5 alternatives to browser-use (all free)
5 alternatives to browser-use, picked out of 9 liked tweets, from creators like @ctatedev, @Shpigford, @mervenoyann. 5 of them are free, freemium or open source.
Looking for browser-use itself? browser-use: Open-source Python library enabling AI agents to control web browsers.
agent-browser is an open-source browser automation CLI developed by Vercel Labs designed specifically for LLM agents. It provides fast automation with token-efficient accessibility snapshot diffing, visual regression testing, and persistent Chrome DevTools Protocol connections. It integrates with tool ecosystems like Claude Code and remote browser providers.
smolagents is Hugging Face's lightweight agent framework that lets AI agents write and execute code actions rather than relying solely on JSON tool-calling. With added support for Vision-Language Models (VLMs), developers can create autonomous web-browsing agents that view screenshots, dismiss popups, and interact with live web pages dynamically.
Aside is a desktop browser with an integrated autonomous agent designed to complete real-world tasks across multiple logged-in websites, accounts, and internal tools. Rather than relying on rigid API integrations, it interacts directly with web pages while keeping credentials protected through an isolated vault. Local memory, sandboxed permissions, and human approval steps allow it to handle complex workflows without sending sensitive personal browsing data to external LLMs.
A comparison framework evaluating five cloud browser providers for running high-volume, automated scraping fleets. It benchmarks boat.dev against Browserbase, Browser Use, Steel, and Hyperbrowser based on concurrency pricing, session limits, anti-bot capabilities, and infrastructure features like persistent storage and VM access.
OpenManus is an open-source autonomous agent framework created by members of the MetaGPT team as an open alternative to Manus AI. It uses LLMs paired with browser automation tools like Browser Use to execute complex tasks, web interactions, and multi-step workflows locally. It gives developers full control over model configuration and tool calling without waiting for proprietary invite lists.