Bright Data Browser API vs BrowserCloud
Bright Data Browser API
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| Figure | Bright Data Browser API | BrowserCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 10 |
| Spec score · Browser Automation Tools | 8.4 (#15) | 8.7 (#9) |
| Spec score · Headless Browser APIs | 8.3 (#10) | 8.6 (#4) |
| Compliance | Bright Data’s Trust Center lists GDPR, ISO 27701, CSA STAR and SOC reports among its compliance and certification resources. | SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Founded | 2014 | 2020 |
| Integrations | The integration documentation lists Playwright, Puppeteer and Selenium under automation tools, among other tool and platform setup guides. | The homepage lists Puppeteer, Playwright, n8n, Zapier, Make.com, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Java, and C# integrations. |
| Security | Bright Data’s data security page says it encrypts traffic using TLS 1.3 with TLS 1.2 minimum and encrypts user data at rest using AES-256 or better. | The About page states BrowserCloud is ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II compliant and uses multi-region redundancy and deployment. |
| Support | The free, pay-as-you-go and Scale plans include expert support; Enterprise includes priority support and a premium SLA. | The pricing comparison lists email-only support for Free, standard support for Hobby, priority support for Startup, and high priority support for Business and Enterprise. |
| Use cases | Bright Data describes it as suited to JavaScript-heavy sites, multi-step workflows, dynamic content and scraping projects needing scalable browser or proxy infrastructure. | The maker describes the platform for web scraping, testing, and automation workflows. |
Plans
Bright Data Browser API
- Free TierFree
- Pay as you go$8 a month
- Scale$499 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
BrowserCloud
- FreeFree
- Hobby$19 a month
- Startup$99 a month
- Business$249 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- 100 Sessions$690 a month
- 200 Sessions$940 a month
- 300 Sessions$1,100 a month
- 400 Sessions$1,250 a month
- FreePrice not published
In their own words
Bright Data Browser API
Bright Data Browser API runs browser-based data collection workflows in fully managed cloud browsers. It renders complete pages, supports user-like interactions and handles unblocking for JavaScript-heavy sites, dynamic content and multi-step workflows. Puppeteer, Playwright and Selenium can connect through a single endpoint change. Bright Data says the service manages CAPTCHA solving, browser fingerprinting, automatic retries, headers, cookies and JavaScript rendering. Cloud browsers auto-scale and include built-in proxy rotation plus real-time Chrome DevTools monitoring. Worldwide geographic and ASN targeting are listed. The API executes in the cloud and has no self-hosted option. The Free Tier costs nothing and includes 5K credits and 1GB per month with no credit card required. Pay as you go costs $8 a month, billed $8 /GB. Scale costs $499 a month with 71 GB and unlimited concurrent browsers. Enterprise pricing is custom. Expert support covers the first three plans; Enterprise adds priority support and a premium SLA.
BrowserCloud
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