Best Alternatives to Cloudbrowser in 2025
Cloudbrowser targets AI agent developers who need persistent, isolated Chrome cloud browsers with CDP automation, saved cookies/local storage, pause/resume and fork-from-paused-source. It is invitation-only and in private preview, so many teams look for alternatives that offer similar browser automation, session persistence or agent-friendly infrastructure without the waitlist. Here are the best alternatives to Cloudbrowser to evaluate.
Browserbase
A managed headless browser platform built for AI agents and automation, with CDP access, session persistence, stealth and scaling. It is a mature, publicly available option if Cloudbrowser's invitation-only preview is a blocker.
Browserless
Offers hosted Chrome and Chromium instances with CDP and Puppeteer/Playwright support, plus session and proxy features. Good for teams that want a stable, self-serve browser-as-a-service without a private preview.
Steel.dev
An open-source browser API for AI agents with session management, CDP automation and persistent contexts. It is a strong fit if you want more control, self-hosting options and no invitation gate.
Apify
Web scraping and automation platform
A broad cloud automation platform with headless browser actors, persistent storage and scheduling. Useful when you need browser automation plus data pipelines rather than only isolated browser sessions.
Playwright with self-hosted containers
Running Playwright or Puppeteer in your own Docker/Kubernetes setup gives full control over persistence, cookies and local storage. It avoids vendor lock-in and invitation-only access, at the cost of managing infrastructure.
Hyperbrowser
A managed browser infrastructure for AI agents with CDP, session persistence and scaling. It is a direct alternative for teams comparing persistent cloud browser providers.
Bright Data Browser API
Provides cloud browser sessions with CDP, strong proxy and unblocking infrastructure, and enterprise reliability. A good option when network identity and large-scale scraping are priorities alongside browser automation.
Cloudbrowser's invitation-only private preview and session-expiry caveats make it worth comparing against public alternatives. Browserbase and Hyperbrowser are the closest managed agent-focused options, Browserless and Steel.dev offer flexible CDP browser infrastructure, Apify adds automation pipelines, Bright Data brings proxy-heavy scale, and self-hosted Playwright gives maximum control. Choose based on whether you prioritize managed persistence, self-hosting, or network scale.