Dia alternatives
Dia by The Browser Company of New York costs Free + $20/mo and is proprietary. If you need something cheaper, open source, self-hosted or simply different, here are 10 alternatives that do the same job, ranked by how widely they are used, with the differences that matter.
10 Dia alternatives, by popularity
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Open-source Python library and hosted cloud that let LLM agents control a real browser to complete web tasks, with a CLI, a cloud API for hosted agents and browsers, and its own BU2 model option.
- Open source (MIT)
- More widely used (Gid Score 60 vs 16)
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Open-source SDK from Browserbase for building browser agents that mix natural-language actions (act, extract, observe, agent) with code, available in TypeScript, Python and Go and runnable locally or on Browserbase cloud browsers.
- Open source (MIT)
- More widely used (Gid Score 59 vs 16)
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An agent that takes natural-language instructions and carries out multi-step tasks and test workflows on Android devices or emulators through ADB using multimodal models, with an MCP server so coding assistants can drive devices.
- Open source (Apache-2.0)
- More widely used (Gid Score 48 vs 16)
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Stealth Chromium that passes every bot detection test. Drop-in Playwright replacement with source-level fingerprint patches. 30/30 tests passed.
- Open source (MIT)
- More widely used (Gid Score 40 vs 16)
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Open-source platform that automates browser-based workflows with LLMs and computer vision, available as a self-hosted AGPL project with Python and TypeScript SDKs and as the managed Skyvern Cloud, which adds proxies and anti-bot measures.
- Paid plans from $29/mo vs $20/mo
- Open source (AGPL-3.0-only)
- More widely used (Gid Score 28 vs 16)
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A Chrome and Edge extension that runs a planner and navigator multi-agent system in the browser to carry out web tasks, using your own model API keys or Ollama.
- Open source (Apache-2.0)
- Works with local models
- More widely used (Gid Score 25 vs 16)
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Chromium-based AI browser from Perplexity with a built-in assistant that summarizes pages, answers questions across tabs and can act for the user, for example drafting email or shopping. It runs on Mac, Windows, Android and iOS.
- More widely used (Gid Score 24 vs 16)
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AWS service and Apache-2.0 Python SDK for building and running fleets of UI-automation agents that complete browser workflows from natural-language act() calls plus Python code and hand off to a human when needed. Workflows are developed in a web playground, IDE extension or CLI and deployed on AWS.
- Open source (Apache-2.0)
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Agentic AI browser from Opera for macOS and Windows with built-in agents (including a Deep Research agent) and access to many third-party models, which external agents can also drive over MCP or a CLI. The browser downloads for free, but its built-in agentic features need a subscription.
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Anthropic's Chrome extension that lets Claude read pages, click, type, navigate and fill forms in the user's own logged-in browser, including autonomous multi-step actions that a safety classifier checks before they run. It also connects to Claude Code and Cowork.
- Less widely used (Gid Score 2 vs 16)
Dia vs alternatives at a glance
| Agent | Price | Free to start | Open source | MCP | Local models | Gid Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia | Free + $20/mo | ✓ | ✕ | ? | ? | 16 |
| Browser Use | Free | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | 60 |
| Stagehand | Free + $20/mo | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | 59 |
| ARTEMIS | Free (OSS) | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | 48 |
| CloakBrowser | Free (OSS) | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | 40 |
| Skyvern | Free + $29/mo | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | 28 |
| Nanobrowser | Free | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 25 |
| Perplexity Comet | Free | ✓ | ✕ | ? | ? | 24 |
| Amazon Nova Act | Usage-based | ✕ | ✓ | ? | ? | 23 |
| Opera Neon | Free + $19.90/mo | ✓ | ✕ | ? | ? | 8 |
| Claude in Chrome | $20/mo | ✕ | ✕ | ? | ? | 2 |
Prices from the vendors' pricing pages; features from official docs (“?” means not documented). Full feature comparison · All prices
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FAQ
What is the best alternative to Dia?
By usage, the closest alternative is Browser Use, followed by Stagehand, ARTEMIS, CloakBrowser.
Is there a free alternative to Dia?
None of the closest alternatives has a free tier.
Is there an open-source alternative to Dia?
Not among the closest alternatives we track.
How do these Dia alternatives compare on price?
Browser Use: Free; Stagehand: Free + $20/mo; ARTEMIS: Free (OSS); CloakBrowser: Free (OSS); Skyvern: Free + $29/mo; Nanobrowser: Free.
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