# Browserbase vs Skyvern (slim)

> Browserbase scores 76.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Skyvern's 63.1 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Skyvern leads on schema & documentation and security & auth. Both do browser hosted. Browserbase accepts x402. Skyvern doesn't. Category scores, facts, verdicts and…

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Browserbase scores 76.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Skyvern's 63.1 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Skyvern leads on schema & documentation and security & auth. Both do browser hosted. Browserbase accepts x402. Skyvern doesn't.

- Browserbase: BB 76.2, rank #35 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browserbase.min.md
- Skyvern: B 63.1, rank #288 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyvern.min.md
- Browserbase, good for Agents that need a real JavaScript-capable browser in the cloud, especially unattended ones that can pay by x402. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 57; Payments & pricing, 90 against 32; Maintenance & community, 92 against 85. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account; No incidents deducted, where Skyvern loses 3 points for them.
- Skyvern, good for Agents that must finish a multi-step job on sites with logins, 2FA and forms, where stored credentials, saved workflows and cached scripts matter more than raw browser time. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 88 against 80; Security & auth, 59 against 43. Also Runs on your own machine; Open source.

| Category | Browserbase | Skyvern |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 57 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 88 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 59 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 90 | 32 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 92 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Browserbase | Skyvern |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Browserbase | Ikonomos Inc. (Skyvern) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.browserbase.com/v1` | `https://api.skyvern.com/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| x402 | yes | no |
| Licence | MIT (Stagehand) | AGPL-3.0 for the open-source server, SDKs and MCP server. Skyvern Cloud is a proprietary service under Skyvern's terms, and its anti-bot measures aren't in the repository |
| Tools exposed | none | 114 |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.Skyvern-AI/skyvern` |
| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-08-01 | 2026-02-27 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-06-01 | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 25k stars | 23k stars, 3.2k npm/wk, 1.6k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.4/5 (8) | none |