What is Browserbase?

Browserbase is a cloud platform for running headless browsers at scale, founded in 2024 and headquartered in San Francisco. The company provides developers with infrastructure to host, administer, and monitor headless browsers in the cloud, targeting teams building AI agents, automation workflows, and web scraping operations without managing infrastructure. Browserbase offers reliable, fast, and scalable headless browsers designed for production use. The platform raised USD 67.5M across three funding rounds including a Series B, positioning itself as a leading provider in the headless browser infrastructure space. Browserbase pricing includes a free plan for testing, a Developer plan at USD 20/month, a Startup plan at USD 99/month, and custom Scale plans for enterprise needs. The platform bills browser sessions by the minute with monthly renewal of browser hours and proxy bandwidth. Extra browser time costs approximately USD 0.10-0.12/hour, and proxy usage is metered at USD 10-12/GB. Founded by Paul Klein, Browserbase has grown to support developers who need production-grade browser automation without infrastructure complexity.

Key features

Core capabilities this platform advertises.

Cloud browser infrastructure for AI
Headless browser sessions
Session recording and replay
Stealth mode for bot detection
API and SDK access

Strengths and tradeoffs

What this tool does well, and the limitations to keep in mind.

Pros

Production-grade headless browser infrastructure without management overhead
Flexible pricing that scales from free testing to enterprise workloads
Per-minute billing provides cost efficiency for varying usage patterns
Overage model prevents cutoffs—charges at usage rate instead

Cons

Cost can escalate quickly with heavy browser automation usage
Proxy bandwidth costs (USD 10-12/GB) add up for data-intensive scraping
Relatively new company founded in 2024 with limited long-term track record
Free tier limitations make it difficult to evaluate for production use

Plans & pricing

What's included in each plan, and how the tiers compare.

Free

Testing use
Limited browser hours
Basic features
Community support

Developer

$20

Per month

Small projects
Moderate concurrency
Email support
Overage billing: $0.10-0.12/hr

Startup

$99

Per month

Production workflows
Higher concurrency
Lower usage costs
Built-in captcha solving
Overage billing

Scale

Custom

Contact sales for a quote

Large-scale automation
Advanced Stealth
Compliance features
Dedicated support

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Common use cases

Developers building AI browser agents who need reliable cloud browser infrastructure

Running browser agents in the cloud
Web scraping at scale
Automated web testing
Browser-based workflow automation
AI agent infrastructure

Using Browserbase with Respan

Browserbase and Respan enable headless browser automation with AI observability. Run browser agents on Browserbase infrastructure while monitoring their performance with Respan.

Monitor browser automation costs across Browserbase sessions
Track AI agent interactions with web pages and debug failures
Correlate Browserbase session data with Respan LLM call traces
Optimize browser automation workflows based on Respan analytics

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