Alternatives / Hyperbrowser
A Hyperbrowser alternative without the credit math
Per-minute pricing in dollars. No 1-credit-equals-$0.001 mental math. No $30 monthly floor.
Hyperbrowser is built for AI agents and ships stealth and proxies by default. If those are load-bearing, stay there. This page is for teams who wanted a Chromium endpoint priced in dollars per minute, not credits per task.
Free tier · $0.15/hour after · No credit card
Side by side
| Bug0 Browsers | Hyperbrowser | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly minimum | $0 | Trial / $30+ paid |
| Effective hourly rate | $0.15 | $0.10 (credit-based) |
| Billing unit | Per minute | Credits |
| Free tier, no credit card | Yes | Trial only |
| Standard CDP URL | Yes | Yes |
| Live preview | noVNC on every session | Session recording |
| Self-host option | No | No |
| Stealth / captcha built in | No | Yes |
| Proxies built in | No | Yes |
Pricing accurate as of April 2026. We update as Hyperbrowser changes theirs.
Migrate in two lines
Hyperbrowser and Bug0 both return a CDP URL. Swap the SDK call and the rest of your Playwright stays put.
Hyperbrowser SDK
import { Hyperbrowser } from "@hyperbrowser/sdk";
const hb = new Hyperbrowser({ apiKey: process.env.HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY });
const session = await hb.sessions.create();
const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(session.wsEndpoint);
const page = browser.contexts()[0].pages()[0];Bug0 SDK
import { Bug0 } from "@bug0/sdk";
import { chromium } from "playwright";
const bug0 = new Bug0({ apiKey: process.env.BUG0_API_KEY });
const { cdpUrl } = await bug0.createBrowser();
const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(cdpUrl);
const page = browser.contexts()[0].pages()[0];If you used Hyperbrowser's stealth or proxy options, you'll need to layer those in your own code. Bug0 ships unmodified Chromium.
Where Hyperbrowser wins
- Built for AI agents. Session recording and stealth are there by default.
- Cheap raw rate. Roughly $0.10 per browser-hour equivalent.
- SDKs for both Python and Node.
Where Bug0 wins
- No credit system. The price on the page is the price you pay.
- No monthly commitment to reach the paid tier.
- Free tier is advertised up front: 10 browser-minutes, no credit card.
Pricing math
Hyperbrowser bills credits, with 1 credit = $0.001 and 1 browser-hour = 100 credits. Their Startup plan is $30/mo. Bug0 is $0.15/hr, no plan. Below 200 hours/mo, Bug0 is cheaper at $30 of usage; above that, Hyperbrowser's raw credit rate is lower if your hours are predictable enough to commit to a plan.
Frequently asked questions
What's a credit worth on Bug0?
Bug0 doesn't use credits. The price you see is per minute of browser time. Hyperbrowser sells credits at $0.001 each, where 1 browser-hour = 100 credits. Same idea, more math.
Does Bug0 have built-in stealth like Hyperbrowser?
No. If your job depends on stealth or residential proxies out of the box, stay on Hyperbrowser or layer your own stealth on top of Bug0 with puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth or rebrowser-patches.
Can I use Bug0 from Python?
Yes via raw HTTP. POST to /api/v1/sessions, then use any Python CDP client (Playwright, pyppeteer) against the returned cdpUrl. Bug0 ships a Node/TS SDK first; a Python SDK is on the roadmap.
Pricing comparison?
Bug0 is $0.15/hr billed per minute, no monthly minimum. Hyperbrowser Startup is $30/mo + credit usage at $0.001/credit (~$0.10/browser-hour). For low or spiky volume, Bug0 is cheaper because nothing is required up front.
Free tier?
10 browser-minutes free on Bug0, no credit card. Hyperbrowser starts you with 1,000 free credits, which works out to about 10 browser-hours of compute at their published 100-credits-per-hour rate.
Live preview?
Yes, on every Bug0 session. Hyperbrowser ships session recording rather than a real-time view.