Browserbase alternatives for AI agents in 2027

TL;DR: If your agent works inside web pages, the closest Browserbase alternatives are other cloud browser services: Steel, Hyperbrowser, and Browser Use. If your agent needs a desktop it keeps, with native apps installed and no session time limit, the better alternative is Orgo, which gives each agent a persistent cloud computer that runs until you stop it.

Definition: A Browserbase alternative is any service that gives an AI agent a hosted place to work on the web. Some are cloud browsers you drive with Playwright, Puppeteer, or an agent framework. Others, like Orgo, are full cloud computers with a browser as one app on a desktop.

The short version (as of November 2026):

• Steel: an open-source browser API with persistent profiles, CAPTCHA solving, proxies, and a self-host option. Sessions last up to 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 24 hours depending on plan.
• Hyperbrowser: cloud Chrome sessions plus isolated code sandboxes and web data APIs.
• Browser Use: an open-source browser agent with a cloud browser underneath. Sessions last up to 240 minutes.
• Orgo: a persistent desktop per agent, with native apps and no session cap.

Why do teams look for a Browserbase alternative?

Browserbase describes itself as a platform to build and deploy agents that browse and interact with the web (What is Browserbase?). It is more than a bare browser. Functions run TypeScript next to the browser for up to 15 minutes a call, and its Agents product runs a task with a browser, files, and a shell in a sandbox (Agents). Teams usually look elsewhere for one of two reasons:

• They want a different cloud browser. Price model, open source, self-hosting, or a specific agent framework.
• They want a computer the agent keeps. A desktop with native apps installed, a disk that stays between runs, and no session timeout. Browserbase sessions end at a timeout, up to 6 hours (timeouts).

The first reason points to another browser service. The second points to a cloud computer. For the full head-to-head, read Orgo vs Browserbase.

What are the best Browserbase alternatives in 2027?

Competitor facts come from each vendor's own pages as of November 2026. These products change often, so check them before you commit.

When is Steel the right Browserbase alternative?

Steel calls itself cloud browser infrastructure for AI agents: an API that controls fleets of browsers (steel.dev). Sessions start in under a second, and you can point existing Playwright, Puppeteer, or Selenium scripts at it. It offers persistent profiles so each agent stays signed in across runs, session contexts to start a new session with the same cookies, a live viewer where people can take over for 2FA or payments, CAPTCHA solving, and residential and datacenter proxies.

Steel Browser is open source, and Steel Outpost lets you run it in your own cloud. As of November 2026, Steel's Launch plan is $0 a month plus usage with $30 of one-time credits, and Scale is $250 a month plus usage. Browser hours cost $0.10 on Launch and $0.08 on Scale, and CAPTCHA solves cost $3 or $1 per thousand. The Stealth browser is Enterprise only (pricing).

When is Hyperbrowser the right Browserbase alternative?

Hyperbrowser pitches itself as AI agents' gateway to the internet (hyperbrowser.ai). You connect Playwright or Puppeteer to cloud-hosted Chrome, save logins between runs, and watch or replay sessions. Its sandboxes are isolated VMs where you install dependencies and run commands, and you can save one as a memory snapshot. It also has APIs to fetch, crawl, or search the web and return Markdown, HTML, screenshots, or JSON.

It can run browser tasks from a prompt with HyperAgent, Browser Use, or computer-use models. As of November 2026, new accounts start with 5,000 free credits, and paid plans start at $30 a month (pricing).

When is Browser Use the right Browserbase alternative?

Browser Use is best known for its open-source, MIT-licensed browser agent. Its hosted product has two parts: web agents that finish a task for you, and a cloud browser for your own agent that you connect over CDP with Playwright or Puppeteer (browser-use.com). Profiles carry logins from one browser to the next.

As of November 2026, Browser Use is pay as you go with no subscription (pricing).

When should you pick Orgo instead of another cloud browser?

Pick Orgo when the agent needs a computer it keeps, not a session that ends. Every agent gets its own cloud computer: an isolated VM with a full desktop, a browser, and a terminal, reachable over HTTP and VNC. A new computer is online in seconds and runs until you stop it, or until its credit runs out if it runs by the hour. Files, installed software, and configuration on disk survive stops and restarts (introduction). With no plan, an hourly computer left without credit for 7 days is deleted with its files.

That matters when an agent has to:

• Use native apps. Install desktop software once and keep it, next to the browser.
• Keep state for days. Files, browser profiles, and tools stay on the disk between runs.
• Stay on. Host Hermes Agent, OpenClaw, or Claude Code around the clock. See best hosting for OpenClaw and Hermes.
• Drive the whole screen. Screenshot, click, type, scroll, and bash, each one API call. See the computer use API guide.

Orgo also has a hosted MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients (MCP guide), and an OpenAI-compatible POST /api/v1/chat/completions endpoint that runs an agent on a computer (chat completions). See Orgo MCP for AI agents.

What it costs. A Medium Linux computer (8 GB, 2 vCPU) is $0.055 an hour while running and $0.0027 an hour while stopped, billed by the second. That is a whole desktop, not a browser hour. Plans start at $29 a month (Starter) with one Medium always on. Linux is on every plan. Windows is included on Scale. On Starter and Growth it is a $15 a month license plus a Medium's room, $47 a month in all. Macs and iPhones are on every plan while in stock. See current pricing.

For sites that challenge automated traffic, you can send a Linux computer's Chrome through your own proxy, or pair Orgo with a cloud browser built for anti-bot work. See route browser traffic through a proxy.

Can you combine a cloud browser with Orgo?

Yes. A script on an Orgo computer can connect to a hosted browser session like any other client. The cloud browser handles anti-bot work on the web, and the Orgo computer keeps the files, the native apps, and the long-running agent. For the general trade-off, read cloud desktops vs headless browsers.

How do you test a Browserbase alternative on your own task?

1. Write down one real task your agent runs today, from start to finished output.
2. Note how long it runs, and every step that needs a native app or state from an earlier run.
3. If every step stays in the browser and fits inside a session limit, run it on two or three cloud browsers and compare success rate and cost per completed task.
4. If it needs a desktop, native apps, or more time than a session allows, run it on an Orgo computer. Create an account at orgo.ai/start and follow the quickstart to create one:

curl -X POST https://www.orgo.ai/api/computers \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORGO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"workspace_id": "'"$WORKSPACE_ID"'", "name": "agent-1", "ram": 8, "cpu": 2}'

5. Count compute, model calls, and retries, not only the hourly rate.

FAQ

What is the best Browserbase alternative in 2027? It depends on the job. For web-only agents, compare Steel, Hyperbrowser, and Browser Use. For agents that need a persistent desktop with native apps and no session cap, Orgo is the better fit.

Is there an open-source Browserbase alternative? Yes. Steel Browser is open source and can be self-hosted, and the Browser Use agent is MIT licensed.

Is Orgo a Browserbase alternative? For agents that need a computer they keep, yes. Orgo is a cloud computer with a browser on it, not a browser service, so for web-only work that needs CAPTCHA solving, a cloud browser is the closer fit.

Which Browserbase alternatives work with Playwright? Steel, Hyperbrowser, and Browser Use all accept Playwright or Puppeteer connections, per their sites.

Don't Browserbase and Hyperbrowser have a shell too? Yes. Browserbase Agents runs tasks with files and a shell in a sandbox, and Hyperbrowser sandboxes run commands in isolated VMs. The difference with Orgo is a full desktop with native apps that persists between runs and has no session time limit.

How long can a session run? As of November 2026: Steel up to 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 24 hours by plan; Browser Use up to 240 minutes; Hyperbrowser up to 12 hours; Browserbase up to 6 hours. An Orgo computer runs until you stop it, or until its credit runs out if it runs by the hour.

Can an AI agent keep its logins between runs? On cloud browsers, use persistent profiles or contexts (Steel, Hyperbrowser, and Browser Use all have them). On Orgo, the whole disk persists across stops and restarts, so browser profiles, files, and installed tools stay put.

Related

• Orgo vs Browserbase
• Best cloud computers for AI agents in 2027
• Cloud desktops vs headless browsers
• What is computer use?
• Orgo MCP for AI agents

Sources

• Steel: steel.dev, pricing
• Hyperbrowser: hyperbrowser.ai, pricing, create a session
• Browser Use: browser-use.com, pricing, Profiles, browser settings
• Browserbase: What is Browserbase?, Agents, timeouts
• Orgo: introduction, pricing, MCP

Ready to give your agent a computer? Create an Orgo account or read the docs.