Browserbase vs H Company (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Browserbase and H Company share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan and they start at the same price, so the choice depends on whether you care more about features, where Browserbase grades higher, or the free plan, where H Company does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Browserbase
Cloud browsers and APIs for agents that use the web
H Company
Computer-use agents and models, sold by session plans
Which one is for you
Pick Browserbase if
- Fits if you run browser agents in code and need hosted browsers
- Works for a developer who wants sessions observed and replayed
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on Free: 1 browser hour, 15-minute sessions and 7-day retention
- Watch out: usage past the allowance is billed at the plan's rate, so the bill grows with hours and proxies
- Not for you if you need on-prem, which the FAQ says it does not offer
- Skip it if you need HIPAA or SSO on a self-serve plan
Pick H Company if
- Fits if you build agents that drive a browser or desktop through an API
- Works for developers who want open weights as well as a hosted option
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: session counts are approximate and vary with task complexity and model
- Pricey if you go over: Builder and Startup top-ups cost model cost plus 20%
- Skip it if you want no-code, as the tools are an API, models and a CLI
- Tight if you need the Startup plan at $200 a month for more volume
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABrowserbaseFair | 2.2GPAH CompanyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CDeveloper is $20 a month for 25 concurrent browsers, about the category's middle, with hours, proxies and calls billed past the allowance. | CBuilder is $20 a month, between the category's $19 cheaper quarter and $24 middle. Top-ups cost model cost plus 20%. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree is 3 concurrent browsers and 1 browser hour, with 15-minute sessions and no captcha solving. | BA free plan with 3 concurrent agents and about 60 sessions a month, with model cost covered. Enough to build with. |
| Features | BCloud browsers, search and fetch, agent identity, a model gateway and observability; HIPAA and SSO are enterprise only. | CAgents API, Models API, open weights, HoloTab and HoloDesktop CLI and enterprise deployment. Per-token Models API rates were not readable. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. It is used through an SDK and code, with sessions and proxies to configure. | DNo store rating on record. It is built around APIs, a command line tool and model weights you wire in yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with six integrations and APIs; no desktop or phone app. | BWeb and a browser extension, with Hugging Face, the OpenAI SDK and MCP listed. No phone app. |
| Best for | cloud browsers for AI agents | computer-use agents API and models |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Browserbase and H Company. How we grade
Price against what you get
Browserbase starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. H Company starts at $20 a month and scores 2.0.
Browserbase scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 13 score higher than Browserbase for less, and 26 score higher than H Company for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Browserbase | H Company | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month | $20 per month (Builder plan) |
| Free plan | 3 concurrent browsers, 1 browser hour, 3 agent runs, 1,000 search and 1,000 fetch calls, and $5 in model tokens. | Up to 3 concurrent agents and about 60 sessions a month, with model cost free and a datacenter proxy. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Browserbase | H Company |
| Price read from | browserbase.com | hcompany.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Browserbase
- Plans scale past included usage at the plan's rate, so the bill grows with browser hours, proxies and API calls.
- Free has no captcha solving and stops sessions at 15 minutes.
- HIPAA (BAA) and SSO are listed for enterprise customers, not the self-serve plans.
- The FAQ says it does not offer on-prem deployment; hybrid setups come through consulting.
H Company
- Session counts are approximate; the page says they vary with task complexity and models used.
- Past the included amount, Builder and Startup top-ups cost model cost plus 20%.
- Per-token Models API rates were not readable on the pricing page text and are not listed here.
Key features
Browserbase
- Cloud browsers
- Fleets of headless browsers that agents control through Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium or Stagehand.
- Search and Fetch APIs
- Search returns relevant sites from one query; Fetch returns pages as HTML, JSON or markdown for agents.
- Agent identity
- Captcha solving on paid plans, plus stealth mode (basic on Developer and Startup, advanced on Scale).
- Runtime and model gateway
- Browserbase Functions run deployed agents on its servers, and one API key reaches major models through Stagehand.
- Observability
- Session recordings, logs and prompts for debugging an agent, with data kept 7 to 30+ days by plan.
H Company
- Agents API
- Agents work in a cloud-hosted browser or on a desktop without needing site APIs, and are reachable through an API, SDK, MCP server or CLI.
- Models API
- An OpenAI-compatible API for the Holo multimodal models, taking text and image input, so you can run your own agent loop.
- Open weights
- Holo model checkpoints can be downloaded from Hugging Face and run on your own hardware.
- HoloTab and HoloDesktop CLI
- HoloTab is an AI browser companion on the Chrome Web Store, and the HoloDesktop CLI runs the agent on-device.
- Enterprise deployment
- Forward deployed engineers build custom agents on a customer's existing systems. The site lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance.
Plans
Browserbase
Free$0
3 concurrent browsers, 1 browser hour, 15-minute sessions and 7-day data retention; no captcha solving.
Developer$20
per month
25 concurrent browsers, 100 browser hours then $0.12/hour, 1 GB of proxies then $12/GB, captcha solving.
Startup$99
per month
100 concurrent browsers, 500 browser hours then $0.10/hour, 5 GB of proxies then $10/GB.
ScaleCustom
250+ concurrent browsers, usage-based hours and proxies, advanced stealth mode and verified agents.
H Company
Free$0
per month
Up to 3 concurrent agents, about 60 sessions a month, free model cost under a token fair-usage cap and a datacenter proxy.
Builder$20
per month
Up to 10 concurrent agents, about 1,000 sessions a month, first $20 at model cost, then top-ups at model cost plus 20%.
Startup$200
per month
Up to 100 concurrent agents, about 10,000 sessions a month, first $200 at model cost, then top-ups at model cost plus 20%.
EnterpriseCustom
No concurrency cap, custom sessions, negotiated model pricing, best rate limits, early model access and workflow orchestration.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Browserbase or H Company?
As of Nov 13, 2026, they start at the same price. Browserbase starts at $20 per month, and H Company starts at $20 per month (Builder plan).
Which has a free plan, Browserbase or H Company?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Browserbase and H Company have a free plan.
Which platforms do Browserbase and H Company run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only H Company lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.