Axiom.ai vs Browserless (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Axiom.ai if

• Fits if you want website data scraped into a spreadsheet without writing code
• Works for anyone typing the same thing into a web app over and over

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want cloud bots on a schedule, because that starts on Pro at $50 a month
• Not for you if you want a free plan, as it's 2 hours of runtime once and then you pay
• Skip it if your team needs shared accounts, since those only come with Ultimate at $250 a month
• Tight if your jobs run long in the cloud, as each run stops at 1 hour on Starter and 2 on Pro
• Watch out: unused monthly runtime doesn't carry over, and Starter runs 1 cloud bot at a time

Pick Browserless if

• Fits if you write scrapers or tests and do not want to run browsers
• Works for jobs that fit 2-minute sessions on the free plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you do not write code, as there is no point-and-click builder
• Tight if you stay free: 1k units a month and 2-minute sessions
• Watch out: residential proxies cost 6 units per MB and each captcha 10 units
• Pricey if sessions run long, as a unit is only up to 30 seconds of browser time

Axiom.ai

• There is no free plan: new accounts get 2 hours of runtime once, and unused monthly runtime does not carry over.
• Starter leaves out webhooks, the API, scheduling and run recording; those start on Pro at $50 a month.
• Each cloud run is capped by plan, from 1 hour on Starter to 12 hours on Ultimate. Desktop runs have no time limit.
• The no-code builder is a Chrome extension, and team accounts are limited to the Ultimate plan.

Browserless

• A unit is up to 30 seconds of browser time, and longer sessions use another unit per 30 seconds.
• Residential proxies cost 6 units per MB, datacenter proxies 2 units per MB and each solved captcha 10 units.
• Listed prices are the annual-billing view; monthly billing is offered but its prices were not readable.
• The free plan has 1k units a month and 2-minute sessions, so larger jobs need a paid plan.

Axiom.ai

No-code bot builder in Chrome

Bots are built inside a Chrome extension by adding steps from a searchable library and configuring them on the page. A selector tool lets you point at an element instead of writing CSS or XPath.

Scraping, actions and logic

Steps scrape data you point at, click, type, pick from dropdowns and download files. Logic, filters and custom JavaScript are available on every plan.

Cloud or desktop runs

The cloud runner adds schedules, concurrency and run recording by plan. The desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux runs bots in your own Chrome with no concurrency or time limit.

Three APIs for developers

The Chrome API connects Playwright or Puppeteer scripts to cloud Chrome, the Step API performs single actions such as a scrape, and the Orchestrate API triggers saved bots over REST.

Claude skill and MCP server

A Claude Code skill guides Claude through building a bot, and an MCP server gives Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients access to the browser and the APIs.

Sheets, webhooks and AI steps

Bots read from and write to Google Sheets and Excel. Pro and higher plans add webhooks, Zapier and Make. AI steps call models such as ChatGPT or Claude using your own API key.

Browserless

Hosted headless browsers

Remote Chrome, WebKit and Firefox sessions that connect to existing Playwright or Puppeteer scripts by changing the endpoint.

BrowserQL

A query language and editor for describing browser tasks, available on every plan including Free.

APIs for common jobs

REST endpoints for PDFs, screenshots and downloads, along with a search API and an MCP server for AI agents.

Sessions and replays

Session reconnects, persisted sessions, replays and log search, with retention that grows from 1 day on Free to 90 days on Scale.

Proxies and captcha solving

Residential and datacenter proxies and automatic captcha solving are metered in units; bring-your-own proxies start on Prototyping.

Self-hosting

Open-source and private Docker versions can be self-hosted, and Enterprise adds a commercial license with Kubernetes and GPU options.

Axiom.ai

• Starter$15

  per month

  5 hours of monthly runtime, 1 cloud bot at a time and a 1-hour limit per cloud run. No webhooks, API, scheduler or run recording.

• Pro$50

  per month

  30 hours of monthly runtime, daily cloud scheduling, webhooks and API, Zapier and Make integrations, run recording and a 2-hour cloud run limit.

• Pro Max$150

  per month

  100 hours of monthly runtime, 2 concurrent cloud bots, hourly cloud scheduling, a 3-hour cloud run limit and a Slack support channel.

• Ultimate$250

  per month

  250 hours of monthly runtime, 20 concurrent cloud bots, a 12-hour cloud run limit, team accounts and priority support.

Browserless

• Free$0

  1k units a month, 2 concurrent browsers, 2-minute sessions and BrowserQL. Includes captcha solving and Chrome extensions.

• Prototyping$25

  per month, billed annually

  20k units a month, 10 concurrent browsers (+5 on annual billing), 15-minute sessions, overage at $0.0020 per unit.

• Starter$140

  per month, billed annually

  180k units a month, 40 concurrent browsers (+10 on annual billing), 30-minute sessions, overage at $0.0017 per unit.

• Scale$350

  per month, billed annually

  500k units a month, 100 concurrent browsers (+20 on annual billing), 60-minute sessions, overage at $0.0015 per unit.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Private deployments or licensed self-hosting, SSO, user roles, GPU infrastructure and a dedicated account manager.

Axiom.ai

No public discounts listed.

Browserless

• Annual discount

  Save 30% with annual billing

  The pricing page says annual billing saves 30% and adds concurrency on the Prototyping, Starter and Scale plans.