Browserless is a web service for running headless browser instances using Puppeteer and Playwright. While it offers cloud hosting for Chrome, scaling web data extraction on top of raw headless browsers often requires writing extensive custom boilerplate code for proxy rotation, CAPTCHA bypasses, retries, data formatting, and third-party integrations.
Agenty provides a powerful alternative to Browserless. It combines headless browser automation with built-in residential and datacenter proxy networks, automatic CAPTCHA solving, no-code agent builders, and native data export features.
Whether you prefer configuring scraping agents visually or executing Puppeteer scripts via API, Agenty provides a complete platform for automated web scraping and browser automation.
Agenty vs. Browserless Feature Comparison
Browserless focuses primarily on browser hosting and infrastructure execution, leaving proxy sourcing, anti-bot protection, and data storage to the developer. Agenty delivers an end-to-end web scraping environment.
| Feature / Capability | Agenty | Browserless |
|---|---|---|
| Setup & Workflow | No-code scraping agents for fast setup, plus API & Puppeteer execution | Programmatic-only access; requires writing custom code to connect to browsers |
| Proxy Management | Built-in proxy rotation with automatic IP management | Requires sourcing, configuring, and managing external proxy providers |
| Anti-Bot & CAPTCHA | Automatic CAPTCHA solving, custom headers, fingerprinting protection, and User-Agent rotation | No native CAPTCHA bypass; requires custom Node.js middleware |
| Integrations & Delivery | 10+ native integrations (S3, Webhooks, Google Drive, SFTP, Zapier, direct DB export) | No native data export pipelines or integrations |
| Pricing Model | Simple page credit model (1 successful request = 1 credit, with proxy and CAPTCHA handling) | Metered billing per second ($.00015/sec), making slow pages expensive |
Key Capabilities: Why Switch to Agenty?
Built-in Proxy Networks and Anti-Bot Evasion
Modern websites rely heavily on anti-scraping measures like rate limiting, TLS fingerprinting, and CAPTCHA verification. With Browserless, developers must manually integrate external proxy providers and maintain custom logic for retries and user-agent spoofing.
Agenty handles request management automatically. Through integrated anonymous web scraping with proxy servers, requests automatically rotate IP addresses and headers, preventing blocks without requiring external proxy subscriptions or custom middleware.
Visual Agent Builder and API Flexibility
Browserless requires software development resources for every automation task. Agenty supports both codeless configurations and developer-focused workflows:
- Visual Agent Builder: Set up scraping agents using a point-and-click browser interface to define extraction rules, selectors, and pagination sequences without code.
- Puppeteer API: Run custom Node.js automation scripts when you need low-level browser interaction.
Native Data Pipelines and Export Integration
Extracting web content is only part of the process. Browserless outputs raw browser evaluation results, requiring custom code to process and upload datasets.
Agenty includes dataset management, storage buckets, and change detection out of the box. Extracted data can be automatically scheduled and exported to AWS S3, webhooks, FTP servers, Google Drive, or database endpoints.
Agenty v1 API Endpoints
Agenty provides dedicated /v1 endpoints designed for quick integration into existing backend systems and scripts.
| Endpoint | Description | Quick Tool |
|---|---|---|
/v1/pdf |
Convert dynamic web pages into PDF documents | PDF Tool |
/v1/scrape |
Web data scraping and dynamic content rendering | Scrape Tool |
/v1/screenshot |
Capture full-page or viewport screenshots of any URL | Screenshot Tool |
/v1/content |
Retrieve raw or dynamic HTML content of any URL | Content Tool |
/v1/redirects |
Trace full HTTP redirect chains and final target URLs | Redirects Tool |
/v1/extract |
Extract structured JSON data from target web pages | Extract Tool |
API Request Examples
Capture a Web Page Screenshot via cURL
You can use the /v1/screenshot endpoint to capture full page renderings directly from the command line:
curl -X GET "https://api.agenty.ai/v1/screenshot?url=https://scrapingsandbox.com" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
--output screenshot.png
Extracting Dynamic Content with /v1/scrape
For dynamic JavaScript single-page applications, send a request specifying rendering options and extraction rules:
{
"url": "https://scrapingsandbox.com/",
"setJavaScriptEnabled": true,
"goToOptions": {waitUntil: "networkidle2"},
"extract_rules": [
{
"name": "title",
"selector": "h1",
"type": "text"
},
{
"name": "price",
"selector": ".price",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
The service executes the browser rendering phase, applies anti-bot protection, parses the requested DOM elements, and returns structured JSON responses ready for ingestion into your workflows.