Browserbase
Serverless headless browser infrastructure for AI agents with built-in stealth, sessions, debugger, and APIs for web automation at scale.
10,000+
Users
99.9%
Uptime SLA
2024
Founded
Overview
Browserbase provides serverless headless browser infrastructure purpose-built for AI agents and web automation. It offers managed Chromium instances with built-in stealth features, persistent sessions, live debugging, and APIs for search, fetch, and screenshots—making the web as reliable and programmable as APIs. Teams use Browserbase to run browser-based agents without managing infrastructure, proxies, or anti-bot bypasses, with pay-per-use pricing and enterprise-grade reliability.
The Verdict
Who Should Use Browserbase?
Best For
- AI agents requiring browser automation for web navigation
- Teams building web scraping at scale without infrastructure management
- Companies needing stealth browsing and anti-detection capabilities
- Applications requiring persistent browser sessions across interactions
- Developers wanting Playwright/Puppeteer compatibility without hosting
Not Ideal For
- Simple static web scraping without JavaScript rendering
- Projects with strict on-prem requirements
- Extremely high-volume scraping where self-hosting is cheaper
What's Great
- Built-in stealth and anti-detection eliminates captcha and blocking issues
- Live debugger with Chrome DevTools for real-time session inspection
- Persistent sessions enable multi-step workflows with preserved state
- Search and Fetch APIs abstract complex browser operations for agents
- Playwright and Puppeteer compatible—drop-in replacement
- Serverless infrastructure scales automatically without DevOps overhead
Watch Out For
- Usage-based pricing can accumulate costs with intensive automation
- Cloud-only deployment may not suit data residency requirements
- Newer platform with smaller community compared to self-hosted solutions
- Limited customization compared to fully self-managed browser infrastructure
Pricing
Free Plan
$0
Get started with Browserbase. Includes 1,000 session minutes/month, live debugger, basic features for prototyping and development.
Developer
$20/mo
5,000 session minutes included. Additional minutes at $4/1K. Stealth mode, session recordings, priority support.
Startup
$99/mo
Most popular. 30,000 session minutes included. Production-ready with advanced features, dedicated support, and SLA guarantees.
Enterprise
Custom
Unlimited sessions, custom SLA, dedicated infrastructure, compliance support, and enterprise security features. Contact sales.
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Key Features
- Serverless headless browser infrastructure
- Built-in stealth and anti-detection
- Live Chrome DevTools debugger
- Persistent browser sessions
- Search, Fetch, and Screenshot APIs
- Playwright/Puppeteer compatibility
Platforms
- Cloud SaaS (managed)
- REST API
- Python SDK
- JavaScript/TypeScript SDK
- Playwright integration
- Puppeteer integration
How It Compares
| Feature | Browserbase | Bright Data Browser | Apify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | AI agent browser automation | Enterprise web scraping | Full web automation platform |
| Infrastructure | Serverless managed | Managed + proxies | Serverless + actors |
| Stealth | Built-in | Built-in (proxy-based) | Via plugins |
| Pricing | Pay-per-session-minute | Pay-per-GB + platform fee | Pay-per-compute-unit |
| Best For | Agent browser operations | Large-scale scraping | Complex web automation workflows |
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