Comparison

OpenAdapt 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
OpenAdapt53
Stagehand61
Score
Vioscale score
OpenAdapt53 / 100low · 34%updating
Stagehand61 / 100low · 10%updating
Pricing
Free tier
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
Model
OpenAdaptcommercial
Stagehandcommercial
Price level
OpenAdapthigh
Stagehand
Starting price
OpenAdapt$500
Stagehand
Transparent
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
Adoption
Dependent repos
OpenAdapt0
Stagehand31
Github stars
OpenAdapt1,702
Stagehand24,066
Activity
Commits last 30d
OpenAdapt68
Stagehand64
Release
Cadence days
OpenAdapt2
Stagehand3
History
OpenAdapt20 items
Stagehand20 items
License
Spdx
OpenAdaptMIT
StagehandMIT
Language
Primary
OpenAdaptPython
StagehandTypeScript
Market
Availability
Stagehand

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

OpenAdapt

Records your repeated tasks and compiles them into deterministic, verifiable automated programs that execute reliably without generative guessing, with optional AI-assisted repair when applications change.

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.

OpenAdapt

from $500/moHybridFree tier

Free community edition (MIT-licensed) or $500/month managed cloud with 10,000 runs/month. Enterprise and production pricing from $15,000.

  • OpenAdapt CommunityFree
    • Local record, compile, qualify, run, and evidence
    • Governed repair review and basic scheduling
    • Community support
    • No account required
  • Workflow Qualification SprintContact sales
    • Suitability assessment and qualified prototype
    • Identity and effect-verification contract
    • Failure and deployment analysis
    • ROI model and signed go/no-go report
  • OpenAdapt Cloud$500/month; excludes production SLA and regulated deployment
    • Managed execution and evidence
    • Workflow run history and reports
    • Up to 10,000 runs per month
    • Governed workflow updates
    • Mobile-accessible pause and decision responses
  • Supervised Production PilotContact sales
    • Supervised production trial
    • Verified outcome measurement
    • Halt and intervention tracking
    • Production acceptance report
  • OpenAdapt ProductionContact sales
    • Managed execution with governed evidence
    • Production support
    • Workflow family and environment scope
    • Requalification and updates included
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
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
macOS
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
Windows
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
Linux
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
CLI
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
Self-hosted
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
On-premise
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
Hybrid
OpenAdapt
Stagehand
Air-gapped
OpenAdapt
Stagehand

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