Browserbase vs Zyte API
Browserbase is a Proxy & data infrastructure, while Zyte API is a Scraping API. Browserbase fits best for: Teams building AI agents that need to log in, click and navigate real browsers reliably in the cloud. Zyte API fits best for: Python/Scrapy teams that want a reliable unblocking API and pay-per-success billing.
| Browserbase | Zyte API | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Proxy & data infrastructure | Scraping API |
| Starting price | $20/mo | Pay as you go |
| Free tier | 1 browser hour, 3 concurrent browsers | $5 free credit valid for 30 days |
| Pricing model | browser hours plus proxy GB | per 1K successful responses, tiered by site difficulty |
| AI extraction | ||
| Structured JSON | ||
| JS rendering | ||
| Proxies / anti-bot | ||
| API | ||
| No-code UI | ||
| Open source | ||
| MCP server | ||
| Best for | Teams building AI agents that need to log in, click and navigate real browsers reliably in the cloud. | Python/Scrapy teams that want a reliable unblocking API and pay-per-success billing. |
| Visit Browserbase | Visit Zyte API |
Why choose Browserbase
- Serverless headless Chrome sessions at scale
- Stagehand open-source SDK for natural-language actions and extraction
- Session replay and debugging
- Stealth, proxies and persistent auth contexts
Watch out for
- Infrastructure, not a turnkey scraper: you write the automation
- Billing by browser hours can add up for slow pages
- Proxy bandwidth billed separately
Why choose Zyte API
- Automatic ban handling and proxy rotation
- Browser rendering and actions
- AI-powered automatic extraction for products, articles, jobs etc.
- Native Scrapy integration and Scrapy Cloud hosting
Watch out for
- Per-site tier pricing makes costs hard to estimate upfront
- Browser rendering on hard sites gets expensive (up to ~$16/1K PAYG)
- Best value requires a monthly commitment
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