# Anchor Browser vs Browserbase (slim)

> Browserbase scores 76.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Anchor Browser's 67.3 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Anchor Browser leads on security & auth. Both do browser automation. Browserbase accepts x402. Anchor Browser doesn't. Category scores, facts, verdicts and…

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Browserbase scores 76.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Anchor Browser's 67.3 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Anchor Browser leads on security & auth. Both do browser automation. Browserbase accepts x402. Anchor Browser doesn't.

- Anchor Browser: B 67.3, rank #196 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anchor-browser.min.md
- Browserbase: BB 76.2, rank #35 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browserbase.min.md
- Anchor Browser, good for Agents that must work inside signed-in accounts, with managed identities, MFA handling and a human sign-in link, and agents that need to start with no human signup. Ahead on Security & auth, 54 against 43.
- Browserbase, good for Agents that need a real JavaScript-capable browser in the cloud, especially unattended ones that can pay by x402. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 80; Payments & pricing, 90 against 60; Maintenance & community, 92 against 57; Transparency & trust, 71 against 51. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account.

| Category | Anchor Browser | Browserbase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 80 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 90 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 92 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 51 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Anchor Browser | Browserbase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anchor Forge Inc. | Browserbase |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.anchorbrowser.io` | `https://api.browserbase.com/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| x402 | no | yes |
| Licence | Proprietary cloud service. No service agreement was found, only a website terms of use. The TypeScript and Python SDKs and the self-hosted MCP server are Apache-2.0 | MIT (Stagehand) |
| Last release | 2026-07-28 | 2026-09-09 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2025-08-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-02-24 | 2024-06-01 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 43k npm/wk, 10k PyPI/wk | 25k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.4/5 (8) |