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BrowserGateway vs Core Nexis

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BrowserGateway compared with Core Nexis
DetailBrowserGateway logo BrowserGatewayCore Nexis logo Core Nexis
What it doesThe open router for cloud browsers Production-ready APIs for email validation, image CDN, PDF and HTML rendering, OCR, QR codes and image conversion
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: up to 10,000 BYOK sessions per month, unlimited bandwidth, all routing strategies, multi-provider failover, up to 100 saved profiles, 60-day session log retention. Paid: from $5 top-up, everything in Free plus BYOK sessions above 10k/mo at $0.0005 each, session recording (video) at $0.007 per Markdown to PDF: Free (50/mo), $4.99/mo (1,000/mo), $12.99/mo (5,000/mo), $24.99/mo (15,000/mo), Custom; HTML to PDF: Free (30/mo), $6.99/mo (500/mo), $19.99/mo (2,500/mo), $39.99/mo (8,000/mo), Custom; Image to Text OCR: Free (50/mo), $4.99/mo (500/mo), $14.99/mo (2,000/mo), $29.99/mo (5,000/mo), C
Key features
  • Automatic failover across browser providers with zero downtime
  • Persistent encrypted profiles with cookies, localStorage, and IndexedDB
  • MCP server with 8 browser tools for AI agents
  • Five routing strategies including priority chain and load balancing
  • Request queue for connections when all providers are busy
  • Session reconnect to preserve state after connection drops
  • Web dashboard to manage providers, view sessions, and monitor health
  • Webhooks for provider health notifications
  • Self-hosted open source option with MIT license
  • HTML and CSS rendering for PDF conversion with JavaScript execution
  • OCR with 30+ language support and auto-detection
  • Real-time email verification with SMTP and DNS checks
  • Global CDN with flexible image storage and social sharing
  • QR code and barcode generation with logo embedding
  • Image format conversion across 25+ formats including AVIF, HEIC and JPEG XL
  • Markdown to PDF conversion with syntax highlighting and custom fonts
  • Language-agnostic RESTful APIs supporting multiple programming languages
  • SLA with 99.9% uptime on paid plans
What makes it different
  • Drop-in compatible with Puppeteer and Playwright requiring only a one-line URL change
  • Routes across any browser provider with automatic failover and no code changes
  • Free tier with 10,000 sessions per month and full routing features
  • Works with AI agents through MCP server with zero configuration
  • Full session persistence across provider failures with encrypted profile storage
  • Free tier for all APIs enables testing with real data before paid commitment
  • Trusted by 12,000+ developers worldwide with production-ready, stable APIs
  • Nine integrated APIs covering documents, email, and images in one platform
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 no change since last check37 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)33
Citation Flow (Majestic)3118
Referring domains (Majestic)2211

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