CloakBrowservsTRAWL
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CloakBrowser | TRAWL | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 11 in Browser Automation | #11 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 32 557 | 1 080 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +199 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 10 |
| Latest release | chromium-v155.0.8059.39.2-pro · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.9.3 · 24 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 56/100 for TRAWL, so it is the safer default.
TRAWL ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for CloakBrowser.
CloakBrowser is growing faster right now (+199 stars in 30 days).
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