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Browserless

The web layer your agents run on.

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Browserless provides managed headless browsers for automation, scraping, testing, and agent use through WebSocket, REST, BrowserQL, and MCP interfaces.

Vendor's own claim
infrastructure

Core capabilities

Vendor's own claim
  • Managed Playwright/Puppeteer/Selenium browsers
  • REST screenshots, PDFs, scraping, search, crawl, and export
  • BrowserQL automation
  • Stealth, CAPTCHA solving, and proxy support
  • Authenticated browser profiles
  • MCP and self-hosted options

API & agent surface

From official docs
Authentication
API token as a token query parameter; self-hosted deployments can set TOKEN.
Base URL
https://production-sfo.browserless.io
Notable endpoints
  • POST /screenshot
  • PDF capture
  • Content scraping
  • Custom browser functions
  • CAPTCHA solving
  • Authenticated profile management
  • Crawls
  • POST /agent/run and GET /agent/run/{id}
MCP tools exposed
smart scrapefunctiondownloadexportsearchmapperformancecrawl
Machine-readable spec
OpenAPI spec retrieved

Pricing

From official docs
PlanPriceIncludedNotable
FreeFree/month billed annually1k units/month; 2 concurrent browsers; one-minute sessionsBrowserQL, Residential and datacenter proxies, CAPTCHA solving
Prototyping$25/month billed annually20k units/month; 10 concurrent browsers15-minute sessions, 7-day persisted sessions
Starter$140/month billed annually180k units/month; 40 concurrent browsers30-minute sessions, Email, chat and video support
Scale$350/month billed annually500k units/month; 100 concurrent browsers60-minute sessions, 90-day persisted sessions
CustomCustom pricingPrivate deployments or licensed self-hosting, Custom concurrency and proxy limits

Checked 2026-08-06 against their pricing page. Vendors change pricing without notice.

What is Browserless

Vendor's own claim

Browser infrastructure that lets applications and agents run browser tasks without operating their own browser fleet.

Ideal customer profile

Our read

Engineering and GTM teams that need browser automation or difficult web access as an infrastructure capability.

Who should look elsewhere

Our read

It is a poor fit for teams that only need occasional, simple HTTP extraction: Browserless bills in units and its entry free plan has a one-minute maximum session time and two concurrent browsers. Teams without someone able to manage browser automation, tokens, and target-site constraints should not treat it as a no-code scraper.

Tools in the same layer

Our read

No curated rival set covers this tool yet, so these are simply other tools in the same architectural layer and product form. Treat it as a starting point, not a shortlist.

Browserless FAQ

Does Browserless publish an OpenAPI specification?

Yes. A confirmed OpenAPI 3.0 document describes its Cloud and Enterprise APIs.

From official docs
Which browser libraries can connect?

The docs name Puppeteer, Playwright, and Selenium connections over WebSocket.

From official docs
Can an agent invoke browser tasks?

Yes. Browserless documents MCP and its changelog describes POST /agent/run with polling or webhook results.

From official docs
How does Browserless authenticate API requests?

The OpenAPI description says Cloud requests include an API token as a query parameter; self-hosted deployments set a TOKEN environment variable.

From official docs
What is included in the free plan?

Free includes 1k units/month, two concurrent browsers, one-minute sessions, and limited persistence/log storage.

From official docs
Can it be self-hosted?

Yes. The product documents self-hosted Enterprise deployments and the pricing page lists licensed self-hosting under Custom pricing.

From official docs

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