# Lightpanda vs Obscura

> Two self-hosted [Headless Chrome alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/headless-chrome), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Lightpanda | Obscura |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Browser Automation | #3 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 37 096 ✓ | 29 526 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +295 | +442 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | 1.0.2 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.2.5 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Zig | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Lightpanda scores 79/100 against 75/100 for Obscura, so it is the safer default.

Lightpanda ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Obscura.

## Details

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

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