Skyvern vs Stagehand
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Skyvern 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 — 88.6/100 (Grade A) vs 82.5/100 (Grade A), a 6.1-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | SkyvernSkyvern-AI/skyvern | Stagehandbrowserbase/stagehand |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 82.5 | 88.6 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #80 | #22 |
| Rank in Browser & Computer Use | #5 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 22.9k | 24.1k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 7.4 / 10 | 5.0 / 10 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 1k/wk | 1.4M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 16.8 | 18.8 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.8 | 12.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 19.6 |
| Adoption / 20 | 14.6 | 18.7 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 5 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), … | 3 — Anthropic, Browserbase, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | extensions |
| Provenance drift | Unknown | 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 →