Browserbase vs BrowserStack Automate
Browserbase
browserbase.com
BrowserStack Automate
browserstack.comSide by side
| Figure | Browserbase | BrowserStack Automate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | $59/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · Headless Browser APIs | 9.0 (#1) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Spec score · Browser Automation Tools | 9.1 (#2) | 8.7 (#10) |
| Compliance | SOC 2, HIPAA | SOC 2, GDPR |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud, self hosted |
| Integrations | Browserbase lists Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and Stagehand as supported browser automation frameworks. | The integrations page lists Cypress, Jenkins, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and other automation frameworks and tools. |
| Key features | Managed cloud Chromium browser sessions · Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and Stagehand compatibility · Search API for agent web searches · Fetch API for retrieving web content · Persistent sessions, cookies, uploads, and downloads · Proxy configuration and network controls · Session recording, replay, live view, and logs · Hosted Browserbase Functions runtime | Cross-browser testing on real desktop and mobile browser environments · Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Puppeteer, and JavaScript framework support · Parallel test execution · Local and staging environment testing through BrowserStack Local · CI/CD integrations · Video, screenshot, framework, console, network, and CI logs · REST APIs for plans, projects, builds, sessions, and media · Test reporting and failure analytics |
| Security | The browser page states that Browserbase is SOC-2 Type II compliant and that sessions are isolated, connections encrypted, and data does not persist between runs. | BrowserStack says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and that its compliance covers its data centers and platform. |
| Support | email, docs | docs |
Plans
Browserbase
- Free PlanFree
- Free PlanFree
- Developer Plan$20 a month
- Startup Plan$99 a month
- Scale PlanPriced on request
BrowserStack Automate
- Chrome$59 a month
- Desktop & Mobile$175 a month
- Desktop & Mobile$175 a month
- Desktop & Mobile Pro$225 a month
In their own words
Browserbase
Browserbase has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
BrowserStack Automate
BrowserStack Automate provides a managed automation grid for testing websites and apps across physical desktop, iOS and Android devices. It supports more than 3,500 real desktop and mobile browser combinations and lists Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, Cypress and JavaScript framework support. Tests can run in parallel across hundreds or thousands of browsers, although the listed plans show one parallel test by default. BrowserStack Local securely connects internal staging environments to BrowserStack Cloud. Reports can include video, screenshots, framework logs, CI console logs, network logs and AI-driven failure analysis. Other listed capabilities include microphone audio injection, network simulation, Apple Pay workflows, localization settings, physical SIM testing and camera image injection. Integrations include Jenkins, Jira, Slack, Appium and multiple CI/CD tools. Deployment options are cloud and self-hosted. There is a free trial but no free plan; the Chrome plan costs $59 a month, billed annually. BrowserStack says its platform is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and its privacy policy complies with GDPR.