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Browser Agents
software that puts a language model in control of a web browser so it can navigate sites, fill in forms, and complete web tasks
Who they are and what they are good at
Browser agents read and fill web pages with a model, often many at once and for very little per task.
Browser Use
An MIT-licensed Python library that drives a local or cloud browser through the Chrome DevTools Protocol. Its cloud bills by browser hour plus model cost, with concurrency up to 1,000 sessions as lifetime spend grows. An experimental macOS-only project reaches Mac apps.
Skyvern
AGPL-3.0, pairs vision models with Playwright to automate browser workflows. Self-host it or use its cloud, with plans from free to $149 a month. Anti-bot tooling and captcha solvers ship in the managed cloud only.
Manus
A general-purpose agent that runs tasks in its own cloud, with a cloud browser and a Browser Operator extension for your own Chrome or Edge. After a blocked acquisition by Meta, it resumed independent operations in September 2026.
Where browser agents stop for messy back-office work
A browser agent's reach is one browser. Subcontractor onboarding at a mechanical contractor crosses six surfaces.
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Windows desktop ERPs
Creating a vendor in Viewpoint Vista, often through a hosted remote desktop, is outside a browser.
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Datacenter IPs
Cloud browsers work from data center addresses, which is why vendors sell proxies and stealth browsers. A portal that scores traffic by origin sees a stranger.
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Credentials in the cloud
Hosted agents keep profiles or sessions on their servers. LaunchAI works in the sessions staff already opened.
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Rules and review
Comparing license status and classification against company tables is code a developer writes or a prompt. LaunchAI uses Rules and Tables and a built-in review step.
Side by side
| Browser Use | Skyvern | Manus | LaunchAI | |
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| What it is | Open-source library plus usage-billed cloud | Open-source workflow engine plus credit cloud | General agent in a cloud sandbox | Desktop app to build, run, and govern agents |
| Who builds | A developer | A developer or technical operator | Anyone with a prompt | The person who does the work |
| Reach | Browser; experimental Mac apps | Browser only | Cloud browser or one tab of yours | Any app on the desktop, plus APIs |
| Windows desktop ERP | No | No | No | Yes |
| Your signed-in portals | Cloud profiles or local code | Stored credentials on paid plans | Take over, then sessions persist in its cloud | Sessions staff already opened |
| Exact rules | Your code | Validation blocks, code | Prompt | Rules and Tables, no model call |
| Human review | Your code | Enterprise plan | Take over on request | Review step anywhere |
| Parallel scale | Up to 1,000 cloud sessions | 1 to 100 runs by plan | Up to 20 tasks on Pro | One run per machine; enroll more machines |
| Speed per step | Fast | Fast | Varies | Slower: looks, acts, verifies |
When to choose a browser agent
Sweeping public bid calendars across 40 agency websites.
Embedding a web step in your own product or data pipeline.
One-off research memos from public sources.
When to choose LaunchAI
- The job crosses Outlook, a public site, a Windows ERP, a signing service, and a review step.
- Portals should see your normal session from your office, at human pace.
- You want one versioned workflow and one record, with every value traced to the screen it came from.
Better together
Keep the public, no-login bulk jobs in a browser agent's cloud and have them write a dated CSV to a shared folder. LaunchAI reads that file as a table, updates the Vista compliance codes, and sends any status change to review. The browser agent never needs a Vista login, and LaunchAI never needs to run 900 lookups.
FAQ
Can Browser Use or Skyvern operate Viewpoint Vista?
Skyvern automates browsers only. Browser Use's desktop project is experimental and macOS-only, while Vista is a Windows app.
Does a self-hosted Skyvern still solve captchas?
No. Its anti-bot tools, proxies, and captcha solvers are in the managed cloud only.
Do browser agents need our passwords?
Hosted ones usually do, or a person signs in and the session lives in the vendor's cloud. LaunchAI works in sessions your staff opened. See Trust →.
What happens when a LaunchAI run meets a captcha?
A person answers it. The agent never guesses at a screen it cannot resolve. Working from your own session removes many datacenter signals, but no tool can promise a site will never show one.
No prompts. No babysitting. No Integrations.