Ceki vs BrowserBase: Real Browsers vs Cloud Instances

Real browsers from human hosts vs cloud browser instances. No base fee, MCP-native, global geolocations.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Ceki	BrowserBase
Pricing model	Per-minute only	$0.10/min + $99/mo base
Real browsers	Yes (human hosts)	Cloud browser instances
Anti-detect	Native fingerprints	Limited
MCP support	Native	No
Crypto payments	Yes	No
Minimum commitment	None	$99/month
Geo coverage	Worldwide (residential)	US-only hosting
API quality	REST + SDK + MCP	REST + SDK
Setup time	< 1 minute	5-10 minutes

Why switch to Ceki

✓ No monthly base fee — pay only for active session time
✓ Real browsers with authentic fingerprints pass anti-bot checks that cloud browsers fail
✓ MCP-native: connect your AI agent with 3 lines of config, no SDK required
✓ Crypto payments for instant settlement, no bank processing delays

When BrowserBase is better

We believe in honest comparisons. Here's where BrowserBase has an edge:

Established API documentation and larger engineering team
SOC2 compliance certification for enterprise security requirements

When to Use Each

Web scraping with anti-bot protection

BrowserBase uses cloud instances with datacenter IPs. Sites running Cloudflare Bot Management or Akamai Bot Manager can fingerprint these. Ceki sessions run on real consumer hardware with residential IPs — the fingerprint is genuine because the browser is genuine.

Verdict: Ceki wins on protected sites. Near-zero detection rate vs BrowserBase's ~15-30% block rate on hardened targets.

High-volume parallel scraping (low protection)

BrowserBase wins here. At $0.10/hr with 100 concurrent browsers on the Startup plan, scraping unprotected sites at scale costs a fraction of Ceki. If anti-bot isn't a concern, BrowserBase is more cost-effective for raw throughput.

Verdict: BrowserBase wins for unprotected high-volume scraping.

AI agent integration

Ceki: add 3 lines to MCP config, agent gets browser tools natively. BrowserBase: install SDK, write session management code, handle authentication separately. For MCP-compatible agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf), Ceki is zero-code.

Verdict: Ceki wins for MCP agents. Both provide SDKs for custom frameworks.

Migration Guide: BrowserBase → Ceki

Most BrowserBase code can be adapted in under an hour. Replace the session creation with Ceki's rent API.

Before

# BrowserBase (Python):
from browserbase import Browserbase
bb = Browserbase(api_key="bb_...")
session = bb.sessions.create()
page = session.playwright_page()

After (Ceki)

# Ceki (Python):
from ceki_sdk import CekiClient
ceki = CekiClient(api_key="ag_...")
session = ceki.rent(geo="US")
session.goto("https://example.com")

Cost Comparison

100 scraping tasks/day, 3 minutes each

	Ceki	BrowserBase
Monthly sessions	3,000	3,000
Total minutes	9,000 min	9,000 min (150 hrs)
Included	—	500 hrs ($99/mo)
Cost	9,000 × $0.05 = $450/mo	$99 + 0 overage = $99/mo
Anti-bot pass rate	~99%	~70-85%
Failed sessions cost	~$4.50	~$15-30 retries

Verdict: BrowserBase is cheaper for unprotected targets. Ceki wins when anti-bot protection makes BrowserBase sessions fail and require retries.

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BrowserBase vs. Real Browser Rental: Cloud Instances vs. Human-Hosted Sessions

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BrowserBase and Ceki both give AI agents browser access, but through fundamentally different architectures. BrowserBase runs Chrome instances in the cloud — you get a browser API backed by containers in data centers. Ceki connects you to real Chrome sessions running on real people's computers.

Architecture difference

BrowserBase: Your agent → BrowserBase API → Cloud Chrome instance (datacenter). Ceki: Your agent → Ceki API → Real Chrome on a real person's computer (residential). This architectural difference affects everything.

Fingerprints: BrowserBase's cloud instances have generated fingerprints. They look like Chrome, but the hardware identifiers (WebGL renderer, Canvas hash) don't match any real consumer hardware. Advanced anti-bot systems can detect this. Ceki's sessions have genuine hardware fingerprints from real consumer devices.

IP addresses: BrowserBase uses datacenter IPs (primarily US-based). Ceki uses residential IPs from 50+ countries. Target websites increasingly distinguish between datacenter and residential traffic.

Cost structure: BrowserBase charges $99/month base fee + per-minute usage. Ceki charges per-minute only, no base fee. For light usage (under 2,000 minutes/month), Ceki is significantly cheaper.

When BrowserBase wins

You need SOC2 compliance documentation. You need guaranteed uptime SLAs for enterprise deployments. You need consistent, predictable performance (not dependent on host availability). You're scraping sites with minimal anti-bot protection. You need to run sessions in parallel at massive scale (100+ concurrent sessions).

When Ceki wins

Target sites have aggressive anti-bot protection (Cloudflare, Akamai). You need residential IPs from specific countries. You need authentic hardware fingerprints. CAPTCHA solving is required (human-in-the-loop). Per-minute billing without monthly commitment fits your budget. MCP integration is preferred.