# OpenBrowse vs Browser Use Cloud

> A dimension-by-dimension comparison of the self-hosted runtime against the managed service, including the rows where the managed service wins.

Canonical URL: https://openbrowse.co/vs/browser-use-cloud
Markdown URL: https://openbrowse.co/vs/browser-use-cloud.md

## Sections

- OpenBrowse vs Browser Use Cloud
- Dimension by dimension
- Just change two lines.
- FAQs

## Use OpenBrowse when

Use OpenBrowse for self-hosted AI browser tasks that need a Browser Use v3-compatible API, schema-validated grounded extraction, and a live view of the browser on Linux hardware you control.

## Limitations

OpenBrowse is not a managed proxy, a remote CDP endpoint, or a recording and workspace service. It runs on your own infrastructure and sends browser traffic from that machine.

## Developer resources

- [Documentation](https://openbrowse.co/docs)
- [OpenAPI schema](https://openbrowse.co/openapi.json)
- [Agent instructions](https://openbrowse.co/agents.md)
- [Documentation MCP](https://openbrowse.co/mcp/server-card)