BrowserAct vs Retool
BrowserAct confirms 6 of the features we check on its own site; Retool confirms 4. Starting prices: BrowserAct USD 16/mo · $13/month billed yearly, Retool not published. Both integrate with Claude Code.
BrowserAct
Non-developers and AI-agent users who want reusable no-code web scrapers feeding Make, n8n or Zapier.
Watch out: Usage is metered in credits, so costs scale with build and run volume.
Retool
Engineering and IT teams building internal tools on top of their own databases and APIs.
Watch out: Free plan lacks SSO, audit logs and granular roles.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools & APIs | Developer Tools & APIs |
| Specialty | No-code scraping | Internal app builder |
| Based in | Unconfirmed | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | USD 16/mo · $13/month billed yearly | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free trial | ✓7 days | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Free tier for developers · Core features | ✓Free plan with 200 signup credits | ✓Free plan at $0, up to 5 users |
| REST / GraphQL API · Core features | ✓REST API to run Bots and retrieve results over HTTP | ✓Connect to any REST API or GraphQL |
| CLI · Core features | ✓Local Agent CLI to control a browser | ✓Use MCP server or CLI to build apps |
| Usage-based billing · Core features | ✓Credit-based, pay as you go after free start | Unconfirmed |
| Public documentation · Core features | ✓API docs and setup guides linked | ✓Docs for MCP, CLI and app import |
| Public API · Platform | ✓REST API available | Unconfirmed |
| SSO / SAML · Security & compliance | Unconfirmed | ◐SSO, SCIM, 2FA not included in Free plan |
| Two-factor authentication · Security & compliance | Unconfirmed | ◐2FA not included in Free plan |
| Roles & permissions · Security & compliance | Unconfirmed | ◐Granular roles not included in Free plan |
| Audit log · Security & compliance | Unconfirmed | ◐Audit logs not included in Free plan |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Make, n8n, Zapier, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Manus, OpenClaw, Perplexity Computer, Genspark, Cherry Studio | OpenAI, Google Sheets, PostgreSQL, Firebase, GraphQL, Claude Code, AlloyDB, Amazon Athena, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon DynamoDB, Lovable, Replit, GitHub |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.