Steel
Steel is an open-source headless browser API designed to enable developers to control fleets of browsers in the cloud.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Open-source headless browser API for controlling cloud-based browser fleets.
Who should look elsewhere
Requires development knowledge to implement
Pros
- +Simplifies complex browser automation tasks
- +High performance with fast session start times
- +Built-in features like CAPTCHA solving and bot detection avoidance
- +Flexible session duration for various use cases
- +Ability to maintain and reuse browser state
Cons
- −Requires development knowledge to implement
- −Reliance on cloud infrastructure for browser fleets
- −Specific pricing details are not explicitly listed on the main page, only a 'Start For Free' button
Key features
- ✓Open-source headless browser API
- ✓Control fleets of browsers in the cloud
- ✓On-demand browser sessions via API
- ✓Automatic CAPTCHA solving
- ✓Proxy and browser fingerprinting management
- ✓Average session start time under 1 second
- ✓Up to 24-hour long sessions
- ✓Manage and reuse browser context (cookies, local storage)
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | — | month | $10 in Credits per month; 100 Browser Hours |
| Starter | $29 | month | $29 in Credits per month; 290 Browser Hours; 2.9 GB Proxy Bandwidth |
| Developers | $99 | month | $99 in Credits per month; 1,238 Browser Hours; 12 GB Proxy Bandwidth |
| Startups | $499 | month | $499 in Credits per month; 9,980 Browser Hours; 166 GB Proxy Bandwidth |
| Enterprise | — | month | Higher Limits; Discounted Rates; Dedicated Clusters & APIs |