Browserless vs ZenRows (2026)
Head-to-head on price, speed, privacy posture and features - based on our independent reviews of both providers.
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Score comparison
| Browserless | ZenRows | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.7 | 8.0 | ZenRows |
| Speed & reliability | 8.4 | 8.4 | Tie |
| Privacy & trust | 7.4 | 7.6 | ZenRows |
| Features & coverage | 8.0 | 8.4 | ZenRows |
| Value for money | 7.6 | 7.8 | ZenRows |
| Ease of use | 8.2 | 8.8 | ZenRows |
Side by side
| Browserless | ZenRows | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $6/GB |
| Service types | Scraping APIs | Scraping APIs, Residential Proxies |
| Jurisdiction | United States in the 5 Eyes | Spain outside 5/9/14 Eyes |
| Logging policy | Not a privacy service; operational logs by design | Not a privacy service; operational logs by design |
| Independent audits | None published | None published |
| Network | - | 55M IPs |
| Country coverage | 10 | 190 |
| Money-back guarantee | - | - |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support | email, slack, knowledge-base | chat, email |
| Pay with crypto | - | - |
Which should you pick?
Choose Browserless if this fits: best managed headless browser fleet. Browserless runs the headless Chrome fleet so you do not have to. Point Puppeteer or Playwright at it and your existing automation keeps working, at scale.
Choose ZenRows if this fits: best success rate against cloudflare-protected sites. ZenRows focuses on the specific problem of modern anti-bot protection and does well at it, with a browser endpoint and raw proxies available from the same account.
Overall, our scores favor ZenRows (8.0 vs 7.7) - but the right choice depends on which trade-offs matter to you. Read the full Browserless review and ZenRows review.