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Best Headless Browser APIs in 2026

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    Browser Use

    by Browser Use, Inc.
    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    Choose Browser Use if you need hosted or self-hosted browser task execution with persistent sessions, recordings, and broad automation integrations.

    9.0 From $0.02 Visit site
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    Browserless

    by Browserless
    Free plan Open source Web

    Browserless combines browser automation interfaces, APIs, and session persistence with both cloud and self-hosted deployment.

    8.6 Free plan · paid from $25/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Steel

    by Nen Labs, Inc.
    Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb

    Steel provides browser sessions and one-call tools alongside integrations for automation and agents. Session duration and the availability of proxies or CAPTCHA solving depend on the selected plan.

    8.5 Free plan · paid from $250/mo Visit site
  4. 4

    Anchor Browser

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $50/mo Visit site
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    Airtop

    by Airtop
    Free plan APIWeb

    Airtop combines visual agent building with programmable APIs and browser controls. Its plan limits and cloud-only delivery matter when sizing concurrent work or deployment needs.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    BrowserCat

    by BrowserCat
    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    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.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $50/mo Visit site
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    Bright Data Browser API

    Free plan APIWeb

    Bright Data Browser API combines cloud browser execution with automation framework support and built-in unblocking features.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $1.50 Visit site
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    Browserbase

    by Browserbase, Inc.
    Free plan APIWeb

    Browserbase provides managed browser sessions alongside search, retrieval, and observability tools for web agents. Its free tier has usage and session limits, and the service is cloud-only.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $20/mo Visit site
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    Firecrawl

    by Firecrawl
    Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4
    7.3 Free plan · paid from $16/mo (annual) Visit site
  10. 10

    GoLogin

    by SCALEHAT LLC
    Free plan AndroidAPILinux+3

    GoLogin combines isolated Chromium profiles, proxy assignment, and sharing across supported devices. Its free plan is limited to three profiles, while paid pricing is billed annually.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $4.50/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    BrowserCloud

    by BrowserCloud, LLC
    Free plan APIWeb

    BrowserCloud combines hosted Chrome sessions, automation APIs, monitoring, and proxy and stealth features.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Visit site
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    BrowserSolver Headless Browser API

    Free plan API
    7.0 From $49/mo Visit site
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    Cloudflare Browser Run

    by Cloudflare
    Free plan APIWeb

    Browser Run provides hosted Chrome with both stateless actions and controllable sessions, plus several output formats and Cloudflare integrations.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Visit site
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    Floppydata Cloud Browser

    by Floppydata
    Free plan APIWeb

    Floppydata Cloud Browser offers remote Chromium sessions with existing automation tools and proxy options. Session use is free of runtime charges, but proxy traffic is billed separately.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $1 Visit site
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    Notte Cloud Browsers

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.0 Free plan · paid from $20/mo Visit site
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    BrowserView

    Free plan API
    6.9 Free plan · paid from $20/mo Visit site
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    Hyperbrowser

    by S2 Labs Inc.
    Free plan APIWeb

    Hyperbrowser packages cloud browser execution, automation integrations, extraction, and browser-management controls for AI and development workflows.

    6.9 Free plan Visit site
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    MegaIndex

    by MegaIndex
    Free plan API

    MegaIndex combines SEO datasets with browser automation and API access. Compare the free capacity and traffic-based Dev pricing with the scraping and support features reserved for Enterprise.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $2.50 Visit site
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    Reader Browser

    Free plan APISelf-hosted
    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    ScrapingBee

    by VostokInc SAS
    Free plan APIWeb

    ScrapingBee combines browser rendering, extraction methods, proxy handling, and dedicated APIs in a cloud service.

    6.8 From $19/mo Visit site
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    Remote Browser

    Free plan API
    6.7 Free plan · paid from $4.90/mo Visit site
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    Webscrape AI Browse

    Free plan APIWeb
    6.7 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Visit site
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    ScreenshotNeo

    by Yorker Media
    Free plan Web
    6.6 Visit site
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    Surfsky Cloud Browser

    Free plan API
    6.6 From $29/mo Visit site
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    Yutori Browsing API

    Free plan APISelf-hosted
    6.6 From $0.01 Visit site

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