Best Alternatives to Strawberry 1.0 in 2025

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Arc is the best-known AI-enhanced browser and a natural comparison point. Its Spaces, tab management, and built-in AI features (like instant page summaries and Ask on Page) make it a strong choice for individuals and teams who want a faster, more organized browsing experience. While it lacks Strawberry's account-embedded autonomous Companions, Arc is more mature, polished, and widely adopted, making it a safer pick for teams prioritizing stability and everyday productivity over fully autonomous agents.

Dia, from the team behind Arc, is an AI-first browser built around conversational interaction with web content. It excels at letting users chat with pages, extract information, and draft content without leaving the browser. For teams whose main need is AI-assisted research and writing rather than background agents executing admin tasks in signed-in accounts, Dia offers a cleaner, more focused experience and a strong roadmap from an experienced browser team.

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Perplexity is a leading AI research and answer engine that can replace much of the lead-research and information-gathering work Strawberry's Companions handle. Its deep research modes, cited answers, and team plans make it excellent for sales and research teams that need fast, trustworthy synthesis across the web. It won't operate inside your accounts or send follow-ups autonomously, but for research-heavy workflows it is often more accurate and transparent than a general-purpose browser agent.

MultiOn is a dedicated AI agent platform that browses and acts on websites on your behalf, similar in spirit to Strawberry's Companions but available across browsers and via API. It can fill forms, book appointments, and execute multi-step web tasks, and its developer-friendly approach suits teams that want to embed agents into their own tools. It's a strong alternative for organizations that want agentic automation without switching their primary browser.

Browserbase provides infrastructure for running AI browser agents at scale, including headless browsers, session management, and observability. Teams that like Strawberry's concept but need more control, compliance, and integration with existing systems will find Browserbase a better fit for building custom agents that log into accounts and perform repetitive work. It's developer-oriented rather than end-user-friendly, so it suits technical teams building internal automation.

Otter.ai covers one of Strawberry's core use cases—meeting transcription and follow-ups—with a mature, widely trusted product. It joins meetings automatically, produces searchable transcripts and summaries, and integrates with calendars and CRMs. For teams whose biggest time sink is meetings rather than general web admin, Otter is a more focused and reliable alternative, though it doesn't offer a full AI browser or parallel lead research.

The automation platform for everyone

Zapier is the established automation layer connecting thousands of apps, and its AI features now let teams build agents and workflows that handle routine admin tasks across their existing tools. While it doesn't live inside a browser, it offers far broader integration coverage, stronger reliability, and enterprise controls than a young browser startup. Teams that want dependable, auditable automation of repetitive work should seriously evaluate Zapier alongside or instead of Strawberry.