# Browserbase vs Hyperbrowser

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Browserbase

| Attribute | Browserbase | Hyperbrowser |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 70.4 (55% (medium)) | 63.4 (75% (high)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Cloud-based browser automation service that provides serverless, on-demand execution of Puppeteer and Playwright scripts with integrated proxy rotation, bot detection evasion, and AI agent support. Charges transparently using a credit system that separately itemizes computational usage and bandwidth consumption. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_minute_cloud_compute","navigation_engine":"hybrid_vision_and_dom","architecture_model":"cloud_hosted_headless_infrastructure","chrome_extension_injection_support":false,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":false,"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":false,"hosted_headless_cloud_infrastructure_provided":true,"captcha_and_cloudflare_antibot_evasion_built_in":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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)"}]` | `[{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"Puppeteer"},{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"Anthropic Claude Computer Use"}]` |
| 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 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"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Tier","summary":"$0.10/hour browser compute + $10/GB proxy data, free tier with volume discounts available","features":["Unlimited credits","Ultra stealth mode","Custom rate limits","Volume discounts for high-scale operations","12 global regions","99.99% uptime SLA","Auto-rotating residential proxies","Session replay","Chrome DevTools Protocol access","Playwright Trace Viewer","Remote debugging attachment"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free credits to start with browser compute and proxy usage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"starting_credits":"5000"}}],"summary":"Free tier; pay-as-you-go: $0.10/hour browser compute, $10/GB proxy bandwidth","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.hyperbrowser.ai/tech-blog/unlocking-data-extraction-using-transparent-pricing-vs-legacy-bottlenecks","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T10:59:42.850Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Browser Computer Use Agents)

| Capability | Browserbase | Hyperbrowser |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Tiered API requests | Per minute cloud compute |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:31:15.057Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*