BrowserGap vs SocketCluster
BrowserGap
github.comSocketCluster
socketcluster.ioSide by side
| Figure | BrowserGap | SocketCluster |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · WebSocket Tools | 9.0 (#2) | 7.7 (#9) |
| Deployment | The project can be self-hosted from source or run from a Docker image; the README notes Docker use has no sound. | The CLI provides Kubernetes shortcut commands, and the maker provides Kubernetes deployment YAML files. |
| Integrations | The README documents Puppeteer and Playwright use, a DevTools connection at localhost:5002, and a JavaScript SDK with VF.openSecurely(url). | The documentation describes running SocketCluster with frameworks such as Express and deploying it on Kubernetes inside Docker containers. |
| License | The README describes the source-available project as dual licensed under AGPL-3.0 and a custom exemption, with a paid exemption available for other licensing needs. | The SocketCluster repository states that the project is distributed under the MIT License. |
| Purpose | BrowserGap is described as a clientless remote browser isolation product for security, automation, and privacy. | SocketCluster is an HTTP and WebSockets server environment for building scalable, multi-process real-time systems such as pub/sub and RPC applications. |
Plans
BrowserGap
- Source-available community editionFree
- Managed session$3.81, paid once
- Pro / license exemptionPriced on request
In their own words
BrowserGap
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.
SocketCluster
SocketCluster has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.