Browser Use vs Skyvern
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Browser Use and Skyvern, 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.
Skyvern leads on trust — 81.6/100 (Grade A) vs 74.1/100 (Grade B), a 7.5-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Browser Usebrowser-use/browser-use | SkyvernSkyvern-AI/skyvern |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 74.1 | 81.6 |
| Evidence grade | B | A |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #103 | #69 |
| Rank in Browser & Computer Use | #8 | #5 |
| GitHub stars | 109.6k | 22.8k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.8 / 10 | 7.0 / 10 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Downloads | 15.8M/wk | 1k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 9.7 | 16.2 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.6 | 14.4 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 20.0 | 14.6 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | Implemented |
| External providers | 5 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … | 5 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | Unknown |
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 →