Comparison

LaVague vs Stagehand

No leader: the top candidate Stagehand has only 0.10 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
LaVague21
Stagehand61
Score
Vioscale score
LaVague21 / 100low · 12%
Stagehand61 / 100low · 10%
Pricing
Model
LaVaguecommercial
Stagehandcommercial
Price level
LaVagueunknown
Stagehand
Adoption
Dependent repos
LaVague0
Stagehand31
Github stars
LaVague6,389
Stagehand24,066
Activity
Commits last 30d
LaVague0
Stagehand64
Release
Cadence days
LaVague
Stagehand3
History
LaVague
Stagehand20 items
License
Spdx
LaVagueApache-2.0
StagehandMIT
Language
Primary
LaVaguePython
StagehandTypeScript

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for browser computer use agents. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Architecture model
LaVagueOpen source playwright library
Stagehand-
Navigation engine
LaVague-
StagehandDom tree parsing only
Hosted headless cloud infrastructure provided
LaVague-
Stagehand-
Captcha and cloudflare antibot evasion built in
LaVague-
Stagehand-
Multi tab and concurrent session management
LaVague-
Stagehand-
Chrome extension injection support
LaVague
Stagehand-
Residential ip proxy rotation network
LaVague-
Stagehand-
Anthropic computer use API compatibility
LaVague-
Stagehand-
Session recording and video replay debugging
LaVague-
Stagehand-
Element caching and fast reattachment cookies
LaVague-
Stagehand-
SOC2 type ii
LaVague-
Stagehand-
Mit or apache permissive oss license
LaVague
Stagehand-
Pricing model
LaVagueFree open source
Stagehand-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

LaVague

An open-source framework enabling developers to build intelligent agents capable of automating web interactions, testing, process automation, and information retrieval by combining a world model with action engines that execute instructions via Playwright or Selenium.

Independently observed

Stagehand

A software development kit that enables AI agents to automate browser interactions using Playwright-like APIs across TypeScript, Python, and Go, with self-healing capabilities that adapt when websites change.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

LaVague

free_open_source
as of verify ↗

Stagehand

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
LaVague
Stagehand
CLI
LaVague
Stagehand
Deployment
Self-hosted
LaVague
Stagehand
Hybrid
LaVague
Stagehand

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.