Rating · evidence to 26 Sept 2026
Not enough evidence
- Open source
The Register / Browser & computer use / Skyvern
Register entry · Browser & computer use · updated 26 Sept 2026
Skyvern
Skyvern (Skyvern-AI) · Browser & computer use
Skyvern is an AGPL-3.0 open-source browser automation framework and paid cloud service that combines large language models with computer vision to automate web workflows without XPath or CSS selectors. Its planner-actor-validator loop operates on visual screenshots and DOM context, making it resilient to layout shifts and well suited for legacy portals, form filling, and CAPTCHA navigation. It offers self-hosted Docker deployment as well as a managed cloud with proxy rotation, 2FA support, and enterprise compliance.
Unverified description.The description, features and status on this entry come from a research batch that failed our source checks and have not been re-verified. Its pricing and dated changes are withheld; check the maker’s site.
What reviewers and users praise
- Not enough evidence yet.
What they criticise
- Not enough evidence yet.
Experts vs the crowdneeds both scores
Experts—
Crowd—
| Price | See the maker's site |
|---|---|
| Use it via | API, CLI, Web app |
| Runs on | macos, linux, windows, web |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Updated | Evidence collected 26 Sept 2026 |
How the rating was worked out
Weights for Browser & computer use: adoption 35%, experts 40%, crowd 25%. Fewer than two pillars have enough evidence. The method.
| Adoption & momentumweight 35% | 47 | GitHub stars 23k → 72 · PyPI monthly downloads 5.6k → 1 · Reported customer organisations 500 → 23 · 11 releases in 90 days → 80reach × 0.7 + momentum × 0.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Expertsindependent reviews · weight 40% | — | Only 1 independent review (3 needed) |
| Crowdcommunity sample · weight 25% | — | Only 1 community item sampled (6 needed) |
| Rating | — | Not rated: fewer than two pillars have enough evidence. |
Evidence checks. Part of this entry came from a research batch that failed verification: only items confirmed at their source are used, and its trust grades and pros and cons are withheld. 5 items removed: excerpt not found at the source (1); could not be verified at the source (4). How evidence is checked.
Editorial adjustment. Two community items are excluded: HN 46378096 is by Skyvern's co-founder (a vendor comment, not community sentiment), and HN 47159329 only mentions Skyvern without a view on it.
Trust & safety
Seven dimensions graded A–D from documented facts. Overall: not enough data.
n/e
Permission model
Not established.
n/e
Data access scope
Not established.
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Data storage
Not established.
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Data retention & training
Not established.
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Incident history (24 months)
Not established.
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Compliance
Not established.
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Transparency
Not established.
The experts
1 named independent reviews found; dated reviews from the last 12 months are scored.
- positive
Skyvern is visual-first. It combines LLMs with computer vision to understand pages the way a human would, making it strong for form-heavy workflows where visual layout matters more than DOM …
Arman Hossain (ByteTunnels) · 12 Feb 2026 · bytetunnels.com
The crowd
1 coded posts from hackernews.
0 positive1 mixed0 negative
- mixed
might be just me, feels too much like an ad for Skyvern
Web tooling discussion · 5 Apr 2026 · news.ycombinator.com
Ranked alongside
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