Browserbase alternative and pricing | Maritime
Browserbase alternative
Browserbase is a browser only, capped at 6 hours a session. A Maritime Linux desktop ($0.12 an hour) is a full desktop that keeps its files, plus Windows and Android. Browserbase is better for browser stealth and proxies.
Maritime gives every AI agent its own computer: agent boxes that stay online, sandboxes for code, Linux and Windows desktops it clicks, and Android phones.
Browserbase pricing vs a Maritime desktop.
List prices for one machine awake for one full hour. Disk and egress are left out.
| Provider | 1 vCPU, 2 GB per hour | 2 vCPU, 4 GB per hour | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Linux desktop | no 1 vCPU, 2 GB size | $0.12 | 2 vCPU, 4 GB, with screen streaming and takeover. A full desktop: a browser and any app. Asleep, it pays only for disk at $0.08 per GB-month. |
| Browserbase | $0.10 to $0.12 a browser hour | $0.10 to $0.12 a browser hour | A browser, not a computer, so it is not sold by vCPU and memory. Past the plan's included hours: Developer $0.12, Startup $0.10. |
Browserbase plans: Developer $20 a month with 100 browser hours, then $0.12 an hour. Startup $99 a month with 500 hours, then $0.10. Proxies $10 to $12 per GB.
What Maritime has that Browserbase does not.
Browserbase sells hosted headless browsers for AI agents. A browser, not a computer. Maritime gives every agent its own computer: sandboxes, persistent agent boxes, Linux and Windows desktops, and Android phones, on one API.
A full desktop, not only a browser
Maritime: A Linux desktop at $0.12 an hour while awake, 2 vCPU and 4 GB, with a browser and any other app, screenshot, click, type, files and human takeover.
Browserbase: A hosted headless browser.
Windows desktops
Maritime: $0.18 an hour while awake, licence included, with screenshot, click, type, files and human takeover. Requires Growth, Scale or Dedicated once the plan has been paid; not Starter or the free trial.
Browserbase: A browser only. Windows and Mac appear only as browser fingerprints.
Android phones
Maritime: $0.15 an hour while awake. AOSP Android 15 with tap, swipe, ui_tree, install_app and an adb tunnel.
Browserbase: No Android machine.
Persistent agent boxes
Maritime: Desktops and agent boxes keep their files and logins through sleep, with no lifetime limit. An agent box is $1 a month per 2 GB, awake or asleep.
Browserbase: 6 hours per session (15 minutes on Free). Contexts keep cookies and storage; the VM is recreated after each session.
Per-end-user spend caps
Maritime: End users are records keyed by your own id, with one agent each, per-user spend caps, short-lived eu_tokens for their browser, and a usage report for rebilling.
Browserbase: Not stated.
Private network
Maritime: Reach a system inside a customer's office through a small connector on their side, no VPN, on every plan including the free trial.
Browserbase: Proxies at $10 to $12 per GB. A private network into a customer's site is not stated.
Where Browserbase is better.
Pick Browserbase if one of these matters more to you than the list above.
- Browser stealth and proxies, built for browsing at scale.
- Browser-specific tooling. Maritime gives a desktop with a browser in it, not a browser API.
- A lower hourly price on Startup: $0.10 a browser hour past 500 included hours, against $0.12 for a Maritime Linux desktop.
- High concurrency: 3, 25, 100, 250 and more browsers at once by plan. Maritime Starter allows 5 machines awake at once (Growth 25, Scale 60).
Maritime and Browserbase, briefly.
How much does Browserbase cost? Developer is $20 a month with 100 browser hours, then $0.12 an hour; Startup is $99 a month with 500 hours, then $0.10. Proxies are $10 to $12 per GB. Sessions are capped at 6 hours (15 minutes on Free).
Browserbase vs Maritime: which is cheaper? Per hour, about the same. A Maritime Linux desktop is $0.12 an hour while awake, the same as a Browserbase browser hour on Developer past its included hours and more than Startup's $0.10. The difference is what you get: a full desktop with any app, files that persist, and no 6-hour session cap.
Can an agent browse the web on Maritime? Yes. A Maritime Linux desktop has a browser in it, driven with screenshot, click and type through the API or the MCP server for desktops, and a person can take over by link.
Where is Browserbase the better choice? Browserbase is better when you only need headless browsers with stealth, proxies and browser-specific tooling, at high concurrency.
Sources were read on October 26, 2026. Later price checks are dated where stated. Prices change; check the source before you decide. The full comparison of 25 providers is at maritime.sh/compare.md.