# Browserbase vs TinyFish (slim)

> Browserbase scores 76.2 (BB) on agent readiness against TinyFish's 67.7 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. TinyFish leads on schema & documentation and security & auth. Both do browser hosted. Browserbase accepts x402. TinyFish doesn't. Category scores, facts, verdicts…

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Browserbase scores 76.2 (BB) on agent readiness against TinyFish's 67.7 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. TinyFish leads on schema & documentation and security & auth. Both do browser hosted. Browserbase accepts x402. TinyFish doesn't.

- Browserbase: BB 76.2, rank #36 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browserbase.min.md
- TinyFish: B 67.7, rank #227 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tinyfish.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 60; Payments & pricing, 90 against 55; Maintenance & community, 92 against 80; Transparency & trust, 71 against 59. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account.
- TinyFish, good for Agents that want one account for a goal-driven web agent, a raw CDP browser, and free search and fetch. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 85 against 80; Security & auth, 57 against 43.

| Category | Browserbase | TinyFish |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 57 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 90 | 55 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 92 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Browserbase | TinyFish |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Browserbase | Tiny Fish, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.browserbase.com/v1` | `https://agent.tinyfish.ai` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| x402 | yes | no |
| Licence | MIT (Stagehand) | Proprietary service under Tiny Fish's terms of service. The MCP proxy `@tiny-fish/mcp` and the cookbook are MIT. The SDK packages state no licence in npm or PyPI metadata |
| MCP registry | not listed | `ai.tinyfish.agent/web-agent` |
| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-08-01 | 2026-08-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-06-01 | 2025-12-14 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 25k stars | 5.7k npm/wk, 6.5k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.4/5 (8) | none |