CloakBrowservsmaxun
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CloakBrowser | maxun | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 11 in Browser Automation | #4 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 32 557 | 18 074 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +199 | +521 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 17 |
| Latest release | chromium-v155.0.8059.39.2-pro · 27 Oct 2026 | v0.1.0 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
CloakBrowser scores 75/100 against 74/100 for maxun, so it is the safer default.
maxun ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for CloakBrowser.
maxun is growing faster right now (+521 stars in 30 days).
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