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BrowserGateway vs IRCTC API

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BrowserGateway compared with IRCTC API
DetailBrowserGateway logo BrowserGatewayIRCTC API logo IRCTC API
What it doesThe open router for cloud browsers High-performance REST API for Indian Railways data with sub-millisecond latency
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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 Free Welcome Tier: 10,000 free API credits upon signup with Google OAuth. Pro Top-Up Pack: ₹99 for 100,000 API requests.
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
  • Real-time train GPS tracking with platform assignment and live running delay
  • PNR verification with passenger manifests and charting status
  • 14-day multi-class seat availability forecast from PRS reservation engine
  • Vacant berths detection after chart preparation
  • Real-time ticket fare breakup across multiple quotas
  • Daily cancelled trains list with zero cache latency
  • Direct train search between stations with running days filter
  • Fuzzy train name search with instant suggestions
  • Station autocomplete across 8,500+ Indian Railway stations
  • Official zero-dependency npm package with 100% TypeScript definitions
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
  • Sub-millisecond P99 response times through in-memory caching
  • 99.9% production SLA with enterprise rate-limiting and multi-zone failover
  • 100% in-memory pathfinding graph engine for guaranteed uptime
  • Direct connection to official Indian Railways PRS reservation engine
  • Zero-dependency npm client with native fetch and full TypeScript support
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)37
Citation Flow (Majestic)3113
Referring domains (Majestic)222

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