| Price from | $29/mo | $250/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Headless Browser APIs | 8.7 (#2) | 8.1 (#13) |
| Spec score · Browser Automation Tools | 8.7 (#7) | 8.2 (#21) |
| Compliance | SOC 2, HIPAA | sso saml, HIPAA |
| Deployment | cloud | Steel says its browser runtime is open source under Apache-2.0 and can be run locally or self-hosted with Docker. |
| Integrations | Airtop lists native connections for n8n, Zapier, Make, Claude Code, and Codex. | Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium, Python, Node.js, Browser Use, OpenAI Computer Use, Claude Computer Use |
| Key features | Creates and controls cloud browser sessions · Interacts with pages and retrieves structured information using natural-language page queries · Supports Selenium browser automation through a ChromeDriver endpoint · Provides browser-session live views that can be embedded in applications · Stores credentials and session state in agent profiles · Provides built-in proxies and CAPTCHA solving · Records sessions for review · Offers REST API and TypeScript/Node.js and Python SDKs | Managed cloud browser sessions · Browser automation through Puppeteer, Playwright, and Selenium · Web scraping, screenshots, and PDF generation · Persistent cookies and reusable browser context · Proxy and browser fingerprinting controls · Automatic CAPTCHA solving · Session viewer and replay-based debugging · Authentication and automatic sign-in support |
| Support | The pricing page lists support on Starter and dedicated support on Professional and Enterprise. | Launch and Scale include email and community support, Scale includes a dedicated Slack channel, and Enterprise includes a 911 email and support and uptime SLAs. |
| Support | email | email, community, docs |