Skyvern review

Skyvern is an open-source browser automation platform that uses AI agents to carry out workflows on websites. You can describe a task in natural language, build workflows with a visual builder or SDKs, upload an SOP, or demonstrate the steps. Typical jobs include filling forms, downloading invoices and extracting data into structured formats such as CSV or JSON. The homepage also says you can self-host with Docker.

The product is aimed at repeatable workflows, not just one-off browser prompts. In one Reddit discussion, Skyvern’s founder described it as closer to RPA than browser-use, with workflow blocks intended to split complex tasks into smaller steps. That may suit teams that want a process they can structure and inspect, rather than relying on one long instruction.

Pricing starts at $29 per month, according to the pricing page. There is no free plan, but Skyvern lists a 14-day trial.

Skyvern combines browser actions with workflow controls and data extraction. That makes it relevant when a job involves several steps, especially if the same process needs to run repeatedly. Run summaries explain what actions the agent took and why, while extraction can return data in a defined schema such as CSV or JSON.

The feature list includes CAPTCHA solving, 2FA and TOTP handling, and proxy targeting by country, state or ZIP code. Access can differ by deployment: Skyvern’s founder said in a Reddit thread that 2FA is available in the open-source version, while CAPTCHA solving and its “human-like” browser are not. A separate commenter reported CAPTCHA and proxy support in the cloud version.

The listed entry plan is relatively straightforward to price:

• Hobby: $29 per month for 30,000 credits, 10 concurrent runs, a basic CAPTCHA solver, webhooks and email support.
• Pro: $149 per month for 150,000 credits, 25 concurrent runs, an advanced CAPTCHA solver, team workspaces and priority support.

Both plans give buyers a published monthly price and concurrency limit. Annual rates are not published.

The main catch is that “open source” does not mean every feature is included in a self-hosted setup. Skyvern’s founder said the CAPTCHA solver and “human-like” browser are missing from the open-source offering; 2FA is available there, according to the same Reddit comment. If CAPTCHA handling or proxy access is central to your workflow, check which deployment and plan cover it before switching.

The paid plans also have fixed limits. Hobby includes 30,000 credits and 10 concurrent runs for $29 a month; Pro raises that to 150,000 credits and 25 concurrent runs for $149. Enterprise pricing is not published, though the listed plan includes 100 concurrent runs and custom credits. The SMS add-on costs $10 per month per number on Pro. A free plan is not listed, and annual pricing is not published.

There are also user-reported setup concerns. One Reddit poster called the documentation sparse and said troubleshooting was difficult; that is an individual report, not proof of a universal problem. Another user said Skyvern Cloud was slower than their Copilot-and-Playwright approach for a particular task. Treat those as reasons to validate your own workflow, not as performance benchmarks.

Skyvern’s pricing page lists Hobby at $29 per month and Pro at $149 per month; annual rates are not published. Hobby includes 30,000 credits, 10 concurrent runs, a basic CAPTCHA solver, webhooks, and email support. Pro raises that to 150,000 credits and 25 concurrent runs, with an advanced CAPTCHA solver, team workspaces, and priority support. That’s a $120 monthly jump, or about five times the Hobby price, for teams that need the added capacity and features.

There’s no free plan, but the listed trial lasts 14 days. The pricing page lists Enterprise with custom credits, 100 concurrent runs, HIPAA compliance, a SOC-2 report, and a dedicated Slack channel; it does not publish a price. Pro teams can add a Skyvern SMS number for $10 per month each. The listed prices are monthly, and no annual discount or rate is published, so don’t budget around an assumed yearly saving.

Moving workflows to Skyvern likely means recreating or adapting them: the product supports natural-language instructions, uploaded SOPs, demonstrations, a visual builder, and SDKs, but the published material does not describe an import tool for workflows from another browser-automation platform. Skyvern says teams can self-host with Docker, which offers an alternative to relying only on its hosted service. Still, the available information does not specify how easily workflows, credentials, or run history can be exported, so check those details before switching.

Leaving has the same unanswered portability question: data-export options are not published on the vendor's site. The review brief flags open-source limits and reported documentation gaps, but it includes no Reddit posts or comments we can cite for why users leave. We can’t present those reasons as Reddit consensus. Before committing, verify the documentation for the features you need, especially if you depend on open-source CAPTCHA solving or need a clear path to export workflows and data.