The best browser agents, according to hackers
5 browser agents were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended browser agent with the badge. Each figure is 5 people. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Freezes browser state between each action
Open-source framework where an LLM agent drives a real browser, adapting to changing pages. Critics note API key requirements and per-minute cloud billing.
All 5 browser agents, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browser Use | 52 | 25 | 68% | 11 | — | Approved |
| 2 | Smooth CLI | 10 | 7 | 59% | 2 | — | — |
| 3 | PageAgent | 9 | 7 | 56% | 1 | — | — |
| 4 | Rover by rtrvr.ai | 7 | 1 | 88% | 6 | — | — |
| 5 | TinyFish Web Agent | 6 | 1 | 86% | 2 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same browser agent in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to browser agents that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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