Head to head
Browser Use vs Playwright
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
No reviews yet
Control a real Chrome browser to complete any task: fill forms, extract data, book flights.
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The short version
Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (95 and 94 out of 100). Playwright has noticeably more public adoption.
| Browser Use | Playwright | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A95/100 | A94/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Widely used |
| GitHub stars | 116k | 37k |
| Downloads / week | – | 4.7M |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | 16 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-18 |
| Category | Scraping and browsing | Scraping and browsing |