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Browserless vs Playwright

Compare Browserless and Playwright side by side. Both are tools in the Browser Agents category.

Quick Comparison

	Browserless	Playwright
Category	Browser Agents	Browser Agents
Pricing	Freemium	—
Best For	Developers who need headless browser infrastructure for scraping, testing, and automation	—
Website	browserless.io	playwright.dev
Key Features	Headless browser as a service Chrome DevTools Protocol Session management Puppeteer and Playwright compatible Docker-based deployment	—
Use Cases	Headless browser infrastructure Web scraping at scale PDF generation Screenshot services Automated testing infrastructure	—

When to Choose Browserless vs Playwright

Choose Browserless if you need

Headless browser infrastructure
Web scraping at scale
PDF generation

Pricing: Freemium

How to Choose a Browser Agents Tool

Key criteria to evaluate when comparing Browser Agents solutions:

ReliabilityHow consistently the agent completes tasks without getting stuck or making errors.

Website compatibilityAbility to handle dynamic sites, SPAs, authentication, and CAPTCHAs.

Cloud infrastructureManaged browser infrastructure vs requiring your own browser instances.

Developer experienceQuality of APIs, SDKs, and debugging tools for building browser automation.

Security modelSandboxing, credential handling, and data isolation between sessions.

About Browserless

Browserless provides headless browser infrastructure as a service for web scraping, testing, and AI automation. It offers managed Chrome and Firefox instances with Puppeteer and Playwright compatibility, automatic scaling, session recording, and anti-detection features. Browserless is used by thousands of companies for web data extraction and automated browser testing.

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About Playwright

Playwright by Microsoft is an open-source browser automation framework.

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What is Browser Agents?

AI agents and infrastructure for autonomously navigating web browsers—clicking, typing, scraping, and completing multi-step web tasks for testing and automation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a browser agent?▾

A browser agent is an AI that can autonomously control a web browser — navigating pages, clicking buttons, filling forms, and extracting information. Unlike traditional scrapers, browser agents can handle dynamic websites and make decisions.

How reliable are browser agents?▾

Reliability varies by task complexity. Simple, well-defined tasks are highly reliable. Complex multi-step tasks across unfamiliar websites still have meaningful failure rates. The technology is improving rapidly.