Pick Browserbase if
teams that need a fleet of headless browsers and will pay for concurrent sessions.
Read the Browserbase pageBrowserbase vs Director
Our take
Pick Browserbase if teams that need a fleet of headless browsers and will pay for concurrent sessions. Pick Director if ops and analysts who know the workflow (“download last month’s invoices”) but do not want to start in Playwright. Skip Browserbase if people who only want URL → markdown (Firecrawl) or a search-credit API (Tavily). Skip Director if teams that already write Stagehand locally, or that need a
Best for
Browserbase Spin a remote Playwright/Puppeteer session
Director Automate a website without writing Playwright first
Free plan
Browserbase $0 · /mo. 3 concurrent browsers; 1 browser hour; 3 Agent runs; 1,000 Search; 1,000 Fetch; 15 minutes/session; $5 in model tokens
Director $0 · /mo. 3 concurrent; 1 browser hour; 3 Agent runs; 1,000 Search; 1,000 Fetch
Lowest paid
Browserbase Developer $20/mo
Director Developer $20/mo
Next step up
Browserbase Startup $99/mo
Director Startup $99/mo
Coding agent
Browserbase Identity
Director Live browser session
Runs where
Browserbase Hosted
Director Local; you host it
Watch out
Browserbase Free is 1 browser hour
Director Director hours are Browserbase hours
Last checked
Browserbase 2026-10-21 · browserbase.com/pricing
Director 2026-10-22 · docs.browserbase.com/account/billing
Which one, then?
Pick Director if
ops and analysts who know the workflow (“download last month’s invoices”) but do not want to start in Playwright.
Read the Director page