# Browserbase vs OpenAdapt

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Browserbase

| Attribute | Browserbase | OpenAdapt |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 70.4 (55% (medium)) | 53.4 (34% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 68 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 1,702 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":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. | Records your repeated tasks and compiles them into deterministic, verifiable automated programs that execute reliably without generative guessing, with optional AI-assisted repair when applications change. |
| 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":false,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","navigation_engine":"hybrid_vision_and_dom","architecture_model":"open_source_playwright_library","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"session_recording_and_video_replay_debugging":true,"hosted_headless_cloud_infrastructure_provided":true,"captcha_and_cloudflare_antibot_evasion_built_in":false}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | - |
| 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)"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":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":"OpenAdapt Community","summary":"Free, MIT-licensed","features":["Local record, compile, qualify, run, and evidence","Governed repair review and basic scheduling","Community support","No account required"],"description":"Local MIT-licensed runtime for self-directed workflow recording and execution","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Workflow Qualification Sprint","summary":"From $15,000 one-time; $25,000–$40,000 typical for native/RDP/Citrix","features":["Suitability assessment and qualified prototype","Identity and effect-verification contract","Failure and deployment analysis","ROI model and signed go/no-go report"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":15000,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Professional services to evaluate automation suitability for one application and environment","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"scope":"1 application, 1 environment"}},{"free":false,"name":"OpenAdapt Cloud","summary":"$500/month; excludes production SLA and regulated deployment","features":["Managed execution and evidence","Workflow run history and reports","Up to 10,000 runs per month","Governed workflow updates","Mobile-accessible pause and decision responses"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed cloud control plane for approved browser workflows with execution history and governed updates","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"workflow_runs":"10,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Supervised Production Pilot","summary":"Typically $30,000–$60,000 one-time","features":["Supervised production trial","Verified outcome measurement","Halt and intervention tracking","Production acceptance report"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":30000,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Supervised evaluation pilot on representative production cases with outcome verification","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"OpenAdapt Production","summary":"Typically $48,000–$120,000/year; scope per qualified workflow family","features":["Managed execution with governed evidence","Production support","Workflow family and environment scope","Requalification and updates included"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":48000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Annual managed service for qualified workflows with governed evidence, support, and requalification","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free community edition (MIT-licensed) or $500/month managed cloud with 10,000 runs/month. Enterprise and production pricing from $15,000.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://openadapt.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:02:13.991Z","startingPrice":{"amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":500,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 2 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.16.0","date":"2026-08-26T17:30:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.15.1","date":"2026-08-26T15:49:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2026-08-26T14:36:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2026-08-22T22:02:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.13.1","date":"2026-08-20T01:11:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.13.0","date":"2026-08-19T22:10:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.12.1","date":"2026-08-11T19:46:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.12.0","date":"2026-08-05T23:01:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.11.0","date":"2026-08-02T20:05:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.10.4","date":"2026-08-02T09:46:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.10.3","date":"2026-07-30T16:51:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.10.2","date":"2026-07-28T06:26:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.10.1","date":"2026-07-28T01:37:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2026-07-27T14:49:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2026-07-26T23:58:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2026-07-26T19:27:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.7.3","date":"2026-07-25T08:21:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.7.2","date":"2026-07-24T22:05:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2026-07-19T07:27:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/OpenAdapt/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2026-07-19T03:17:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FOpenAdaptAI%2FOpenAdapt&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Browser Computer Use Agents)

| Capability | Browserbase | OpenAdapt |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Cloud hosted headless infrastructure | Open source playwright library |
| 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 | Free open source |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:28:10.551Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*