Nanobrowser vs Kortix (formerly Suna) vs AgenticSeek
Side by side, as alternatives to Manus. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.
Nanobrowsernanobrowser/nanobrowser
Kortix (formerly Suna)kortix-ai/suna
AgenticSeekFosowl/agenticSeek
Manuspaid product
Cost and coverage
Price
$0 software; you run it
$0 software; you run it
$0 software; you run it
See pricing page source ↗
Autonomous web browsing
Partial: Partly
No: No
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Deep research reports
No: No
No: No
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
File and code tasks in a sandbox
No: No
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Slides generated from a prompt
No: No
No: No
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Scheduled agent tasks
No: No
Partial: Partly
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Connectors to your apps
No: No
Partial: Partly
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Jobs covered
1 of 6 jobs
3 of 6 jobs
2 of 6 jobs
All 6
Popularity and activity (from GitHub)
Stars
14,136
20,288
27,515Top
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Gain this week
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
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Signal
Building history
Building history
Building history
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Commits / 4 wk
18
2,085Top
16
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Latest release
v0.3.0 · 2026-10-15
v0.14.3 · 2026-10-20Top
Unknown
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Commits / 12 wk
19
6,162
30
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People committing / 12 mo
1
39
18
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Issues opened / closed, 30 days
5 / 12
0 / 0
0 / 0
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Facts, with sources on each project page
Runs on my machine?Differs
Confirmed: Yes, runs inside your own Chrome or Edge browser
Confirmed: Self-hosted Docker Compose stack on a laptop, VPS or your own network, or hosted Kortix Cloud
Confirmed: Yes, fully local with Docker services and a local model
Hosted by the vendor
Code licenceDiffers
Confirmed: Apache-2.0
No: Elastic License 2.0 (source-available, not OSI)
Partial: GPL-3.0 (copyleft)
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Model weights licenceDiffers
Confirmed: No separate model weights; you bring a cloud API key or a local model
Confirmed: No separate model weights; you bring your own model API keys or a ChatGPT subscription
Confirmed: No separate model weights; you choose a local model (Ollama, LM Studio) or a cloud API
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Commercial useDiffers
Confirmed: Yes, Apache-2.0 code; model terms depend on the provider you choose
Partial: Internal company use allowed; you may not offer it to others as a hosted or managed service
Partial: GPL-3.0 code allows commercial use if derived work stays GPL; local model terms vary
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Paid services needed?Differs
Partial: Nothing paid with a local model (Ollama, LM Studio); cloud model APIs are optional and paid per use
No: A model provider key or ChatGPT plan is required (local models not documented); self-host setup asks for git, GitHub and Pipedream credentials
Confirmed: None required with a local model; cloud LLM APIs are optional
Subscription
HardwareDiffers
Confirmed: Any machine running Chrome or Edge with a cloud model; local models work best for simple tasks and need a 16k+ context
Unknown: Not documented beyond Docker for the self-hosted stack
Confirmed: For local models, a GPU that can run a 14B model (Magistral, Qwen, DeepSeek); with a cloud API, no GPU needed
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Operating systemsDiffers
Confirmed: Any desktop OS with Chrome or Edge; Firefox and Safari not supported
Partial: Desktop clients: Windows 64-bit installer, universal macOS DMG and Linux x86_64 AppImage; CLI on macOS/Linux or Windows via WSL. The self-hosted backend is a separate Docker Compose stack
Confirmed: Windows, macOS and Linux with Docker Desktop or Docker Engine
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Setup effortDiffers
Confirmed: Easy; install from the Chrome Web Store and connect a provider
Confirmed: Medium; install the CLI, then one command starts the Docker Compose stack and generates config
Confirmed: Medium; Python 3.10, Docker Compose services (SearxNG, Redis), a local model server and .env config
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Stars over time
Switch to Growth % to compare projects of different sizes fairly.
- Nanobrowser
- Kortix (formerly Suna)
- AgenticSeek
Tracked daily since 16 Oct 2026. Dashed history: estimated from public records of when people starred the repo. Lines connect observations only; gaps contain no measured points.
Growth % starts at each project's first observed point in the shown range. Zero-star starts are unavailable.
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Numbers: GitHub, fetched nightly. Facts: read from each project's own documentation, with the source on its page. How we check. nanobrowser/nanobrowser ↗kortix-ai/suna ↗Fosowl/agenticSeek ↗