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BrowserCat

Ch 226.9of 63 Browser Automation Tools

1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web
2CostsFree plan · paid from $50/mo
3Browser enginesmultiple
4Language supportmultiple
5Cloud executionYes
6Self-hosted optionNo
7Parallel runs1,000 runs

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Overview

BrowserCat is ranked #22 of 63 in browser automation tools on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $50/mo.

BrowserCat plans and pricing

All plans

Hobby Free billed monthly 1,000 credits per month · 1,000 concurrent requests browsercat.com · 23 Sept 2026

Business $50/mo $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 browsercat.com · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Contact us 1,000 concurrent requests · Playwright, Puppeteer, & CDP · All major browsers · Global browser fleet · Dedicated support kitten browsercat.com · 30 Sept 2026

Starter credit pack $20 once $20 10,000 credits · $0.002 / credit · One-time pack browsercat.com · 30 Sept 2026

Growth credit pack $87.50 once $87.50 50,000 credits · $0.00175 / credit · One-time pack browsercat.com · 30 Sept 2026

Scale credit pack $300 once $300 200,000 credits · $0.0015 / credit · One-time pack browsercat.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on browser automation tools

Free plan: Yesbrowsercat.com
Paid from: $50/mobrowsercat.com
Browser engines: multiplebrowsercat.com
Language support: multiplebrowsercat.com
Cloud execution: Yesbrowsercat.com
Self-hosted option: Nobrowsercat.com
Parallel runs: 1,000 runsbrowsercat.com

Facts

Deployment: cloudbrowsercat.com · 23 Sept 2026
Support: email, docsbrowsercat.com · 23 Sept 2026
Integrations: Playwright, Puppeteer, Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP)browsercat.com · 23 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
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
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
Privacy: BrowserCat says it does not collect sensitive information from browser sessions.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
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
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
Notable limitation: The FAQ says BrowserCat has no plans to support Selenium or Cypress.browsercat.com · 30 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