Browserbase
7.4#4 in headless browser apisFrom $20 a monthFree planWebAPI
VisitBrowserbase vs Firecrawl
What both publish
| Fact | Browserbase | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance | SOC 2, HIPAA | The site displays SOC 2 and SOC II Type 2 references in its footer. |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud, self hosted |
| Integrations | Browserbase lists Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and Stagehand as supported browser automation frameworks. | Listed integrations include ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Lovable, n8n, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Zapier, Make, and Dify. |
| Key features | Managed cloud Chromium browser sessions · Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and Stagehand compatibility · Search API for agent web searches · Fetch API for retrieving web content · Persistent sessions, cookies, uploads, and downloads · Proxy configuration and network controls · Session recording, replay, live view, and logs · Hosted Browserbase Functions runtime | Scrapes pages into Markdown and structured data · Searches the web and returns content from results · Crawls sites using sitemap discovery and recursive link traversal · Supports JavaScript-rendered pages and dynamic content · Routes requests through proxies and supports proxy location selection · Supports browser interaction using natural-language prompts or code · Offers batch scraping of multiple URLs · Provides API, SDKs, CLI, and MCP integration paths |
| Product | Browserbase is a platform for building and deploying agents that browse and interact with the web like humans. | Firecrawl is a web data API for searching, scraping, and interacting with the web, returning clean Markdown and structured data for LLMs, agents, and AI software. |
| Security | The browser page states that Browserbase is SOC-2 Type II compliant and that sessions are isolated, connections encrypted, and data does not persist between runs. | Firecrawl accepts vulnerability reports through its Bugcrowd program and says good-faith research under the program rules is covered by safe harbor. |
Browserbase plans
- Free PlanFree
- Developer Plan$20 a month
- Startup Plan$99 a month
- Scale PlanPriced on request
Firecrawl plans
- FreeFree
- Hobby$16 a month
- Standard$83 a month
- Growth$333 a month
- Scale$599 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Browserbase if…
Browserbase suits developers building web-browsing agents who need browser automation, web search, and content retrieval in a cloud service. Its listed use cases include healthcare insurance checks, financial workflows, real estate operations, HR and payroll tasks, and data extraction.
Pick Firecrawl if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.