Browser Use vs Stagehand
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Browser Use 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.
Stagehand leads on trust — 84.9/100 (Grade A) vs 74.5/100 (Grade B), a 10.4-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Browser Usebrowser-use/browser-use | Stagehandbrowserbase/stagehand |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 74.5 | 84.9 |
| Evidence grade | B | A |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #92 | #49 |
| Rank in Browser & Computer Use | #6 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 108.3k | 23.8k |
| Last updated | 2d ago | today |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.0 / 10 | 5.0 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 13.3M/wk | 1.2M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 10.0 | 18.8 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 17.8 |
| Adoption / 20 | 20.0 | 18.6 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | Declared |
| External providers | 5 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … | 7 — Anthropic, Browserbase, DeepSeek, … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | — | extensions |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
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 →