnostic interface for driving and interrogating web pages through interchangeable browser emulation sessions, aimed at PHP teams writing tests and scraping workflows.
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Frequently asked questions
Is stagehand or Mink more popular?
stagehand has 25,517 GitHub stars and Mink has 1,608. stagehand has the larger community by that measure.
Are stagehand and Mink free?
Both are open source. stagehand is licensed under MIT and Mink under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between stagehand and Mink?
stagehand is written in TypeScript and Mink in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, stagehand or Mink?
Choose stagehand if you want the larger community (25,517 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Mink if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.