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Head-to-head · Headless Browser APIs

Cloudflare Browser Run vs Oxylabs Headless Browser

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Cloudflare Browser Run #5 in Headless Browser APIs 8.5/10 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Cloudflare
Oxylabs Headless Browser #6 in Headless Browser APIs 8.4/10 From $300/mo ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Oxylabs

Cloudflare Browser Run leads on 2 checks, Oxylabs Headless Browser on 4, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCloudflare Browser Run · 8.5/10
  • Lowest starting priceCloudflare Browser Run · $5/mo
  • Free planonly Cloudflare Browser Run
  • Most featuresOxylabs Headless Browser · 4 of 4

Cloudflare Browser Run scores higher on our rubric for headless browser apis: 8.5 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #6.

Cloudflare Browser Run offers free plan; Oxylabs Headless Browser doesn't. Cloudflare Browser Run is cheaper to start at $5/mo against $300/mo. Oxylabs Headless Browser offers residential proxies; Cloudflare Browser Run doesn't publish it. Oxylabs Headless Browser offers stealth mode; Cloudflare Browser Run doesn't publish it. Oxylabs Headless Browser offers session recording; Cloudflare Browser Run doesn't publish it.

Cloudflare Browser Run is the better fit for cloudflare users running stateless browser tasks. Oxylabs Headless Browser is the better fit for enterprises needing targeted, supported browser scraping.

  • Cloudflare Browser Run fits best

    Cloudflare users running stateless browser tasks

  • Oxylabs Headless Browser fits best

    Enterprises needing targeted, supported browser scraping

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Side by side

Feature Cloudflare Browser Run 8.5/10 Visit ↗ Oxylabs Headless Browser 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.4
Ranking #5 in Headless Browser APIs #6 in Headless Browser APIs
Best for Cloudflare users running stateless browser tasks Enterprises needing targeted, supported browser scraping
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $5/mo (best) $300/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Community, Docs Email · 24/7
Integrations 5 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cloudflare Browser Run 0/4 · Oxylabs Headless Browser 4/4
Residential proxies Not published ✓ (best)
Stealth mode Not published ✓ (best)
Session recording Not published ✓ (best)
Geo targeting Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Browser engines Not published Multi-engine
Concurrent sessions Not published Not published
Session duration Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Quick Actions cover screenshots, PDFs, scraping, and content extraction.
  • Control sessions with Puppeteer, Playwright, CDP, or Stagehand.
  • Crawl pages and extract structured data with natural-language prompts.
  • Residential proxy targeting by country, city, and state
  • Supports Playwright, Puppeteer, CDP, and MCP integrations
  • CAPTCHA handling plus session inspection and recording
Cons
  • The $5/month entry point is for Workers Paid, not a standalone Browser Run plan.
  • Workers Free limits browser time to 10 minutes per day.
  • Uses headless Chrome only, with no self-hosted deployment.
  • Monthly plans start at $300
  • Starter includes 50 GB of traffic
  • Cloud deployment only
Our verdict

Cloudflare Browser Run provides managed headless Chrome sessions for developers automating browser tasks, scraping sites, or generating content. Quick Actions handle stateless work such as screenshots, PDFs, scraping, and extraction;…

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Oxylabs Headless Browser provides remote browser sessions for scraping and automating dynamic websites, aimed at teams that need JavaScript rendering without managing local browser infrastructure. Its Chromium sessions work with…

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  1. Cloudflare Browser RunHeadless Browser APIs 8.5Free plan · paid from $5/mo
  2. Oxylabs Headless BrowserHeadless Browser APIs 8.4From $300/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Cloudflare Browser Run — where it wins

    • Quick Actions cover screenshots, PDFs, scraping, and content extraction.
    • Control sessions with Puppeteer, Playwright, CDP, or Stagehand.
    • Crawl pages and extract structured data with natural-language prompts.

    Where it doesn't

    • The $5/month entry point is for Workers Paid, not a standalone Browser Run plan.
    • Workers Free limits browser time to 10 minutes per day.
    • Uses headless Chrome only, with no self-hosted deployment.

  • Oxylabs Headless Browser — where it wins

    • Residential proxy targeting by country, city, and state
    • Supports Playwright, Puppeteer, CDP, and MCP integrations
    • CAPTCHA handling plus session inspection and recording

    Where it doesn't

    • Monthly plans start at $300
    • Starter includes 50 GB of traffic
    • Cloud deployment only
  • Cloudflare Browser Run8.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $5/mo

    A Cloudflare-hosted browser API for stateless tasks and direct browser control.

    Visit CloudflareFull verdict →
  • Oxylabs Headless Browser8.4/10 · From $300/mo

    A supported Chromium browser API with granular proxy targeting, priced for serious workloads.

    Visit OxylabsFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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