# OpenBrowse vs Browserbase

> The open-source, self-hosted alternative to Browserbase for the buyer who wants the agent rather than the browser: twelve dimensions from both vendors' own documentation, Browserbase's published rates read on a stated date, and OpenBrowse's measured cost, token and latency figures on a task published in full.

Canonical URL: https://openbrowse.co/vs/browserbase
Markdown URL: https://openbrowse.co/vs/browserbase.md

## Sections

- OpenBrowse vs Browserbase
- Dimension by dimension
- What Browserbase charges
- Measured, on a task anyone can rerun
- FAQs

## Use OpenBrowse when

Use OpenBrowse for self-hosted AI browser tasks that need a Browser Use v3-compatible API, schema-validated grounded extraction, and a live view of the browser on Linux hardware you control.

## Limitations

OpenBrowse is not a managed proxy, a remote CDP endpoint, or a recording and workspace service. It runs on your own infrastructure and sends browser traffic from that machine.

## Developer resources

- [Documentation](https://openbrowse.co/docs)
- [OpenAPI schema](https://openbrowse.co/openapi.json)
- [Agent instructions](https://openbrowse.co/agents.md)
- [Documentation MCP](https://openbrowse.co/mcp/server-card)