Anchor Browser review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Anchor Browser report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for hosted browsers for agent logins
Anchor Browser runs hosted Chromium for agents, with managed logins, a VPN and a mode that turns a browser task into cached code. The free plan is small and the first paid step is $50 a month, then $1.00 for each credit beyond the allowance.
Who Anchor Browser is for
- Fits if your agents must stay logged in to sites that have no API
- Works for teams that want a browser task kept as repeatable code
Who Anchor Browser is not for
- Tight if you stay free: 5 credits a month and 5 concurrent browsers
- Pricey if you need the full stealth browser, which sits on the $2,000 a month Growth plan
- Skip it if you want to host browsers yourself, as that is Enterprise only
- Watch out: the pricing page's structured data lists a $20 Starter and 25 free browsers, which contradicts the visible cards
- Watch out: past included credits every paid plan charges $1.00 a credit
Why Anchor Browser gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyStarter is $50 a month, the start of the category's dearer quarter, with extra credits at $1.00 each. Team is $500.
- CFree plan and trialThe free plan gives 5 credits a month, 5 concurrent browsers and 500 sessions. Authenticated browsers and CAPTCHA bypass need paid.
- CFeaturesHosted browsers, logins, a VPN and task caching. Custom proxy and 30-day retention need Team, and full stealth Chromium needs the $2,000 Growth plan.
- DEase of useNo rating on record. It is used through an SDK, MCP or automation tools, so it takes code or wiring.
- CPlatforms and integrationsCloud web service with MCP, and no desktop or phone app. Self-hosting only comes with Enterprise bring-your-own-cloud.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Anchor's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Anchor Browser's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 30 of the 178 other AI agents we grade, and level with 33.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 64 of 178) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $50 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 73 of the 98 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 78 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 179 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Anchor Browser’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 28 of 178, level with 106
- CFree plan and trialAbove 64 of 178, level with 79
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 178, level with 130
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 178, level with 35
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 178, level with 46
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 109 AI agents. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Anchor Browser, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Anchor Browser you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 115 of the 178 other AI agents grade higher. It costs $600 a year.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
What this rests on. Anchor Browser’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Anchor Browser?
Anchor Browser runs hosted Chromium instances that AI agents use to complete tasks on websites that have no API. It adds managed authentication for logged-in sessions (OmniConnect), an enterprise VPN, and an agent that plans a browser task and keeps it as cached deterministic code. It can be used through an SDK, MCP or automation platforms.
Worth knowing
- Usage past included credits is $1.00 per credit on every paid plan; the calculator on the page uses $0.09 per browser hour, $8 per GB of proxy and $0.01 per AI step.
- The page's structured data lists a $20 Starter plan and 25 free browsers, conflicting with the visible cards ($50, 5 browsers), which are recorded here.
- Authenticated browsers and CAPTCHA bypass start at Starter; custom proxy and 30-day retention at Team; SOC 2 reporting at Growth.
- Anchor's browsers are cloud-only unless you take the Enterprise plan with bring-your-own-cloud.
Key features
- Anchor Chromium
- A Chromium fork the vendor says is recognized as human, with Web-Bot-Auth verification and parallel browsers.
- OmniConnect authentication
- Handles onboarding, management and use of the logins an agent needs to act on behalf of a user.
- Planned deterministic tasks
- An agent turns a plain-language task into a browser workload and falls back to AI at runtime only when needed; a web action cache keeps workflows as code.
- Built-in VPN
- An enterprise VPN offered as a network backbone that does not rely on third-party proxies.
- Flexible deployment
- Used through an SDK, MCP or automation platforms; bring-your-own-cloud and on-premises deployment are listed for Enterprise.
Anchor Browser pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Anchor Browser has a free plan, and paid plans start at $50 per month.
- Starts at
- $50 per month
- Free plan
- 5 credits a month, up to 5 concurrent browsers and 500 browser sessions, with an embedded browser agent.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 credits a month, up to 5 concurrent browsers, up to 500 sessions and an embedded browser agent. |
| Starter | $50per month | 50 credits, then $1.00 per extra credit; 25 concurrent browsers, authenticated browsers, automated CAPTCHA bypass and any geolocation. |
| Team | $500per month | 500 credits, then $1.00 per extra credit; 50 concurrent browsers, Cloudflare-verified agents, custom proxy and 30-day data retention. |
| Growth | $2000per month | 2,000 credits, then $1.00 per extra credit; 200 concurrent browsers, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR, and the full stealth Anchor Chromium. |
| Enterprise | Custom | 500+ concurrent browsers, SSO, RBAC, BAA and HIPAA, custom regions, bring your own cloud or on-premises, and a dedicated Slack channel. |
Read from anchorbrowser.io on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Anchor Browser before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Anchor Browser have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Anchor Browser is listed for Web.
Does Anchor Browser have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Anchor Browser is listed for Web.
Is Anchor Browser open source?
Anchor Browser is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Anchor Browser have an API?
Yes. Anchor Browser offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.