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Browser AutomationStarts at Free vs $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly).
Freevs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
89
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
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Browser AutomationStarts at Free vs $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly).
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Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
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Browser AutomationThe most useful thing about this server is how honest its own risk labeling is.
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89
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
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Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
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Browser AutomationThe part everyone associates with Browser Use is the part it walked away from.
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84
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
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Playwright MCP
Browser AutomationThe most useful thing about this server is how honest its own risk labeling is.
Freevs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
89
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Playwright CLI
Browser AutomationThe name is legacy. The product underneath it is brand new.
Freevs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
85
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Browser Use
Browser AutomationThe part everyone associates with Browser Use is the part it walked away from.
$5 min. top-upvs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
84
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
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Browser AutomationThe fastest route to web data and agent tools if a maintained Actor exists; costs are layered and community Actor quality varies.
$19/movs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
80
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Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
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Playwright MCP
Browser AutomationJAVIS Score 89 vs 74. The most useful thing about this server is how honest its own risk labeling is.
Freevs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
89
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Playwright CLI
Browser AutomationJAVIS Score 85 vs 74. The name is legacy. The product underneath it is brand new.
Freevs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
85
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Browser Use
Browser AutomationJAVIS Score 84 vs 74. The part everyone associates with Browser Use is the part it walked away from.
$5 min. top-upvs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
84
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Apify
Browser AutomationJAVIS Score 80 vs 74. The fastest route to web data and agent tools if a maintained Actor exists; costs are layered and community Actor quality varies.
$19/movs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
80
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Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
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Browser AutomationThe most useful thing about this server is how honest its own risk labeling is.
Freevs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
89
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Playwright CLI
Browser AutomationThe name is legacy. The product underneath it is brand new.
Freevs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
85
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Browser Use
Browser AutomationThe part everyone associates with Browser Use is the part it walked away from.
$5 min. top-upvs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
84
Automate a web browser
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Apify
Browser AutomationThe fastest route to web data and agent tools if a maintained Actor exists; costs are layered and community Actor quality varies.
$19/movs. $19/mo billed yearly ($48 monthly)
80
—
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 5, 2026