# Browserless vs Lightpanda (slim)

> Browserless scores 70.6 (BB) to Lightpanda's 61.6 (C) for browser automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Browserless scores 70.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Lightpanda's 61.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do browser automation.

- Browserless: BB 70.6, rank #166 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browserless.min.md
- Lightpanda: C 61.6, rank #542 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lightpanda.min.md
- Browserless, good for Agents that need a real browser in the cloud with stealth, proxies and CAPTCHA solving, and teams that want the option of running the same server themselves. Ahead on Reliability, 82 against 65; Schema & documentation, 89 against 82; Security & auth, 53 against 46; Maintenance & community, 82 against 73. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Lightpanda, good for Agents and crawlers that read and fill many JavaScript pages in parallel on small machines, without needing pixel rendering. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Browserless | Lightpanda |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 82 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 53 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Browserless | Lightpanda |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | browserless.io, Inc. | Selecy SAS (Lightpanda) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://production-sfo.browserless.io` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Licence | SSPL 1.0 or a commercial licence for the core server and the MCP server. The BAP TypeScript SDK is MIT. BrowserQL, stealth and other cloud additions are proprietary | AGPL-3.0 for the browser. The npm wrapper @lightpanda/browser and the agent skill are Apache-2.0. Lightpanda Cloud is a closed service with no terms of service found |
| Tools exposed | 14 | 32 |
| Last release | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-23 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-08-03 |
| 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 | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 14k stars, 3.5k npm/wk | 9.3k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | none |