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Self-hostable headless Chrome service; BrowserQL for bot-heavy sites

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Overall in browser apis
7of 14 · score 83.9
Data coverage
88%
23 of 26 fields sourced

Best for

  • •Teams that expect to self-host eventually
  • •Screenshot and PDF pipelines at steady volume
  • •Declarative unblocking without adopting an agent framework

Strong on

  • +Human handoff Yes 1/14
  • +Open-source core Yes 1/14
  • +Funding stage bootstrapped 3/14
  • +Browser regions us-west, eu-west, eu-central 3/12

Weak on

  • −Agent API No 9/14
    Better: Hyperbrowser: Yes
  • −Chrome extensions Partial 8/12
    Better: Browserbase: Yes
  • −Launched 2018 12/14
    Better: Browserbase: 2024

vs Kernel

  • •Ahead on CAPTCHA solving: Yes vs Partial
  • •Ahead on Human handoff: Yes vs Partial
  • •Behind on Agent API: No vs Partial
  • •Behind on Session persistence: Partial vs Yes

How Browserless scores among 14 browser apis23 of 26 fields known

Reliability & anti-bot5

Anti-bot pass rate
—
Stealth mode1st
Yes
1/14
docs.browserless.io · 2026-07-01
CAPTCHA solving1st
Yes
1/14
docs.browserless.io · 2026-11-06
Residential proxy
metered-extra
4/14
Leader: Airtop · included
browserless.io · 2026-11-06
Cold start
—

Features10

CDP endpoint1st
Yes
1/14
docs.browserless.io · 2026-07-01
Playwright1st
Yes
1/14
docs.browserless.io · 2026-07-01
Puppeteer1st
Yes
1/14
docs.browserless.io · 2026-07-01
Session persistence
Partial
9/14
Leader: Browserbase · Yes
Live view1st
Yes
1/14
Session replay
Partial
6/14
Leader: Browserbase · Yes
Max concurrency1st
100 sessions
1/13
browserless.io · 2026-11-07
File downloads1st
Yes
1/14
docs.browserless.io · 2026-07-01
Chrome extensions
Partial
8/12
Leader: Browserbase · Yes
Browser regions3rd
us-west, eu-west, eu-central
3/12
Leader: Hyperbrowser · us-central, us-east, us-west, europe-west, asia-south
browserless.io · 2026-11-06

Agentic3

Agent API
No
9/14
Leader: Hyperbrowser · Yes
MCP server1st
Yes
1/14
Human handoff1st
Yes
1/14

Pricing3

Pricing model1st
per-hour
1/14
Per browser-hour
—
Free tier1st
Yes
1/14
browserless.io · 2026-11-06

Traction3

GitHub stars
10,000
5/10
Leader: Browser Use · 120,216
Funding stage3rd
bootstrapped
3/14
Leader: Cloudflare Browser Rendering · public
Open-source core1st
Yes
1/14
github.com · 2026-07-01

Positioning2

Positioning
Headless browser automation you can host yourself
Launched
2018
12/14
Leader: Browserbase · 2024

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Browserless logo & brand colours

Logo assets

LogoSVG
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MonochromeSVG
Browserless logo

Flattened to currentColor, what Toolweight renders in tables and nav.

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Browserless brand colours

#000000