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Browserbase makes the web as reliable and programmable as APIs
As of 29 August 2026, Browserbase has a free plan and paid plans start at $20/month. Headless browser infrastructure that lets AI agents navigate and interact with real websites. Softwr lists it under Automation Integration.
Overview
What Browserbase does
Headless browser infrastructure that lets AI agents navigate and interact with real websites.
What people use it for
- Web scraping and automation
- Browser-based data extraction
- AI agent infrastructure
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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
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Pricing
What Browserbase costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- 3 concurrent browsers, 1 browser hour/month
- 1,000 search and fetch calls each
- 15-minute session limit, 7-day data retention
Developer
$20 /mo
- 25 concurrent browsers, 100 browser hours
- $0.12/hour overage on browser time
- 1,000 fetch calls with usage-based overages
Startup
$99 /mo
- 100 concurrent browsers, 500 browser hours
- $0.10/hour overage on browser time
- 10,000 fetch calls with usage-based overages
- 30-day data retention
Scale
On request
- 250+ concurrent browsers, 500+ browser hours
- 10,000+ search/fetch calls with usage-based pricing
- Custom retention, HIPAA (BAA), DPA, SSO
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Browserbase cost?
Free plan available; Developer plan is $20/month; Startup (most popular) is $99/month; Scale tier has custom pricing.
SourceWhat 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.
SourceWhat 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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