# Lightpanda vs BrowserBee

> Two self-hosted [Browser Automation projects](https://selfhost.directory/browser-automation), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Lightpanda | BrowserBee |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 50/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Browser Automation | #7 of 11 in Browser Automation |
| GitHub stars | 37 089 ✓ | 980 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +288 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | 1.0.2 · 22 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Zig | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Lightpanda scores 79/100 against 50/100 for BrowserBee, so it is the safer default.

Lightpanda ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for BrowserBee.

Lightpanda is growing faster right now (+288 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Lightpanda](https://selfhost.directory/project/browser) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/browser.md)
- [BrowserBee](https://selfhost.directory/project/browserbee) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/browserbee.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/browser-vs-browserbee