# Browser Use review

> Open-source Python library for AI browser agents, plus Browser Use Cloud: stealth browsers and a hosted agent API.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/browser-use/

## Browser Use at a glance

- **Category:** [Browser and computer use](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/browser-and-computer-use/)
- **Website:** [browser-use.com](https://browser-use.com)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #298 overall, #12 in Browser and computer use, momentum score 31
- Downloads that week: 1.5M (−17% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 989; Aug 16: 882; Aug 23: 1.6k; Aug 30: 789; Sep 6: 2k; Sep 13: 999; Sep 20: 1.1k; Sep 27: 696; Oct 4: 770; Oct 11: 852; Oct 18: 793; Oct 25: 700

## Browser Use alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [ego lite](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/citrolabs-ego-lite/) | 21k | – |
| #2 | [Moli](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/lexmount-moli/) | 21.9k | – |
| #3 | [Cua](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/cua/) | 31.4k | – |
| #4 | [Browser Harness](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/browser-use-browser-harness/) | 18.8k | 3.3M |
| #5 | [Jev Ultrafast](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/browser-use-jev-ultrafast/) | 24k | – |
| #6 | [Stagehand](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/stagehand/) | 25.9k | 3M |

## Browser Use FAQ

### How popular is Browser Use?

Browser Use has 119.7k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 700 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 1k a week. Its main package had 1.5M downloads that week, −17% against its own 4-week average. That made it #12 among browser and computer-use agents on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Browser Use?

Other browser and computer-use agents on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: ego lite (#1), Moli (#2), Cua (#3), Browser Harness (#4), Jev Ultrafast (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)