browser-use vs browser-harness
browser-use is the more adopted project, with 119,003 GitHub stars against 18,585 for browser-harness (about 6.4x more). browser-use was updated more recently (today, against today). Both are written in Python.
| browser-use | browser-harness | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Open-source Python library for AI browser agents, plus Browser Use Cloud: stealth browsers and a hosted agent API. | Let Claude Code, Codex or Cursor use your real Chrome, logged in as you. One prompt to set up. Open source, MIT. |
| Author | browser-use | browser-use |
| Stars | 119003 | 18585 |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last update | 2026-10-24T07:23:03Z | 2026-10-24T01:48:48Z |
| Source | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-harness |
| Stars this week | +699 | +117 |
Which should you choose?
- browser-use describes itself as: "Open-source Python library for AI browser agents, plus Browser Use Cloud: stealth browsers and a hosted agent API."
- browser-harness describes itself as: "Let Claude Code, Codex or Cursor use your real Chrome, logged in as you. One prompt to set up. Open source, MIT."
Stars measure adoption, not fit. Read both READMEs for the tools each server exposes, then try them side by side in your client: the install guide shows how to add both.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, browser-use or browser-harness?
browser-use has more GitHub stars: 119,003 against 18,585. This week browser-use gained 699 stars and browser-harness gained 117, which says more about current momentum than the all-time total. Both figures are refreshed daily from GitHub.
Are browser-use and browser-harness open source?
browser-use: MIT (open source). browser-harness: MIT (open source). An open-source license lets you run and self-host the server at no cost. If either one wraps a commercial API, that provider's pricing still applies, so read each README for the accounts and keys it needs.
Can I use browser-use and browser-harness together?
Yes, if both run as MCP servers. MCP clients such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code can connect to several servers at once, and the agent picks tools from each. Give them distinct names in your config, and keep the number of active servers small so tool definitions do not crowd the context window.
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