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Best Steel Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from browser automation tools ranked against Steel on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Kameleo Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux €3.75/mo7.9
    Steel vs Kameleo
  2. 2
    testRigor Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $300/mo7.8
    Steel vs testRigor
  3. 3
    TestCafe Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $20/mo7.7
    Steel vs TestCafe
  4. 4
    TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation) Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $29/mo7.7
    Steel vs TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation)
  5. 5
    WebdriverIO Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free7.7
    Steel vs WebdriverIO
  6. 6
    Nightwatch Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.6
    Steel vs Nightwatch
  7. 7
    TestingBot Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac €1.67/mo7.2
    Steel vs TestingBot
  8. 8
    BrowserStack AutomateBrowserStack Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $59/mo7.0
    Steel vs BrowserStack Automate
  9. 9
    TestGrid Free trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $199/mo6.9
    Steel vs TestGrid
  10. 10
    Canarium AndroidLinuxMacWin 6.7
    Steel vs Canarium
  11. 11
    BrowserCat Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $50/mo6.4
    Steel vs BrowserCat
  12. 12
    BrowserCloudBrowserCloud, LLC Free plan apiWeb $19/mo6.4
    Steel vs BrowserCloud
  13. 13
    ScraperAPI Free plan Web Free6.4
    Steel vs ScraperAPI
  14. 15
    Thunderbit Free plan apiextensionMacWebWin $0.75/mo6.4
    Steel vs Thunderbit
  15. 16
    Airtop Free plan apiWeb $29/mo6.3
    Steel vs Airtop
  16. 17
    Bright Data Browser API Free plan apiWeb $8/mo6.3
    Steel vs Bright Data Browser API
  17. 18
    BrowserbaseBrowserbase, Inc. Free plan apiWeb $20/mo6.3
    Steel vs Browserbase
  18. 19
    Browserless Free plan Open sourceWeb $25/mo6.3
    Steel vs Browserless
  19. 20
    Cloudflare Browser RunCloudflare Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Steel vs Cloudflare Browser Run
  20. 21
    Octoparse Free plan apiMacWin $69/mo6.3
    Steel vs Octoparse

Steel alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Kameleo7.9Free plan€3.75/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2testRigor7.8Free plan$300/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3TestCafe7.7Free plan$20/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation)7.7Free plan$29/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5WebdriverIO7.7Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Nightwatch7.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7TestingBot7.2No€1.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8BrowserStack Automate7.0No$59/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
9TestGrid6.9No$199/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
10Canarium6.7No—Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
11BrowserCat6.4Free plan$50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
12BrowserCloud6.4Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
13ScraperAPI6.4Free planFreeWeb
15Thunderbit6.4Free plan$0.75/moAPI, Browser, Mac, Web, Windows
16Airtop6.3Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
17Bright Data Browser API6.3Free plan$8/moAPI, Web
18Browserbase6.3Free plan$20/moAPI, Web
19Browserless6.3Free plan$25/moWeb
20Cloudflare Browser Run6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
21Octoparse6.3Free plan$69/moAPI, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Steel alternatives

What is the best alternative to Steel?

Kameleo, number 1 in browser automation tools with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: testRigor, TestCafe, TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation) and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Steel?

Kameleo is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to Steel?

Yes: Browserless.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.