Steel.dev alternatives

Open-source browser API ('the browser for agents') — Chromium fleet with stealth mode, session recordings, CDP. OSS repo + managed cloud. Compatible with Playwright / Puppeteer. Distinguishes itself as the 'OSS Browserbase'. Full Steel.dev record →

  1. 1 Browser Use Computer-use & desktop agents

    also in Computer-use & desktop agents · same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (stateless) · same memory unit (turn) · also open source · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 119k MIT Compare with Steel.dev →

  2. 2 UI-TARS Computer-use & desktop agents

    also in Computer-use & desktop agents · same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (stateless) · same memory unit (turn) · also open source · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 40k released 2026-10-09 Apache-2.0 Compare with Steel.dev →

  3. 3 Highlight AI Computer-use & desktop agents

    also in Computer-use & desktop agents · same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (stateless) · same memory unit (turn) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ? released 2026-10-20 Compare with Steel.dev →

  4. 4 Hyperbrowser Computer-use & desktop agents

    also in Computer-use & desktop agents · same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (stateless) · same memory unit (turn) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ Compare with Steel.dev →

  5. 5 Anthropic Computer Use Computer-use & desktop agents

    also in Computer-use & desktop agents · same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (stateless) · same memory unit (turn) · also offered managed

    OSS — Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP — proprietary (Claude API feature) Compare with Steel.dev →

  6. 6 Claude for Chrome Computer-use & desktop agents

    also in Computer-use & desktop agents · same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (stateless) · same memory unit (turn) · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ? Compare with Steel.dev →

  7. 7 Pipecat (Daily) Voice agent platforms

    same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (stateless) · same memory unit (turn) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 17k released 2026-08-01 BSD-2-Clause Compare with Steel.dev →

  8. 8 LiveKit Agents Voice agent platforms

    same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (stateless) · same memory unit (turn) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 13k released 2026-08-27 Apache-2.0 (framework); turn-detector models… Compare with Steel.dev →

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