01 Browser Use
Open-source library that lets AI agents control a real browser to automate and extract from any site
AI Agents & Automation from $0 free tier: yes Verified JUL 1, 2026
Apify alternatives
5 alternatives compared · prices last verified Jul 30, 2026 · how we verify
Browser Use is the top Apify alternative in our directory: it covers the same category (AI Agents & Automation), starts at $0, and has a free tier. All 5 alternatives below are compared on pricing verified against the official pricing pages, on the dates shown.
Ranked by category overlap with Apify, free-tier availability, then lowest verified starting price — computed from our verified data, never sponsorships.
Apify alternatives compared
| Alternative | Category | Starting price | Free tier | Price verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browser Use | AI Agents & Automation | $0 | yes | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Firecrawl | AI Agents & Automation | $19/mo | yes | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Browserbase | AI Agents & Automation | $20/mo | yes | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Skyvern | AI Agents & Automation | $29/mo | yes | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Exa | AI Search & Research | $0 | yes | Jun 22, 2026 |
Each alternative, in brief
02 Firecrawl
Web scraping and crawling API that turns any site into clean markdown or structured data for AI agents
AI Agents & Automation from $19/mo free tier: yes Verified JUL 30, 2026
03 Browserbase
Cloud browser infrastructure for AI agents — run and scale headless browser sessions via API; maker of the open-source Stagehand framework
AI Agents & Automation from $20/mo free tier: yes Verified JUL 10, 2026
04 Skyvern
Open-source AI agent that automates browser workflows with vision instead of brittle selectors
AI Agents & Automation from $29/mo free tier: yes Verified JUL 5, 2026
05 Exa
AI-native web search engine and API built for agents, with semantic search and content extraction
AI Search & Research from $0 free tier: yes Verified JUN 22, 2026
When to stay with Apify
Documented strengths from our Apify review — switching isn't always the right call:
- The store means most common scraping jobs need no code at all
- Subscription fees convert into an equal amount of platform credit, so the monthly fee is largely prepaid usage rather than a pure access charge
- Higher plans genuinely lower the compute rate, from $0.2 down to $0.13 per compute unit