@browserbasehq/stagehand alternatives
8 packages that do the same job as @browserbasehq/stagehand: @playwright-testing-library/test, query-selector-shadow-dom, selenium-webdriver, wd, playwright-ctrf-json-reporter, @appium/types, @appium/support, @appium/schema. Figures below are from npm, GitHub and Bundlephobia.
| Package | Weekly downloads | 12-month change | Gzip | Dependencies | Last release | Module | Types | Runtimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @browserbasehq/stagehand This package | 1.1m | - | - | 4 | 15 days ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| @playwright-testing-library/test | 18.6k | - | - | 2 | 3 years ago | CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| query-selector-shadow-dom | 9.6m | +948% | - | 0 | 3 years ago | CommonJS | None | - |
| selenium-webdriver | 2m | +19% | - | 4 | 15 days ago | CommonJS | None | - |
| wd | 119k | -22% | - | 7 | 5 years ago | CommonJS | None | - |
| playwright-ctrf-json-reporter | 306.5k | +176% | - | 1 | 6 months ago | CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| @appium/types | 2.6m | +230% | - | 2 | today | CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| @appium/support | 2.4m | +242% | - | 24 | today | CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| @appium/schema | 2.4m | +249% | - | 1 | 2 months ago | CommonJS | Bundled | - |
12-month change compares the average of the last 4 weeks of downloads with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series. Gzip size is for the whole package (Bundlephobia). Runtimes are taken from each package's own documentation; "-" means not recorded.
playwright + dom-testing-library
Compared with @browserbasehq/stagehand
- 61x fewer weekly downloads (18.6k vs 1.1m)
- 2 dependencies vs 4
- CommonJS vs ESM only
- Declares Node.js >=12 vs Node.js >=22.18.0
- Last release 28 Sept 2022 vs 9 Sept 2026
- 101x fewer GitHub stars (252 vs 25.4k)
use querySelector syntax to search for nodes inside of (nested) shadow roots
Compared with @browserbasehq/stagehand
- 8.4x more weekly downloads (9.6m vs 1.1m)
- 0 dependencies vs 4
- CommonJS vs ESM only
- No types vs bundled types
- Declares no Node.js engine range vs Node.js >=22.18.0
- Last release 17 Nov 2022 vs 9 Sept 2026
- 98x fewer GitHub stars (260 vs 25.4k)
The official WebDriver JavaScript bindings from the Selenium project
Compared with @browserbasehq/stagehand
- 1.8x more weekly downloads (2m vs 1.1m)
- CommonJS vs ESM only
- No types vs bundled types
- Declares Node.js >= 22.0.0 vs Node.js >=22.18.0
- Last release 9 Sept 2026 vs 9 Sept 2026
- 1.4x more GitHub stars (34.5k vs 25.4k)
WebDriver/Selenium 2 node.js client
Compared with @browserbasehq/stagehand
- 9.6x fewer weekly downloads (119k vs 1.1m)
- 7 dependencies vs 4
- CommonJS vs ESM only
- No types vs bundled types
- Declares no Node.js engine range vs Node.js >=22.18.0
- Last release 29 Jan 2021 vs 9 Sept 2026
- 17x fewer GitHub stars (1.5k vs 25.4k)
A Playwright JSON test reporter to create test results reports
Compared with @browserbasehq/stagehand
- 3.7x fewer weekly downloads (306.5k vs 1.1m)
- 1 dependency vs 4
- CommonJS vs ESM only
- Declares no Node.js engine range vs Node.js >=22.18.0
- Last release 21 Mar 2026 vs 9 Sept 2026
- 242x fewer GitHub stars (105 vs 25.4k)
Various type declarations used across Appium
Compared with @browserbasehq/stagehand
- 2.2x more weekly downloads (2.6m vs 1.1m)
- 2 dependencies vs 4
- CommonJS vs ESM only
- Declares Node.js ^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0 vs Node.js >=22.18.0
- Last release 24 Sept 2026 vs 9 Sept 2026
- 1.2x fewer GitHub stars (22k vs 25.4k)
Support libs used across Appium packages
Compared with @browserbasehq/stagehand
- 2.1x more weekly downloads (2.4m vs 1.1m)
- 24 dependencies vs 4
- CommonJS vs ESM only
- Declares Node.js ^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0 vs Node.js >=22.18.0
- Last release 24 Sept 2026 vs 9 Sept 2026
- 1.2x fewer GitHub stars (22k vs 25.4k)
Appium Configuration Schema
Compared with @browserbasehq/stagehand
- 2.1x more weekly downloads (2.4m vs 1.1m)
- 1 dependency vs 4
- CommonJS vs ESM only
- Declares Node.js ^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0 vs Node.js >=22.18.0
- Last release 25 Jul 2026 vs 9 Sept 2026
- 1.2x fewer GitHub stars (22k vs 25.4k)
Indexability: Indexed.