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Substrate Browser vs Novada
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Token-first headless browser for AIs. Extracts a tiny semantic graph, cutting HTML bloat by 95%.
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Search, extract, crawl, map, research, scrape 16 platforms, browser automation, proxy — one API key.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (92 and 96 out of 100). Novada is hosted and callable through the gateway; Substrate Browser runs on your own machine.
| Substrate Browser | Novada | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | A96/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 3 |
| Downloads / week | 32 | 176 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 10 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-15 |
| Category | Scraping and browsing | Scraping and browsing |