Apify vs Browserbase: search and web data API pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Apify runs “Actors”: ready-made scrapers and automation tools from its store, or your own code. A monthly plan gives you prepaid usage to spend on Actors, and anything beyond it is billed as you go. On top of the plan, each store Actor is priced by its own model.
Browserbase runs headless cloud browsers for AI agents, plus Search and Fetch APIs, a model gateway and a runtime. Plans are monthly and every plan keeps running past its included usage at the plan’s rate rather than capping you.
Listed A to Z, from apify.com and browserbase.com. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- Main price table
- Starter, Scale, Business, Enterprise
- Free option
- Starter: $19 / month + pay as you go
- Published prices
- Starter $19, Scale $199 and Business $999 a month plus usage, compute units from $0.13 to $0.2, Actor pricing models, and paying over x402.
- Main price table
- Free, Developer, Startup, Scale
- Free option
- Free: $0 / month
- Published prices
- Free $0 (1 browser hour); Developer $20/mo (100 hrs, then $0.12/hr); Startup $99/mo (500 hrs, then $0.10/hr); Scale custom.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: Apify checked Nov 10, 2026, Browserbase checked Nov 10, 2026. Taxes, usage overages and promotions can change what you pay; confirm with each provider before you buy.
How they compare
- Main price table. Apify lists 4 entries (Starter, Scale, Business, Enterprise); Browserbase lists 4 (Free, Developer, Startup, Scale).
- Lowest listed paid tier. Apify: Starter $19 / mo, monthly price. Browserbase: Developer $20 / mo. Billing terms differ (per user or flat, monthly or annual), so check what each tier includes below.
- Free option. Apify: Starter: $19 / month + pay as you go. Browserbase: Free: $0 / month.
- How prices are quoted. Apify: “Paid plans”. Browserbase: “Published plans”.
Apify plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly price | Included to spend | Compute unit | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19 / month + pay as you go | $19 in Apify Store or on your own Actors | $0.2 per CU | Chat support; Bronze store discount |
| Scale | $199 / month + pay as you go | $199 | $0.16 per CU | Priority chat support; Silver store discount |
| Business | $999 / month + pay as you go | $999 | $0.13 per CU | Account manager; Gold store discount |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | SLAs and a dedicated team |
A compute unit (CU) is 1 GB of RAM for one hour. Residential proxies are listed at $8 per GB on Starter, down to $7 per GB on Business; datacenter proxies from $0.6 per IP.
| Model | What you pay | Example from Apify’s page |
|---|---|---|
| Pay per event | A fixed price per result or event | Instagram Scraper: $2.30 per 1,000 results (Starter) |
| Pay per usage | Platform usage: compute units, proxy, storage | Website Content Crawler: $0.2 per CU (Starter) |
| Pay per event + usage | Both of the above | Google Trends Scraper: $1 per 1,000 results plus platform usage |
Costs vary by Actor and by run, so Apify suggests a test run and then checking usage in Billing.
From apify.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Apify pricing.
Browserbase plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Concurrent browsers | Browser hours | Agent runs | Proxies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 / month | 3 | 1 hour; 15 minutes per session | 3 | — |
| Developer | $20 / month | 25 | 100 hours, then $0.12 per browser hour | 15 | 1 GB, then $12 / GB |
| Startup | $99 / month | 100 | 500 hours, then $0.10 per browser hour | 50 | 5 GB, then $10 / GB |
| Scale | Custom (contact sales) | 250+ | 500+ hours, usage-based | Custom | 5+ GB, usage-based |
Free also lists $5 in model tokens. Developer and above list auto captcha solving; Scale adds HIPAA (BAA), DPA and SSO. Data retention: 7 days on Free, 30 days on Developer and Startup, 30+ on Scale.
| API | Free | Developer | Startup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search calls included | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Search after included | — | $1/1k Parallel Fast; $5/1k Parallel Advanced; $7/1k Exa Fast; $12/1k Exa Deep | Same as Developer |
| Fetch calls included | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10,000 |
| Fetch after included | — | $1/1k calls; $4/1k with proxies or Extract; $7/1k with both | $0.5/1k calls; $4/1k with proxies or Extract; $7/1k with both |
Search is 2 requests per second per project and Fetch 5 per second on Free, Developer and Startup; Scale is custom. Quoted from the plan comparison table on browserbase.com/pricing (Nov 6, 2026).
From browserbase.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Browserbase pricing.
FAQ
How much does Apify cost?
Starter $19, Scale $199 and Business $999 a month plus usage, compute units from $0.13 to $0.2, Actor pricing models, and paying over x402. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
How much does Browserbase cost?
Free $0 (1 browser hour); Developer $20/mo (100 hrs, then $0.12/hr); Startup $99/mo (500 hrs, then $0.10/hr); Scale custom. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do Apify and Browserbase have a free option?
Apify: Starter: $19 / month + pay as you go. Browserbase: Free: $0 / month.
What is the cheapest paid plan, Apify or Browserbase?
Lowest listed paid tier: Apify Starter $19 / mo, monthly price; Browserbase Developer $20 / mo (as quoted on each pricing page). Billing units differ, so compare what each includes.
Which is better, Apify or Browserbase?
We do not pick a winner. The two price and package their products differently; the tables above quote each official pricing page so you can match a plan to your own usage.
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page: apify.com (checked Nov 10, 2026) and browserbase.com (checked Nov 10, 2026). Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-10)
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