Competitive Comparison
Last updated: November 4, 2025
See how Laminar compares to other integration platforms in the market.
Overview
Browserbase is a cloud platform for running headless browsers at scale. It provides infrastructure for Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium with session observability, CAPTCHA solving, and stealth features. Strong for web scraping and browser automation with SOC-2 Type 1 and HIPAA compliance.
Key Features
- Headless browser infrastructure (Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium)
- Session Inspector with recordings and logs
- CAPTCHA solving and residential proxies
- Live view and debugging tools
- SOC-2 Type 1, HIPAA supported
Note: Laminar is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant (vs Browserbase's Type 1)
Pricing
Usage-based model:
- Free: $0/month (1 concurrent browser, 1 hour)
- Developer: $20/month (100 hours, 25 concurrent)
- Startup: $99/month (500 hours, 100 concurrent)
- Scale: Custom enterprise pricing
- Overage: $0.12/hour + $12/GB proxy
Why Laminar is Built Different
Run Playwright/Puppeteer + Everything Else
Write and run Playwright scripts just like Browserbase, but also orchestrate APIs, databases, desktop RPA, and multi-step workflows all in one platform. When browser automation isn't enough, Laminar handles the full integration.
Built for Reliability & Uptime at Scale
Laminar is purpose-built for production integrations that need to run reliably 24/7. 99% uptime guarantee with 1,000 workflow executions/minute. Our core focus is reliability and developer experience for mission-critical integrations, not just session management.
Superior DevOps & Observability
Enterprise-grade observability across all integration types (not just browser sessions). Deploy anywhere: your cloud, our cloud, on-prem. Full control over infrastructure with docker-compose deployment options. Laminar includes implementation support with shared Slack access and embedded engineers during first 2-4 weeks, plus professional services to build initial integrations together. Browserbase provides email support on lower tiers with Slack only on enterprise, focusing on infrastructure uptime rather than hands-on integration development. When RPA breaks, Laminar provides direct engineer access who know your specific implementation, with alerts routing to your existing monitoring tools (OpsGenie, PagerDuty) instead of just emails.
More Fine-Tuned Control
Laminar gives you fine-grained control over your automation scripts with deeper customization options, workflow orchestration, and the ability to mix browser automation with other integration types in complex workflows.
Predictable Pricing That Scales With Revenue
Fixed platform fee ($2-5k/month) + per-customer pricing instead of unpredictable usage-based costs. Your costs scale with your business growth, not compute hours.
Reusable Integration Library
Build once, clone, and modify integrations for new customers in minutes. Stop rebuilding the same patterns. Laminar is built for B2B teams managing integrations at scale.
Pricing Comparison
Example: 100,000 executions/month (3 min each) for 20 customers
Laminar
$5,000 flat
$3K base + $2K for 20 customers
Cost stays $5K whether you run 100K or 1M executions. Only increases when customer count grows.
Browserbase
~$6,000+ minimum
5,000 hours × $0.12 + proxy fees
Overage charges scale linearly with usage. Unpredictable costs.
When Browserbase Might Fit
Pure web scraping projects at massive scale that require residential proxies, advanced fingerprinting, and stealth features where you only need browser automation (no API/database/desktop integration).
Additional competitive comparisons will be added here as we continue to document how Laminar compares to other platforms in the integration and automation space.
This comparison is based on publicly available information and our understanding of the market. Features and pricing may change over time. Last updated: February 5, 2025.