AI Plugin IndexfastCRW vs browser-use
fastCRW and browser-use are both browser automation MCP servers. browser-use scores higher (100 vs 86 out of 100). browser-use has more GitHub stars (119k), and fastCRW was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| fastCRW | browser-use | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Scrape, crawl, map & search the web. Open-source, self-hostable Rust crawler & search for AI agents. | Browser agents and stealth cloud browsers for AI: run web tasks, fill forms, extract data. |
| Publisher | Community: us | Verified: browser-use.com |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence C, Quality A | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Remote | Local and remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf |
| GitHub stars | 1,159 | 118,527 |
| Last commit | 17 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install fastCRW | Install browser-use |
Questions
Is fastCRW or browser-use more popular?
browser-use has more GitHub stars: 118,527.
Can I use fastCRW and browser-use together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.