Remote Browser
Remote Browser: A low-cost hosted Chromium API with persistent profiles, session replay, and proxy routing. Ranked #18 of 32 in Headless Browser APIs by our editors (7.5/10); pricing: Free plan · paid from $4.90/mo; best for solo users needing inexpensive persistent sessions.
At a glance
- Editor score7.5 / 10
- PricingFree plan · paid from $4.90/mo
- Best forSolo users needing inexpensive persistent sessions
- Free planYes
- Paid from$4.9/mo
- Concurrent sessions10 sessions
- Facts checked29 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Persistent profiles retain cookies, storage, tabs, and login state.
- CDP access works with Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and other compatible clients.
- Live viewing, human takeover, recording, stealth, and proxy routing are included.
Where it doesn't
- The Free plan includes only 1 browser-hour each month.
- The Developer plan includes 30 browser-hours per month; more hours require a top-up.
- Cloud Chromium focus and solo/small-team fit may not suit broader enterprise needs.
Our verdict on Remote Browser
Remote Browser provides isolated, hosted Chromium sessions controlled through the Chrome DevTools Protocol. Developers building browser automation, QA, research, monitoring, or browser-agent workflows can connect compatible clients rather than run a browser locally. Its persistent profiles are useful when sessions need to retain cookies, storage, tabs, and login state between browser tasks.
Pricing is straightforward for small workloads. The Free plan costs $0 per month and includes 1 browser-hour each month with community support. Developer costs $4.90 per month for 30 browser-hours and email support. A separate 20-hour top-up costs $4.90 one time. The pricing notes also describe a first-month introductory Developer price of $0.10; the ongoing monthly price is $4.90. This structure gives solo users a low-cost way to start, though the included monthly hours may constrain heavier automation.
The product's scope centers on remote Chromium rather than a broad browser-engine choice. Beyond CDP access, it offers live browser viewing and human takeover, protocol-level session recording and replay, stealth fingerprints, and proxy routing with country selection and residential proxy options. Integrations include Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, browser-use, Hermes, OpenClaw, Codex, and Claude. That combination suits solo developers and small teams who need persistent sessions and visibility into browser tasks; organizations seeking a wider enterprise fit may prefer an alternative aligned to that scale. Support is community-based on Free and email-based on Developer.
Remote Browser pricing
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Remote Browser fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $4.9/mo |
| Browser engines | Chromium |
| Concurrent sessions | 10 sessions |
| Session duration | Not verified |
| Residential proxies | Yes |
| Stealth mode | Yes |
| Session recording | Yes |
| Geo targeting | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Community, Email |
| Built for | Solo, Small business (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 8 integrations: Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, browser-use, Hermes, OpenClaw … |
| Pricing | Free plan · paid from $4.90/mo (source) |
| Website | remote-browser.dev |
| Facts checked | 29 Sep 2026 |
Remote Browser integrations
Remote Browser lists 8 integrations on its own site.
- Playwright
- Puppeteer
- Selenium
- browser-use
- Hermes
- OpenClaw
- Codex
- Claude
Alternatives to Remote Browser
- BrowserlessA flexible browser API with multiple engines, automation options and self-hosting.8.9
- BrowserbaseManaged Chromium sessions, automation APIs, and observability for cloud browser workflows.8.8
- Bright Data Scraping BrowserHosted browser automation with proxy rotation and anti-bot handling, priced by usage.8.7
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