Peekaboo vs Stagehand
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Peekaboo 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 — 88.2/100 (Grade A) vs 76.0/100 (Grade B), a 12.2-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Peekabooopenclaw/Peekaboo | Stagehandbrowserbase/stagehand |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 76.0 | 88.2 |
| Evidence grade | B | A |
| Coverage grade | B | A |
| Overall rank | #196 | #31 |
| Rank in Browser & Computer Use | #10 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 5.2k | 24.3k |
| Last updated | today | 2d ago |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.3 / 10 | 5.0 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 1k/wk | 1.2M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 12.9 | 18.8 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.9 | 12.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 19.1 |
| Adoption / 20 | 13.0 | 18.6 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | — | 3 — Anthropic, Browserbase, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | extensions | 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 →