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Browser Use Cloud alternatives

11 tools we tested head to head against Browser Use Cloud, ranked — and what each one actually does differently.

last reviewed 21 aug 2026 · from our best 12 web scraping and browser apis ·list curated by Onur Ozcanxin

first — what you'd be leaving

Browser Use Cloud ranks #12 of 12 in our web scraping apis testing. a landmark open-source library with a hosted tier we could not price.

58/100

the most important open-source project in this category by adoption, wrapped in a hosted service whose own per-minute rate we could not confirm from its own site.

why people look for an alternative
  • the vendor's own pages give conflicting per-minute browser rates
  • real cost includes llm tokens on top of unforecastable browser time
  • the cloud service itself is not self-hostable, only the library
  • no mcp server status we could confirm either way

stay with Browser Use Cloud if the underlying library is MIT with 109,980 stars and daily commits is the thing you care about most — nothing below beats it on that.

the short version
best alternativeFirecrawlfeeding clean, llm-ready pages to a model without thinking about proxies86/100
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    Firecrawl

    #1 in web scraping apis · one credit, one page, js included — and 170k stars behind it

    86/100

    verdictthe simplest honest pricing in the category and the largest open-source project in it — with a copyleft licence that will stop some teams cold.

    Firecrawl vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudFirecrawl
    price$29 / month on Dev$16 / month on Hobby
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsllm content extraction
    1k js pagesnot per-page priced~$3.20 amortised
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmed1 credit = 1 page
    concurrency25 on dev5 on hobby
    self-hostlibrary only — MITyes — AGPL-3.0

    switch forfeeding clean, llm-ready pages to a model without thinking about proxies

    pros
    • +one credit per page with js rendering included — no multiplier to model
    • +charges only for successful requests
    • +official mcp server, so agents can drive it directly
    • +170,358 github stars and actively developed; self-hostable
    • +returns llm-ready markdown rather than raw html
    cons
    • AGPL-3.0 core licence blocks embedding in closed products
    • no published captcha-solving or residential proxy rates
    • 5 concurrent requests on the entry plan
    • pricier per thousand pages than the proxy vendors
  2. 2

    Scrapfly

    #2 in web scraping apis · cheapest verified price per thousand, with a failure guarantee that has a cliff

    80/100

    verdictthe cheapest thousand pages we could actually verify, with itemised per-feature credits — undercut by anti-bot handling that can silently raise the price of a call.

    Scrapfly vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudScrapfly
    price$29 / month on Dev$30 / month on Discovery
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsproxy + scraping infrastructure
    1k js pagesnot per-page priced~$0.90
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmed6 credits per js request
    concurrency25 on dev5 on discovery
    self-hostlibrary only — MITnone published

    switch forhigh-volume html scraping where you want the lowest verified unit cost

    pros
    • +about $0.90 per 1,000 js pages — cheapest verified in the category
    • +per-feature credit costs itemised in the documentation
    • +failed scrapes are not billed under normal failure rates
    • +free plan with 1,000 credits
    cons
    • the failure guarantee switches off above a 30% hourly failure rate
    • anti-bot handling can upgrade the proxy pool and raise the real cost
    • 5 concurrent requests on the entry plan
    • no mcp server or self-host option we could confirm
  3. 3

    Bright Data

    #3 in web scraping apis · pay per successful record, everything bundled, concurrency uncapped

    79/100

    verdictthe most complete bundle in the category with a genuine pay-only-for-success guarantee and no concurrency ceiling — sold through a pricing surface that hides its own plan prices behind a slider.

    Bright Data vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudBright Data
    price$29 / month on Dev$1.50 / 1,000 records pay-as-you-go
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsproxy + scraping infrastructure
    1k js pagesnot per-page priced$1.50
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmedper successful record
    concurrency25 on devunlimited
    self-hostlibrary only — MITnone published

    switch forproduction scraping at volume where unlimited concurrency matters more than the last cent

    pros
    • +explicit no-charge-for-failed-deliveries guarantee
    • +js rendering, proxies and captcha solving bundled into the per-record price
    • +unlimited concurrency on every plan including pay-as-you-go
    • +free tier of 5,000 records a month, no card required
    cons
    • scale plan pricing is behind a slider rather than printed
    • no separate js-rendering figure, so the surcharge cannot be modelled
    • the product catalogue sprawls across many overlapping pricing pages
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  4. 4

    Browserbase

    #4 in web scraping apis · the best real browser to hand an agent, billed by the hour

    77/100

    verdictthe strongest agent-browser product here, with captcha solving and stealth included from the entry tier — and a time-based bill that makes a fixed page count impossible to forecast.

    Browserbase vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudBrowserbase
    price$29 / month on Dev$20 / month on Developer
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsagent browser sessions
    1k js pagesnot per-page pricednot per-page priced
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmed$0.12 / browser-hour
    concurrency25 on dev25 on developer
    self-hostlibrary only — MITno — cloud only

    switch foragents that need to log in, click through and act rather than just read a page

    pros
    • +Stagehand is the most mature agent-driving layer in the category
    • +official mcp server over hosted streamable http
    • +captcha solving and stealth included from the $20 tier, not metered
    • +25 concurrent browsers on the entry plan
    cons
    • billed by browser-hour, so a fixed page count has no predictable price
    • proxy data at $12/GB is the most expensive here
    • no self-hosting — cloud only, private cloud is enterprise-gated
    • the per-call Fetch api is not confirmed to render javascript
  5. 5

    Oxylabs

    #5 in web scraping apis · the clearest js surcharge in the category, stated in dollars

    75/100

    verdictthe most legible pricing table of the proxy vendors — a flat $1.35 per thousand rendered results regardless of target — held back by a hard requests-per-second ceiling.

    Oxylabs vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudOxylabs
    price$29 / month on Dev$49 / month on Micro
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsproxy + scraping infrastructure
    1k js pagesnot per-page priced$1.35
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmedper successful result
    concurrency25 on dev50 requests/sec
    self-hostlibrary only — MITnone published

    switch forbuyers who want the javascript premium stated as a price rather than a multiplier

    pros
    • +javascript surcharge printed as a flat $1.35/1,000, independent of target
    • +billed per successful result, with rendered and non-rendered split out
    • +proxies and captcha handling included as standard
    • +soc 2 type 2 and gdpr posture stated on the product page
    cons
    • concurrency capped as a 50 requests/second rate limit, not parallel threads
    • residential bandwidth priced on a separate page from the scraper api
    • no mcp server found on the vendor's own pages
  6. 6

    ScrapingBee

    #6 in web scraping apis · flat multipliers, cheapest entry plan, and 404s count as wins

    73/100

    verdictthe cheapest entry plan here with multipliers simple enough to do in your head — as long as your targets never push you onto the 75-credit stealth tier.

    ScrapingBee vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudScrapingBee
    price$29 / month on Dev$19.99 / month on Hobby
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsproxy + scraping infrastructure
    1k js pagesnot per-page priced$1.33
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmed5 credits per js request
    concurrency25 on dev25 on hobby
    self-hostlibrary only — MITnone published

    switch forsmall teams who want a predictable bill and a cheap way in

    pros
    • +cheapest entry plan in the ranking at $19.99/month
    • +four flat credit multipliers, simple enough to forecast mentally
    • +25 concurrent requests on the entry plan
    • +1,000 free credits, no card required
    cons
    • 404 and 410 responses are billed as successful requests
    • stealth tier costs 75 credits a call — 15x the ordinary rendered rate
    • no confirmable mcp server, self-host option or captcha documentation
  7. 7

    Steel

    #7 in web scraping apis · the agent browser you can actually run yourself

    71/100

    verdictthe only genuinely self-hostable browser platform here, Apache-2.0 and running in docker — with every resource drawing from one credit pool that makes forecasting a modelling exercise.

    Steel vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudSteel
    price$29 / month on Dev$0.10 / browser-hour pay-as-you-go
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsagent browser sessions
    1k js pagesnot per-page pricednot per-page priced
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmed$0.10 / browser-hour
    concurrency25 on dev10 free, 100 on scale
    self-hostlibrary only — MITyes — Apache-2.0

    switch forteams who want agent browser infrastructure without a vendor dependency

    pros
    • +Apache-2.0 and self-hostable via docker — the permissive open option here
    • +7,521 github stars and actively developed
    • +no monthly minimum on the pay-as-you-go tier, billed by the minute
    • +$30 of free credits to start
    cons
    • browser hours, proxy, captcha and tool calls all meter from one pool
    • captcha solving is marketed as built-in but billed per solve
    • $250/month is a steep jump to the first flat plan
    • no per-page price exists, so budgeting means benchmarking
  8. 8

    Apify

    #8 in web scraping apis · a marketplace of ready-made scrapers, priced in ram-hours

    69/100

    verdictthe largest library of pre-built scrapers in the category and a first-class mcp server — sold in a compute unit that makes the cost of a page unknowable until after you run it.

    Apify vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudApify
    price$29 / month on Dev$29 / month on Starter
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsscraper marketplace
    1k js pagesnot per-page pricednot derivable
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmed1 cu = 1gb ram-hour
    concurrency25 on devunpublished on starter
    self-hostlibrary only — MITmcp server only

    switch forgetting a working scraper for a specific site today instead of building one

    pros
    • +thousands of pre-built Actors for specific sites, ready to run
    • +official mcp server, open source, that lets agents discover and run Actors
    • +Crawlee is Apache-2.0 with 25,453 stars
    • +$5 of free platform credit every month
    cons
    • compute-unit billing means no derivable per-page cost
    • Actor rental prices stack on top of platform compute
    • residential proxy at $8/GB is the priciest here
    • concurrency on the entry paid tier is not published
  9. 9

    Hyperbrowser

    #9 in web scraping apis · every rate itemised on the pricing page, and nothing behind it

    66/100

    verdictthe most transparently itemised pricing of the browser-session vendors — attached to a company with no visible open-source presence or agent integration.

    Hyperbrowser vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudHyperbrowser
    price$29 / month on Dev$30 / month on Startup
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsagent browser sessions
    1k js pagesnot per-page pricednot per-page priced
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmed$0.10 / browser-hour
    concurrency25 on dev25 on startup
    self-hostlibrary only — MITnone published

    switch forteams who want browser sessions with residential proxy bundled and the arithmetic spelled out

    pros
    • +credit-to-dollar conversion stated outright — 1 credit = $0.001
    • +residential proxies included as a plan feature from $30
    • +25 concurrent browsers and free uncapped api requests on paid plans
    • +5,000 free credits a month
    cons
    • no mcp server or agent integration found
    • no open-source repo or self-hosting path
    • billed by browser-hour, so no per-page price exists
  10. 10

    Zyte

    #10 in web scraping apis · no commitment, no overage penalty, and a sixteenfold price range

    64/100

    verdictgenuinely fair terms — no minimum, no overage penalty, $5 to try it — wrapped around a price that varies sixteenfold on a tier assignment you do not control.

    Zyte vs Browser Use Cloud
     Browser Use CloudZyte
    price$29 / month on Dev$1.01 / 1,000 rendered pages at the Simple tier
    free tieryesyes
    typeagent browser sessionsproxy + scraping infrastructure
    1k js pagesnot per-page priced$1.01 to $16.08
    billing unitper minute, rate unconfirmedper 1k, by site tier
    concurrency25 on devnot published
    self-hostlibrary only — MITnone published

    switch forscraping simple targets where you can confirm your sites fall in the cheap bands

    pros
    • +no minimum commitment and no overage penalty, stated explicitly
    • +$1.01 per 1,000 at the Simple tier is the cheapest rendered rate here
    • +$5 free credit with thirty days to use it
    • +stands behind Scrapy, BSD-3-Clause with 63,982 stars
    cons
    • rendered pricing spans 16x across five tiers you do not control
    • the $0.06 headline figure requires three separate qualifiers to reach
    • concurrency, failure-billing and compliance terms are unpublished
+ 1 more tested, not detailed here
we ranked 12 web scraping apis in total. the 1 that didn't make this page are written up in the full ranking →

how these were compared

every tool on this page went through the same test as Browser Use Cloud — same tasks, same order, scored the same way. the comparison tables are the figures from that testing, not vendor spec sheets.

the web scraping apis test in full →
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