BrowserGap vs DefensX Remote Browser Isolation

BrowserGap is an open-source remote browser isolation solution for automation, security, privacy, and CBII. It runs a browser remotely and streams the page as pixels to a browser interface on the user's device, so the page's HTML, CSS, and JavaScript do not execute there. Users can work with tabs, forms, file transfers, modal dialogs, incognito tabs, and session-data clearing. Developers can embed a BrowserView in another web app, connect Puppeteer, or use the VF.openSecurely(url) API method. BrowserGap can also expose automation activity so a person can intervene when a job needs input. It adjusts image resampling to available bandwidth. The project can be self-hosted from source or run in Docker; binary instructions require Google Chrome on Windows, Mac OS, or Linux. Secure document viewing with content disarm and reconstruction is supported, but the source-available edition requires users to set up the viewer. The community edition is free under stated in-house deployment conditions. A managed session is listed at $3.81, paid once.

DefensX Remote Browser Isolation runs browsing sessions in a secure cloud environment instead of on the user’s device. The company says users receive a pixel-rendered version of webpages rather than raw web content, with unknown threats, zero-day vulnerabilities, and advanced malware contained before reaching the device. The feature is part of the Premium package, which includes Core features and 90-day log retention. DefensX lists extension, macOS, web, and Windows platforms, with supported browsers including Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Brave, ChatGPT Atlas, Chromium, and Vivaldi. Installation is documented for Windows 7 and later and macOS 20.6 and later. Trial subscriptions are available without a minimum commitment, and customers can start with one license. Pricing is on request. DefensX identifies enterprises and managed service providers as customers, distributes through channel partners, and lists ConnectWise PSA, Autotask, HaloPSA, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and Duo integrations.