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CloakBrowservsCookieCloud

Two self-hosted Browser Automation projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

CloakBrowserCookieCloud
Score75/10057/100
Rank in category#2 of 11 in Browser Automation#5 of 11 in Browser Automation
GitHub stars32 5563 200
Stars, last 30 days+198—
Stable releases, 12 months52
Latest releasechromium-v155.0.8059.39.2-pro · 27 Oct 2026release-v1.0.3 · 3 May 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

CloakBrowser scores 75/100 against 57/100 for CookieCloud, so it is the safer default.

CloakBrowser ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for CookieCloud.

If you want the quickest setup, CookieCloud is easier to run; CloakBrowser needs more configuration.

CloakBrowser is growing faster right now (+198 stars in 30 days).

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