# Browser Use vs Browserbase

| Attribute | Browser Use | Browserbase |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 70 (42% (low)) | 70.4 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 110,846 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based platform for web automation that allows artificial intelligence agents to navigate websites, interact with elements, submit forms, and extract information. Offers both a managed service with anti-bot detection capabilities and an open-source library for local deployment. | Provides managed, cloud-hosted browser infrastructure that enables AI agents to automate web interactions, extract data, and handle complex workflows. Includes APIs for web search and content fetching, plus an SDK for building intelligent agents without requiring local browser management. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_minute_cloud_compute","navigation_engine":"hybrid_vision_and_dom","architecture_model":"cloud_hosted_headless_infrastructure","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"residential_ip_proxy_rotation_network":true,"anthropic_computer_use_api_compatibility":true,"multi_tab_and_concurrent_session_management":true,"session_recording_and_video_replay_debugging":true,"hosted_headless_cloud_infrastructure_provided":true,"captcha_and_cloudflare_antibot_evasion_built_in":true}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"tiered_api_requests","navigation_engine":"hybrid_vision_and_dom","architecture_model":"cloud_hosted_headless_infrastructure","chrome_extension_injection_support":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"residential_ip_proxy_rotation_network":true,"anthropic_computer_use_api_compatibility":true,"multi_tab_and_concurrent_session_management":true,"session_recording_and_video_replay_debugging":true,"element_caching_and_fast_reattachment_cookies":true,"hosted_headless_cloud_infrastructure_provided":true,"captcha_and_cloudflare_antibot_evasion_built_in":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1,000 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Notion"}]` | `[{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"Puppeteer"},{"name":"Selenium"},{"name":"Stagehand"},{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"CrewAI"},{"name":"Mastra"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"Anthropic Claude"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Web Bot Auth (via partnership)"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with 3 concurrent sessions","features":["3 concurrent sessions","10 agent tasks per month","Free browser access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"No card required. Free browser sessions with task limits.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_sessions":"3","agent_tasks_per_month":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay as you go","summary":"$0.02/browser-hour, no subscription","features":["$0.02 per browser-hour","No monthly minimum","Proxy and egress charges separate","Unlimited agent tasks"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Purchase credits, pay for usage only. No recurring subscription.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_sessions":"10 after first credit purchase"}},{"free":false,"name":"Dev","summary":"$29/month","features":["25 concurrent sessions","$29/month in usage credits","Advanced stealth features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Monthly subscription tier for development and testing.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_credits":"$29","concurrent_sessions":"25"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$299/month","features":["200 concurrent sessions","$299/month in usage credits"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":299,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Production-scale subscription for ongoing automation needs.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_credits":"$299","concurrent_sessions":"200"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scaleup","summary":"$999/month","features":["500 concurrent sessions","$999/month in usage credits","Residential proxy discount ($4/GB)"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":999,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"High-volume tier with maximum concurrency and proxy discounts.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_credits":"$999","concurrent_sessions":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for pricing","features":["Custom credit pool","Service-level agreements","Negotiated data-retention policies","Dedicated support"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Custom terms with negotiated credits, SLAs, and dedicated support.","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Managed residential proxy","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Managed residential proxy (Scaleup tier)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":4,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Direct connection or customer proxy egress","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free to start, $0.02/browser-hour on pay-as-you-go, or subscriptions from $29–$999/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://browser-use.com/pricing.md","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T22:14:52.750Z","startingPrice":{"amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with limited usage","features":["Concurrent browsers (limited)","Limited session minutes","$5 in model tokens"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Explore and prototype ideas","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"models":"$5 in tokens"}},{"free":false,"name":"Developer","summary":"$20/mo + usage-based metering","features":["Auto captcha solving","Stagehand SDK access","Model Gateway pay-as-you-go","Session recording","Search and Fetch APIs"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"browser-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"Search API calls"},"kind":"metered","amount":7,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"Fetch API calls"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"Fetch API calls with proxies"},"kind":"metered","amount":4,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":12,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Build and test real workflows","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Startup","summary":"$99/mo + usage-based metering","features":["All Developer features","Verified Agents","Auto captcha solving","Lower per-hour browser costs"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"browser-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Run in production with room to grow","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"Custom pricing — contact sales","features":["HIPAA (BAA) & DPA","SSO available","Verified Agents","Captcha solving","Dedicated support"],"description":"Operate at scale with full control and infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans from $20/mo plus usage-based metering for browser hours, API calls, and data transfer.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://browserbase.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:05:02.859Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.8","date":"2026-08-16T18:48:54Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.7","date":"2026-07-27T17:10:13Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.6","date":"2026-07-17T05:29:18Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.5","date":"2026-07-17T00:49:17Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.4","date":"2026-07-11T18:50:05Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.3","date":"2026-07-01T15:06:07Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.2","date":"2026-06-12T22:45:04Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.1","date":"2026-06-10T01:00:59Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.13.0","date":"2026-06-08T22:07:47Z","type":"stable","version":"0.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.9","date":"2026-05-26T03:45:22Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.8","date":"2026-05-23T19:29:53Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.7","date":"2026-05-19T01:11:20Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.6","date":"2026-04-02T07:54:28Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.5","date":"2026-03-25T05:17:51Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.4","date":"2026-03-24T20:47:30Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.3","date":"2026-03-23T22:41:47Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.2","date":"2026-03-12T21:14:29Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.1","date":"2026-03-03T01:52:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.0","date":"2026-02-26T01:48:40Z","type":"stable","version":"0.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.11.13","date":"2026-02-25T05:19:15Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.13"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.skillsjars%3Abrowser-use__browser-use__remote-browser&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Browser Computer Use Agents)

| Capability | Browser Use | Browserbase |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Cloud hosted headless infrastructure | Cloud hosted headless infrastructure |
| Navigation engine | Hybrid vision and dom | Hybrid vision and dom |
| Hosted headless cloud infrastructure provided | ✓ | ✓ |
| Captcha and cloudflare antibot evasion built in | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi tab and concurrent session management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chrome extension injection support | - | ✓ |
| Residential ip proxy rotation network | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anthropic computer use API compatibility | ✓ | ✓ |
| Session recording and video replay debugging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Element caching and fast reattachment cookies | - | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mit or apache permissive oss license | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Per minute cloud compute | Tiered API requests |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:07:44.241Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*