Browserless
Browserless provides managed headless browser sessions for automation through a web service, with a self-hosted option.
What Browserless is
Browserless provides managed headless browser sessions for automation through a web service, with a self-hosted option. It connects with Puppeteer and Playwright over WebSocket and offers REST APIs for screenshots, PDFs, scraping and content extraction. BrowserQL provides GraphQL-based automation. Sessions can persist and reconnect, and listed capabilities also include stealth mode, CAPTCHA solving and browser endpoints by region. Integrations include n8n, Zapier, Browser Use, Vercel AI SDK, LangChain and MCP. The service is open source and supports cloud execution; help is available through email, chat, community and documentation. A free plan is available with 1,000 units per month, two concurrent browsers, sessions of up to two minutes, one day of persisted session and replay storage, and an eight-hour log search window. Higher listed plans increase usage, browser concurrency, maximum session length, persisted storage and log search windows.
Good
- Supports Puppeteer and Playwright connectivity
- REST APIs cover screenshots, PDFs and scraping
- Offers both cloud and self-hosted deployment
- Integrates with automation and AI tools
Watch out
- Free plan has a two-minute maximum session
- Free plan allows two concurrent browsers
Who it suits
Browserless suits developers and teams automating browser work with Puppeteer, Playwright, APIs or BrowserQL. Its cloud and self-hosted options may suit different deployment needs.
Verdict
Browserless offers several browser automation interfaces and deployment options, with a free plan for limited usage. Review the free plan's session, concurrency and storage limits before relying on it for ongoing work.
Plans and prices
From Browserless's own pricing page, checked 19 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Priced on request | billed annually · 1,000 units/month · 2 concurrent browsers · 2-minute maximum session time · 1 day persisted sessions and replays storage · 8-hour log search window · Custom price |
| Prototyping | $25 a month | billed annually · 20,000 units/month · 10 maximum concurrent browsers · 15-minute maximum session time · 7-day persisted sessions and replays storage · 24-hour log search window · billed annual |
| Starter | $140 a month | billed annually · 180,000 units/month · 40 maximum concurrent browsers · 30-minute maximum session time · 30-day persisted sessions and replays storage · 3-day log search window · billed annual |
| Scale | $350 a month | billed annually · 500,000 units/month · 100 maximum concurrent browsers · 60-minute maximum session time · 90-day persisted sessions and replays storage · 7-day log search window · billed annual |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Custom pricing for large-scale deployments · Millions of units consumed · Hundreds or thousands of concurrent browsers · Custom price |
The facts
Each one read from Browserless's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compliance
- SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, two factorchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- cloud, self hostedchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Puppeteer, Playwright, n8n, Zapier, Browser Use, Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, MCPchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Key features
- Managed headless browser sessions over WebSocket · Puppeteer and Playwright connectivity · REST APIs for screenshots, PDFs, scraping and content extraction · BrowserQL GraphQL automation · Persistent sessions and session reconnects · Stealth mode and CAPTCHA solving · Regional browser endpoints and load balancing · Live debugging and session recordingchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Support
- email, chat, community, docschecked 19 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Battle Ground, Washington, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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