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Apify vs Browserless

Apify Apify Platform is cheaper at all three volumes. 100,000 pages: Apify Apify Platform is $163/mo on Starter, Browserless Browserless Cloud (BaaS, BrowserQL, REST APIs) is $500/mo on Scale; 500,000 pages: Apify Apify Platform is $739/mo on Scale, Browserless Browserless Cloud (BaaS, BrowserQL, REST APIs) is $2,298/mo on Scale; 2 million pages: Apify Apify Platform is $2,682/mo on Business, Browserless Browserless Cloud (BaaS, BrowserQL, REST APIs) is $9,944/mo on Scale. All prices are for 20% JavaScript, medium bot protection, US targets, 40 concurrent requests, monthly billing.

Pricing checked Nov 13, 2026 · 0.1.0 · cost wins Apify 3 – Browserless 0

MetricApify Apify Platform

Scraping platform · Compute units

Browserless Browserless Cloud (BaaS, BrowserQL, REST APIs)

Browser infrastructure · Browser time

Cost for the same workload
100,000 pagesper month

$163

Starter · $1.63 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$500

Scale · $5 per 1K pages

500,000 pagesper month

$739

Scale · $1.48 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$2,298

Scale · $4.60 per 1K pages

2 million pagesper month

$2,682

Business · $1.34 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$9,944

Scale · $4.97 per 1K pages

BillingCompute unitsBrowser time
Capabilities
JavaScript renderingYesYes
Residential proxyYesYes
Country targetingYesYes
Sticky sessionYesYes
Self managed codeYesNot documented
City targetingNot documentedYes
Cookie persistenceNot documentedYes
CAPTCHA handlingNot documentedYes
Limits
max concurrent runs
  • 5 · free
  • 32 · starter
  • 128 · scale
  • 256 · business
Not documented
Things to know
Billing notes
  • The subscription price is prepaid platform usage; compute, proxy and storage are drawn from it and extra usage is billed as overage on paid plans.
  • Compute is billed by RAM-time whether or not a page succeeds, so failed attempts cost money.
  • Pages per compute unit are not published as a price. Apify's own Website Content Crawler README reports roughly 0.8 CU per 1,000 pages over raw HTTP and 2-20 CU per 1,000 pages with a headless browser; the cost engine uses these as labelled assumptions.
  • Annual billing is 10% off; exact annual prices were not verifiable in the static page.
  • Store Actors can instead be priced per event/result by their developers; not modelled here.
  • Free-plan concurrency conflicts between the pricing page (5) and the limits doc (25).
  • Every page runs in a real browser, so even static pages cost at least one 30-second unit; there is no cheaper HTTP tier.
  • Browser time is billed whether or not the page succeeds; a successful CAPTCHA solve is billed even if the site then rejects the token.
  • Annual billing is 30% cheaper and adds concurrency (monthly concurrency is stored here).
  • Proxy traffic through a browser includes page subresources, so proxy units usually dominate cost for heavy pages.

“Not documented” means the provider's pages don't say, not that the capability is missing. Estimates use list prices and exclude promotions and taxes; the provider's checkout is authoritative.

Cheapest at each volume

  • 100k: Apify Apify Platform — $163/mo on Starter
  • 500k: Apify Apify Platform — $739/mo on Scale
  • 2M: Apify Apify Platform — $2,682/mo on Business

Switch to Browserless when…

  • It documents city targeting, which the other does not.
  • It documents cookie persistence, which the other does not.
  • It documents captcha handling, which the other does not.

Stay with Apify when…

  • It is cheaper for this workload: $739/month versus $2,298/month.
  • It documents self managed code, which the other does not.

Apify vs Browserless FAQ

Is Apify cheaper than Browserless?

It depends on volume. 100,000 pages: $163/mo on Starter vs $500/mo on Scale; 500,000 pages: $739/mo on Scale vs $2,298/mo on Scale; 2 million pages: $2,682/mo on Business vs $9,944/mo on Scale. Prices are list prices for 20% JavaScript, medium bot protection, US targets, 40 concurrent requests, monthly billing, checked Nov 13, 2026.

What is the difference between Apify and Browserless?

Apify bills by compute units; Browserless bills by browser time. The capability and limit tables above list the documented differences; billing notes list the add-ons that change the headline price.

Which is better for JavaScript-heavy pages?

For Apify Apify Platform, JavaScript rendering is documented as supported. For Browserless Browserless Cloud (BaaS, BrowserQL, REST APIs), JavaScript rendering is documented as supported. The cheaper option at your volume is in the cost table above.

Can I switch from Apify to Browserless?

The APIs are not drop-in replacements: endpoints, parameters and billing units differ. Check each product's docs before switching; this page compares published prices and documented capabilities, not migration effort.

More ways to compare

Product pages list the official sources and check dates. The methodology explains what the cost engine does and does not model.