Steel

Steel is ranked #1 of 63 in browser automation tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $250/mo.

Steel plans and pricing

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Launch Free billed monthly $30 credits one time steel.dev · 19 Sept 2026

Scale $250/mo billed monthly $100 credits per month steel.dev · 19 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom price 1,000+ concurrent browser sessions steel.dev · 19 Sept 2026

Launch Free $0 per month + usage $30 of credits (one time) · 10 concurrent sessions · 15-minute max sessions · up to 3 seats · 60 requests/minute · 7-day data retention steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026

Scale $250/mo $250 per month + usage $100 of credits per month · 100 concurrent sessions · 1-hour max sessions · unlimited seats · 600 requests/minute · 14-day data retention · Dedicated IPs $5/IP/month docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom + usage Custom credits and limits · 1,000+ concurrent sessions · sessions up to 24 hours · Stealth Browser · reserved browser pools · support and uptime SLAs docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on browser automation tools

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $250/mo
Browser engines: one
Language support: multiple
Cloud execution: Yes
Self-hosted option: Yes

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Steel

Compliance: sso saml, HIPAA
Deployment: cloud, self hosted
Support: email, community, docs
Integrations: Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium, Python, Node.js, Browser Use, OpenAI Computer Use, Claude Computer Use
Product: Steel is an open-source browser API that lets developers control fleets of browsers in the cloud for AI agents.
Use cases: Steel lists AI agents, model training, AI shopping assistants, web scraping, RPA, sales automation, QA, and customer service agents as use cases.
Sessions API: The Sessions API starts on-demand browser sessions with an API call.
Browser tools: Stateless Browser Tools provide one-call endpoints to scrape pages, capture screenshots, and generate PDFs.
Automation libraries: Steel documents cloud browser integrations for Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium.
Agent integrations: Steel lists integrations including Browser Use, OpenAI Agents, Claude Computer Use, Gemini Computer Use, Stagehand, and CrewAI.
Session features: Sessions support saved browser context, live viewing and recorded-session debugging, and can run up to 24 hours depending on plan.
Proxies and CAPTCHA: Steel offers managed residential proxies, proxy rotation, and CAPTCHA solving; pricing and availability depend on plan.
Credentials security: Steel says its Credentials API encrypts stored credentials and injects them into sessions without exposing sensitive fields to agents or viewers.
Security features: Scale and Enterprise include Enterprise SSO and a HIPAA-ready BAA, according to the pricing table.
Price from: $250/mo

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Sources

steel.dev· checked 19 Sept 2026
docs.steel.dev/overview/browser-tools/overview· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.steel.dev/integrations· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.steel.dev/overview/stealth/proxies· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.steel.dev/overview/credentials-api/overview· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.steel.dev/overview/pricinglimits· checked 30 Sept 2026