Aside review
Automates browser tasks with local memory, credential safeguards, and approval controls.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Aside is an AI browser built to carry out tasks across logged-in websites, accounts, browser history, and local files. It is aimed at people who want an agent to handle browser work while retaining controls over sensitive actions. Its natural-language browser agent can handle communications and work on documents or spreadsheets; recurring routines support repeat tasks. ChatGPT and Claude subscriptions, as well as user-provided API keys, are supported.
A notable distinction is how it handles credentials and permissions. The password manager can autofill logins while keeping credentials hidden from the agent, and human approval is required for sensitive actions such as payments, posts, and messages. Aside also describes sandboxed filesystem and network access, browser-history-based local memory, and local task history with task artifacts. Its privacy approach is hybrid: local-first features coexist with hosted AI model providers and other server-side services. That combination may suit users who value local controls but should not be read as entirely on-device processing.
The Free plan includes 500 credits per month, up to 3 routines, a built-in password manager, personalized memory, and the option to bring a subscription. Pro adds 3x Free usage, Ultrabrowse for deep research, unlimited routines, Channels for remote control, and cloud handoff. Max adds 40x Free usage and early access program entry. Enterprise offers team seat and billing management, shared profiles and vault access controls, and browser agent runs from apps, cron jobs, or internal tools; it directs buyers to contact sales. Aside is a fit for people automating logged-in work who want approval gates, while those needing fully local AI processing or a price comparison across paid tiers should consider alternatives.
Aside pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Autofills passwords while keeping credentials hidden from the agent
- Requires approval for sensitive actions such as payments and messages
- Combines recurring routines with deep research via Ultrabrowse
- Where it doesn't
- Free access is limited to 500 credits per month and 3 routines
- Pro and Max plan prices are not included here
- Uses hosted AI model providers alongside local-first features
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