# Browserbase vs Notte (slim)

> Browserbase scores 76.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Notte's 63.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Notte leads on security & auth. Both do browser hosted. Browserbase accepts x402. Notte doesn't. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browserbase-vs-notte.md (~2,250 tokens) · this version ~730 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browserbase-vs-notte.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browserbase-vs-notte
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08

Browserbase scores 76.2 (BB) on agent readiness against Notte's 63.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Notte leads on security & auth. Both do browser hosted. Browserbase accepts x402. Notte doesn't.

- Browserbase: BB 76.2, rank #35 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browserbase.min.md
- Notte: B 63.2, rank #317 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/notte.min.md
- 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 58; Schema & documentation, 80 against 74; Payments & pricing, 90 against 40; Maintenance & community, 92 against 83; Transparency & trust, 71 against 61. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account.
- Notte, good for Teams that want hosted browsers together with agents, vaults for logins, personas with mailboxes and scheduled browser functions behind one key. Ahead on Security & auth, 56 against 43.

| Category | Browserbase | Notte |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 58 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 74 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 56 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 90 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 92 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Browserbase | Notte |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Browserbase | Notte Labs Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.browserbase.com/v1` | `https://api.notte.cc` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| x402 | yes | no |
| Licence | MIT (Stagehand) | Proprietary hosted service under Notte's terms of service. The core repository is SSPL-1.0 and the Node SDK is MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 8 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-08-01 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-06-01 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 25k stars | 1.3k npm/wk, 5.1k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.4/5 (8) | none |