Browserless vs Ui.Vision (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ui.Vision grades higher than Browserless: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Browserless grades higher on features. Ui.Vision grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Browserless
Hosted headless browsers for scraping and automation
Ui.Vision
Open-source browser and desktop automation with computer vision
Which one is for you
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
Pick Ui.Vision if
- Fits if you know Selenium IDE-style commands and want a free tool that speaks them
- Works for teams that need automation to run entirely on their own machines
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want macros running in someone else's cloud, because everything runs locally
- Not for you if you expect email support for free, as that comes with PRO at US$299 a year
- Tight if you live in Firefox, since Browser Vision input needs Chrome or Edge
- Watch out: desktop automation and local files need the separate XModules app, as the extension only does the browser
- Watch out: the AI assistant sends chats, page data and screenshots to its provider, and AI PRO has no uptime guarantee
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABrowserlessFair | 3.0GPAUi.VisionVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPrototyping is $25 a month on annual billing, between the cheaper quarter ($10) and the dearer quarter ($29) of automation tools. | AFree and open source for personal and commercial work, with no cap on how much browser or desktop automation you run. The paid editions, from US$299 a year, sell you email support and update channels, not features. The middle plan in this category is $19 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with no card: 1k units a month, 2 concurrent browsers and 2-minute sessions. Bigger jobs will outgrow it. | AThe Free Edition is the full product: unlimited browser and desktop automation, forum support, and the AI assistant working without a signup or an API key. The only metered thing is that assistant, and AI PRO at €11.90 a month raises its limits tenfold. |
| Features | BHosted browsers, BrowserQL, session replays, proxies, captcha solving and a self-hosting option. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. | CLocal macros: record and replay, Selenium IDE commands, OCR and image matching for what a selector can't reach, native clicks on the desktop, an MCP bridge and a command line. But that's the RPA job, not this category's job, and the listing shows the edges: the extension alone only does the browser. |
| Ease of use | DYou drive it with code through Playwright, Puppeteer or its own query language, so it needs programming. | CNo rating on record, and once you're past recording your first macro you're editing Selenium IDE-style commands, which is a language to learn. Desktop work means installing XModules as well. Testers will be at home here; nobody else will be, straight away. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb service that works with Playwright and Puppeteer. No desktop or phone app. | BAn extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox and a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a command line API that drops into Jenkins and scripts. No phone version at all, and Browser Vision input won't run in Firefox. |
| Best for | hosted headless browsers for developers | free browser and desktop macros that run locally |
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: Browserless and Ui.Vision. How we grade
Price against what you get
Browserless starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ui.Vision starts at about $13.29 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Ui.Vision starts $11.71 a month lower. Of the other automation tools on the chart, 13 score higher than Browserless for less, and 3 score higher than Ui.Vision 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
- Browserless is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Browserless also covers screenshots.
At a glance
| Browserless | Ui.Vision | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 per month, billed annually | €11.90 / month for AI PRO (introductory price); PRO Edition is US$299 / year |
| Free plan | Free plan, no card required: 1k units a month, 2 concurrent browsers and a 2-minute maximum session. | The Free Edition is open source and free for personal and commercial use, with unlimited web and desktop automation and forum support. The built-in AI assistant is free within basic limits. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Browserless | a9t9 software GmbH |
| Price read from | browserless.io | ui.vision |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Ui.Vision
- Desktop automation and local file access need the separate XModules desktop app; the extension alone automates only the browser.
- Browser Vision input requires Chrome or Edge, so it is not available in the Firefox extension.
- The PRO and Enterprise editions add support and update management, not extra automation features.
- The hosted AI assistant sends chat content, page data and screenshots to the provider for processing, and AI PRO has no uptime guarantee.
Key features
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.
Ui.Vision
- Record and replay browser macros
- Browser tasks are recorded and replayed with Selenium IDE-style commands: filling forms from CSV data, extracting tables and automating file downloads and uploads. Selenium IDE scripts import and export.
- Computer vision and OCR
- Macros can locate buttons by image and read text on screen, including inside canvas elements, images and videos, which helps where a page selector cannot be built.
- Desktop automation with XModules
- The free Desktop App, also called XModules, adds native mouse clicks, keyboard input and drag and drop for desktop applications, plus reading and writing macros and CSV files on disk.
- AI macro assistant
- You describe a task and the assistant inspects the page, writes a macro, runs it and helps fix failures. It works without signup or an API key, or with your own AI provider or a local model.
- MCP bridge
- An MCP bridge that runs on your computer lets an MCP-compatible AI assistant inspect the live page, create and edit macros, run them and read the logs.
- Command line API
- Macros can be started and monitored from the command line, so they fit into tools such as Jenkins and scripts in Python, C# or PowerShell. The XRun command calls other programs.
Plans
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.
Ui.Vision
Free Edition$0
Open source and free for personal and commercial use: unlimited web and desktop automation, forum support and the AI assistant within basic limits.
AI PRO€11.90
per month, introductory price
10 times the free plan's AI processing limits. Shown as 50% off a regular €23.80; subscribers keep the introductory price.
PRO EditionUS$299
per year
A yearly subscription that adds email support to the forum support of the Free Edition.
Enterprise EditionUS$999
per year, for up to 5 users
Adds update management with separate update channels and priority support by email, phone and screen sharing. Bundles for 10 to 50 users cost more.
Enterprise PlayerUS$1,499
yearly license, unlimited users and machines
Runs macros and test suites on any number of machines but cannot save new macros. Includes 10,000 OCR conversions a day.
Ways to pay less
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.
Ui.Vision
- Education
Discounts for students and universities
The pricing page says discounts on the paid editions are available for students and universities on request.
- Other savings
Free Enterprise licenses for open-source projects
Open-source projects can ask a9t9 software for a free Enterprise license, according to the pricing page.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Browserless or Ui.Vision?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ui.Vision is cheaper to start with: about $13.29 a month, against $25 a month for Browserless. Browserless starts at $25 per month, billed annually, and Ui.Vision starts at €11.90 / month for AI PRO (introductory price); PRO Edition is US$299 / year.
Which has a free plan, Browserless or Ui.Vision?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Browserless and Ui.Vision have a free plan.
Which platforms do Browserless and Ui.Vision run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Browserless lists a web app and only Ui.Vision lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and a browser extension. 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.