What is Skyvern?
Skyvern runs browser automation the way a person would, reading pages with computer vision and following plain-language instructions to complete multi-step web tasks. It can log into portals, pull invoices, fill out forms, handle CAPTCHAs and 2FA, and extract structured data without fragile selector-based scripts. The product targets operations teams and developers, with cloud runs, self-hosted Docker options, Python and TypeScript SDKs, and integrations with automation tools like Zapier, n8n, and Clay.
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What is Skyvern?
Skyvern runs browser automation the way a person would, reading pages with computer vision and following plain-language instructions to complete multi-step web tasks. It can log into portals, pull invoices, fill out forms, handle CAPTCHAs and 2FA, and extract structured data without fragile selector-based scripts. The product targets operations teams and developers, with cloud runs, self-hosted Docker options, Python and TypeScript SDKs, and integrations with automation tools like Zapier, n8n, and Clay.
What are the main features of Skyvern?
Skyvern offers Natural-language workflow creation via AI Copilot, Vision-based navigation (no brittle selectors), Native CAPTCHA solving and 2FA handling, Data extraction to JSON or CSV, Python and TypeScript SDKs, Self-hosted Docker deployment, Zapier, Make, n8n, Workato integrations and Explainable AI run summaries.
How much does Skyvern cost?
Skyvern is open source, so the software itself is free to download, use and self-host. Your only costs are the infrastructure you run it on and any paid services you connect to it.
What are the pros and cons of Skyvern?
Strengths of Skyvern include Open source (AGPL-3.0) with 23k+ GitHub stars; Survives website UI changes automatically; SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliant. On the downside, Paid cloud plans for hosted usage; Browser automation depends on task reliability at scale.