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Comparison

Browserbase vs Stagehand

No clear leader: Browserbase (63.5) and Stagehand (60.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Browserbase full profile →Stagehand full profile →
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Browserbase64
Stagehand60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Browserbase64 / 100high · 75%
Stagehand60 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–
Model
Browserbasefreemium
Stagehandcommercial
Price level
Browserbasemid
Stagehand–
Starting price
Browserbase$20
Stagehand–
Transparent
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–
Integrations
Count
Browserbase8
Stagehand–
Security
Certifications
BrowserbaseSOC 2 Type I, HIPAA
Stagehand–
Gdpr
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–
Hipaa
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–
Soc2
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Browserbase–
Stagehand31
Github stars
Browserbase–
Stagehand25,669
Activity
Commits last 30d
Browserbase–
Stagehand99
Release
Cadence days
Browserbase–
Stagehand5
History
Browserbase–
Stagehand20 items
License
Spdx
Browserbase–
StagehandMIT
Language
Primary
Browserbase–
StagehandTypeScript
Market
Availability
BrowserbaseAvailable worldwide
Stagehand–
Content
Faq
Browserbase6 items
Stagehand–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for browser computer use agents. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Architecture model
BrowserbaseCloud hosted headless infrastructure
Stagehand-
Navigation engine
BrowserbaseHybrid vision and dom
StagehandDom tree parsing only
Hosted headless cloud infrastructure provided
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
Captcha and cloudflare antibot evasion built in
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
Multi tab and concurrent session management
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
Chrome extension injection support
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
Residential ip proxy rotation network
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
Anthropic computer use API compatibility
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
Session recording and video replay debugging
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
Element caching and fast reattachment cookies
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
SOC2 type ii
Browserbase✗
Stagehand-
Mit or apache permissive oss license
Browserbase✓
Stagehand-
Pricing model
BrowserbaseTiered API requests
Stagehand-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Browserbase

A cloud-hosted browser automation platform that provides deployed headless browsers and APIs for AI agents to navigate websites, fill forms, extract data, and perform complex actions reliably and at production scale.

Independently observed

Stagehand

A software development kit that enables AI agents to automate browser interactions using Playwright-like APIs across TypeScript, Python, and Go, with self-healing capabilities that adapt when websites change.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Browserbase

from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $20/mo plus usage-based metering for browser hours, API calls, and data transfer.

  • FreeFree
    • Concurrent browsers (limited)
    • Limited session minutes
    • $5 in model tokens
  • Developer$20/mo + usage-based metering
    • Auto captcha solving
    • Stagehand SDK access
    • Model Gateway pay-as-you-go
    • Session recording
    • Search and Fetch APIs
  • Startup$99/mo + usage-based metering
    • All Developer features
    • Verified Agents
    • Auto captcha solving
    • Lower per-hour browser costs
  • ScaleContact sales
    • HIPAA (BAA) & DPA
    • SSO available
    • Verified Agents
    • Captcha solving
    • Dedicated support
as of verify ↗

Stagehand

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–
CLI
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–
Hybrid
Browserbase✓
Stagehand–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Browserbase

13 total
  • Playwright
  • Puppeteer
  • Selenium
  • Stagehand
  • LangChain
  • CrewAI
  • Mastra
  • Vercel
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Google Gemini
  • Web Bot Auth (via partnership)
  • AWS S3
Independently observed

Stagehand

Not documented yet.

Still deciding?

Browserbase or Stagehand: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.