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Browser Use vs Browserbase

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Browser Use

Automation Integration

Give Browser Use a natural-language task and receive completed work from a managed browser agent

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Free
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Full reviewWebsite
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Browserbase

Automation Integration

Browserbase makes the web as reliable and programmable as APIs

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Browser Use annual plans cost 10 months of fees but provide 12 months of credits (Dev: $290/year with $360 credits); Browserbase free plan limited to 3 concurrent browsers and 1 browser hour/month
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 29 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Browser Use and Browserbase actually diverge.

Attributes where Browser Use and Browserbase differ
AttributeBrowser UseBrowserbase
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automation Integration).

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Browser Use

  • Web automationnot Browserbase
  • Browser task automationnot Browserbase

Browserbase

  • Web scraping and automationnot Browser Use
  • Browser-based data extractionnot Browser Use
  • AI agent infrastructurenot Browser Use

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Browser Use

  • Annual plans cost 10 months of fees but provide 12 months of credits (Dev: $290/year with $360 credits)
  • Proxy costs extra: $4-5/GB managed residential proxy
  • Cloud browser sessions add $0.02/hour minimum 1 minute

Browserbase

  • Free plan limited to 3 concurrent browsers and 1 browser hour/month
  • Usage-based overages apply to browser hours and API calls beyond included amounts

Pricing, plan by plan

Browser Use

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 10 agent tasks/month
    • 3 concurrent sessions
  • Dev$29/month
    • $29 monthly credits
    • 25 concurrent sessions
  • Business$299/month
    • $299 monthly credits
    • 200 concurrent sessions
  • Scaleup$999/month
    • $999 monthly credits
    • 500 concurrent sessions

Browserbase

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 3 concurrent browsers, 1 browser hour/month
    • 1,000 search and fetch calls each
    • 15-minute session limit, 7-day data retention
  • Developer$20/month
    • 25 concurrent browsers, 100 browser hours
    • $0.12/hour overage on browser time
    • 1,000 fetch calls with usage-based overages
  • Startup$99/month
    • 100 concurrent browsers, 500 browser hours
    • $0.10/hour overage on browser time
    • 10,000 fetch calls with usage-based overages
  • Scale$null/mo
    • 250+ concurrent browsers, 500+ browser hours
    • 10,000+ search/fetch calls with usage-based pricing
    • Custom retention, HIPAA (BAA), DPA, SSO

Which should you pick?

Choose Browser Use if

  • You want to start without paying.
Browser Use review

Choose Browserbase if

  • You want to start without paying.
Browserbase review

Questions people ask

Is Browser Use or Browserbase better?
Neither clearly leads. Browser Use starts at Free and Browserbase at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Browser Use or Browserbase?
Browser Use starts at Free and Browserbase at Free.
Does Browser Use or Browserbase run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Browser Use for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Browser Use best used for?
Browser Use is most often used for web automation, browser task automation. Of those, web automation and browser task automation are not what Browserbase is typically brought in for.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Browser Use: How much does Browser Use's Dev plan cost?

The Dev plan costs $29 per month and includes $29 in monthly agent credits, 25 concurrent sessions, and browser automation capabilities.

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Browserbase: How much does Browserbase cost?

Free plan available; Developer plan is $20/month; Startup (most popular) is $99/month; Scale tier has custom pricing.

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Browser Use: What is the cost of Browser Use's cloud browser sessions?

Cloud browser sessions cost $0.02 per browser-hour with a one-minute minimum, rounded up to the nearest minute.

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Browserbase: What browser concurrency limits does Browserbase have?

Free plan allows 3 concurrent browsers. Developer plan allows 25 concurrent browsers. Startup allows 100 concurrent browsers. Scale tier offers 250+ concurrent browsers.

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Browser Use: Does Browser Use offer a free plan?

Browser Use's free plan includes 10 agent tasks per month and 3 concurrent sessions at no cost, available without payment information.

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Browserbase: What are Browserbase's browser hour limits and overage costs?

Free plan includes 1 browser hour/month. Developer includes 100 hours at $0.12/hour overage. Startup includes 500 hours at $0.10/hour overage. Scale tier includes 500+ hours with custom usage-based pricing.

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Browser Use: How much do Browser Use's annual subscriptions save compared to monthly?

Annual subscriptions cost 10 months of fees: Dev costs $290/year with $360 credits, Business costs $2,990/year with $3,600 credits, and Scaleup costs $9,990/year with $12,000 credits.

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