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Selection criteria Editorial browser-platform shortlist. Compare the browser-session surface first, then separately price agent, identity, search, or execution services that your application actually uses.
Substitutes can replace part of the same job. Complements add another layer and may still require the original product.
Options and their tradeoffs A browser API candidate with an open-source deployment dimension; evaluate managed and self-operated responsibilities separately.
Browser infrastructure · $0 / month + usage · Verified Sep 27, 2026
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official product Steel documents session APIs, context reuse, Playwright/Puppeteer/Selenium connectivity, live sessions and replay. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
steel.dev Status records public product/documentation availability or an explicit preview/open-source designation as observed on the retrieval date. It does not attest service uptime, account access, SLA, or an independently tested production readiness claim.
official repo Steel Browser is a public browser sandbox/API implementation for local or self-hosted deployment. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official pricing Launch is $0 plus usage; browser time $0.10/hour and proxy bandwidth $10/GB; 15-minute sessions and one-time $30 credit. Pricing page last edit June 30, 2026. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.steel.dev official docs Browser Tools provides a screenshot endpoint returning a hosted PNG, with optional full-page capture; this is separate from long-lived sessions. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.steel.dev official product Session API: Create on-demand cloud browser sessions Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
steel.dev official product Context reuse: Save and inject cookies and local storage Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
steel.dev official product Framework support: Puppeteer, Playwright and Selenium integrations Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
steel.dev official product Observability: View live or recorded sessions Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
steel.dev official repo Runtime source: Public browser runtime supports self-hosting Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official pricing Proxy meter: Proxy usage is billed separately from browser time Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.steel.dev A managed browser and adjacent-runtime candidate. Test the same controller and session workload before comparing broader services.
Browser infrastructure · Price needs verification · Verified Sep 27, 2026
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official docs Documentation lists cloud browser sessions, web APIs, AI agents, Playwright/Puppeteer integration, proxies, and Python/Node SDKs. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.hyperbrowser.ai Status records public product/documentation availability or an explicit preview/open-source designation as observed on the retrieval date. It does not attest service uptime, account access, SLA, or an independently tested production readiness claim.
official repo Node SDK example creates a session, connects Playwright over CDP, navigates pages, and stops the session in finally. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official repo Hyperbrowser maintains an MCP server for access from compatible AI clients. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official docs Managed sessions: Create and manage cloud browser sessions Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.hyperbrowser.ai official docs Existing scripts: Playwright and Puppeteer integration Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.hyperbrowser.ai official docs SDKs: Python and Node SDKs are documented Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.hyperbrowser.ai official repo Direct connection: Node SDK exposes a CDP WebSocket endpoint Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official repo Agent tools: Official MCP server integration Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official repo Session cleanup: SDK examples explicitly stop sessions after use Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com A browser-platform candidate with documented authentication and workflow surfaces relevant to authorized logged-in tasks.
Browser infrastructure · Price needs verification · Verified Sep 27, 2026
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official docs Anchor provides cloud navigation, authentication, form filling, extraction, and Python/Node task examples. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.anchorbrowser.io Status records public product/documentation availability or an explicit preview/open-source designation as observed on the retrieval date. It does not attest service uptime, account access, SLA, or an independently tested production readiness claim.
official product Anchor presents infrastructure for computer-use agents and authenticated browser automation. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
anchorbrowser.io official docs Agent Access provides programmatic API-key onboarding and documents a 60-minute session limit. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.anchorbrowser.io official docs Browser hosting: A real cloud browser for agent actions Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.anchorbrowser.io official docs Web actions: Navigation, form filling and extraction Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.anchorbrowser.io official docs Task API: Natural-language task invocation Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.anchorbrowser.io official docs SDK examples: Python and Node integration Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.anchorbrowser.io official product Authentication use: Authenticated website workflows are a product focus Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
anchorbrowser.io official docs Programmatic onboarding: Agent Access can issue scoped onboarding credentials Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.anchorbrowser.io A candidate for browser automation infrastructure when the session and controller connection are the component you need to replace.
Browser infrastructure · $25 / month, billed annually · Verified Sep 27, 2026
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official docs Browserless documents browser automation APIs, BrowserQL and connections for browser frameworks. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.browserless.io Status records public product/documentation availability or an explicit preview/open-source designation as observed on the retrieval date. It does not attest service uptime, account access, SLA, or an independently tested production readiness claim.
official repo Deployable Docker browser infrastructure; repository states free for non-commercial uses. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official pricing Prototyping is $25/month billed annually, with 20,000 units and $0.0020/unit overages; plan includes reconnects and multiple browser engines. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.browserless.io official docs Hosted browsers: Cloud browser execution through APIs Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.browserless.io official repo Deployable runtime: Browser infrastructure can run in Docker Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official pricing BrowserQL: Browser-oriented automation language and editor Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.browserless.io official pricing Session continuity: Reconnect and persisted-session features Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.browserless.io official pricing Browser engines: Chrome, WebKit and Firefox listed in plan features Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.browserless.io official pricing Network options: Residential, datacenter and bring-your-own proxy options vary by plan Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.browserless.io A browser-runtime candidate to evaluate against your required session lifecycle, persistence, and deployment controls.
Browser infrastructure · $0 / month + usage · Verified Sep 27, 2026
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official product Kernel describes isolated Chromium, CDP/WebDriver BiDi, profiles, managed auth, SDKs, MCP and live/replayed observation. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh Status records public product/documentation availability or an explicit preview/open-source designation as observed on the retrieval date. It does not attest service uptime, account access, SLA, or an independently tested production readiness claim.
official docs Documentation details computer controls, Playwright execution, screenshots, profiles and cloud browser sessions. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh official pricing Developer plan is free plus usage. Headless browser costs $0.0000166667/sec, headful $0.0001333336/sec; proxies are not separately charged. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh official docs Isolation: Sandboxed cloud Chromium sessions Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh official docs Control options: Computer controls, Playwright execution, CDP and WebDriver BiDi Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh official docs Observation: Live view, screenshots and MP4 replay Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh official product Persistent state: Profiles preserve browser state between sessions Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh official docs Authentication: Managed Auth and vault-based login options Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh official product Agent integration: Official SDKs, CLI and hosted MCP Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.kernel.sh A control SDK can run above browser infrastructure; it does not by itself provide the managed capacity being compared.
Agent & orchestration · Price needs verification · Verified Sep 27, 2026
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official docs Stagehand v4 combines act/extract/observe with Playwright-style page APIs and TypeScript, Python and Go support. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.stagehand.dev Status records public product/documentation availability or an explicit preview/open-source designation as observed on the retrieval date. It does not attest service uptime, account access, SLA, or an independently tested production readiness claim.
official repo Stagehand is a public SDK repository with local and Browserbase integration paths. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
github.com official product Stagehand is presented as a browser agent SDK with agentic and programmatic control. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
www.stagehand.dev official docs Stagehand documents provider and model configuration for developer-selected models. Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.stagehand.dev official docs Natural-language actions: act translates a requested browser step into action Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.stagehand.dev official docs Schema extraction: extract returns structured data Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.stagehand.dev official docs Action discovery: observe identifies available actions Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.stagehand.dev official docs Deterministic control: Page APIs include goto, click, type and locators Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.stagehand.dev official docs SDK languages: TypeScript, Python and Go Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
docs.stagehand.dev official repo Deployment choice: Local and managed browser integration paths Verified Sep 27, 2026 · verified
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Before you migrate Run one representative workflow using your own login, data policy and approval boundary. Track completion, retries, intervention time and total cost. A different layer can solve an operational bottleneck without replacing your whole stack.
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