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BrowserCat
by BrowserCat
What BrowserCat is
BrowserCat provides one API endpoint for managed cloud browser sessions. It routes each session by capability, latency, and availability, with automatic failover. Playwright, Puppeteer, and Chrome DevTools Protocol clients can connect, while browser instances and launch options are configurable. The service supports scraping, image, PDF, and video generation, automated tasks and tests, and browser access for LLMs. Documentation says sessions currently run on Cloudflare, with additional backends planned behind the same API. Sessions are isolated, and downloads, cache, cookies, and local storage are removed when a session ends. BrowserCat says it does not collect sensitive session information. WebSocket use costs one credit per 30 seconds, rounded up; successful Utility API requests cost one credit each. The free Hobby plan includes 1,000 credits monthly and 1,000 concurrent requests. Business is listed at $50/month, with selectable credits and $0.00175 per extra credit. One-time credit packs are also available.
Who it suits
BrowserCat suits developers building browser automation, scraping, generation, testing, or LLM browser workflows through Playwright, Puppeteer, or CDP.
What it does well
- Single endpoint for managed browsers
- Automatic backend failover
- Playwright, Puppeteer, and CDP support
- Free Hobby plan
- 1,000 concurrent requests
What to know first
- No Selenium or Cypress support planned
- Free plans have spending limits
- Sessions currently run on Cloudflare
- No self-hosted option
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Business | $50/month · Credits per month: selectable · $0.00175 / extra credit · 1,000 concurrent requests · Playwright, Puppeteer, & CDP · All major browsers · Global browser fleet · Priority email support | $50 a month |
| Enterprise | Contact us · 1,000 concurrent requests · Playwright, Puppeteer, & CDP · All major browsers · Global browser fleet · Dedicated support kitten | On request |
| Starter credit pack | $20 · 10,000 credits · $0.002 / credit · One-time pack | $20, paid once |
| Growth credit pack | $87.50 · 50,000 credits · $0.00175 / credit · One-time pack | $87.50, paid once |
| Scale credit pack | $300 · 200,000 credits · $0.0015 / credit · One-time pack | $300, paid once |
| Hobby | $0/month · 1,000 credits per month · $0.0025 / extra credit · 1,000 concurrent requests · Playwright, Puppeteer, & CDP · All major browsers · Global browser fleet · Basic email support | Free |
As browsercat.com lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
BrowserCat centralizes managed cloud browser execution behind one API and supports several common automation clients. Review credit charging and spending limits carefully when estimating usage.
Facts from BrowserCat's own pages
- Automation use cases
- The service supports browser scraping, image, PDF and video generation, automated tasks and tests, and browser access for LLMs. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Backend
- The documentation says sessions currently run on Cloudflare, with more backends planned behind the same API. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Credits
- WebSocket API usage costs one credit per 30 seconds of activity, rounded up, while each successful Utility API request costs one credit. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- cloud · browsercat.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Newark, Delaware, United States · browsercat.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- BrowserCat supports Playwright, Puppeteer and CDP-based clients, with examples and language support including JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, Ruby, PHP, Go and Rust. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Key features
- Single endpoint and API key for connecting to managed browser backends · Routing based on capability, latency, and availability, with automatic failover · Playwright, Puppeteer, and CDP client support · Managed cloud browser execution · Configurable browser instances and launch options · Third-party proxy support · Usage dashboard with alerts, usage caps, and logs · Browser automation for scraping, CI testing, PDF/image generation, and page monitoring · browsercat.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Local development
- BrowserCat says it can be used for local development and recommends starting with local browsers until automation becomes a bottleneck. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Notable limitation
- The FAQ says BrowserCat has no plans to support Selenium or Cypress. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- BrowserCat says it does not collect sensitive information from browser sessions. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Product
- BrowserCat provides one API endpoint for managed cloud browsers and routes each session to a browser backend. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Proxy support
- Users can bring a third-party proxy, and BrowserCat says it routes proxy sessions to a backend that supports it. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Security
- Browser sessions are isolated from one another, and temporary data including downloads, cache, cookies and local storage is purged when a session ends. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The Hobby plan includes basic email support, Business includes priority email support, and Enterprise lists dedicated support. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- email, docs · browsercat.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Usage controls
- The pricing FAQ says free plans have default soft and hard spending limits of $10 and $20, and requests are rejected at the hard limit until the billing period ends or the limit is raised. · browsercat.com, 30 Sept 2026
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