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Argent vs Stagehand

Both are Grade A and 0.9 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Argent leads on maintenance; Stagehand leads on adoption and rests on broader evidence. Note: Argent's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types.

A Argent 89.3

An agentic toolkit to control, debug, and profile iOS and Android apps. Made by Software Mansion.

software-mansion/argent · #26 overall · #3 Browser & Computer Use · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Argent if maintenance matters most.

+0.7Maintenance

A Stagehand 88.4

The SDK to extract data and interact with any site on the web. Get started with Claude Code, Codex, Eve, Mastra, and more.

browserbase/stagehand · #37 overall · #4 Browser & Computer Use · coverage A (4/5)

Choose Stagehand if adoption matters most.

+3.7Adoption: 1.2M weekly downloads against 100.9k
A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3

Where they differ

19.2

Safety / IntegrityArgent +0.4

18.8

13.1

TransparencyArgent +0.3

12.8

19.9

MaintenanceArgent +0.7

19.2

15.0

AdoptionStagehand +3.7

18.7

+4.1

Runtime calibrationArgent +3.2

+0.9

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Argent and Stagehand, two Browser & Computer Use projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Argentsoftware-mansion/argent	Stagehandbrowserbase/stagehand
HVTrust score	89.3	88.4
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	A
Overall rank	#26	#37
Rank in Browser & Computer Use	#3	#4
GitHub stars	2.9k	25.4k
Last updated	1d ago	1d ago
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	5.4 / 10	5.0 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	MIT
Downloads	101k/wk	1.2M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	19.2	18.8
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.1	12.8
Maintenance / 20	19.9	19.2
Adoption / 20	15.0	18.7
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	—	3 — Anthropic, Browserbase, OpenAI
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	plugins	extensions
Provenance drift	Match	Match

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.3 →