Steel
Nen Labs, Inc.
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About
Steel is ranked #1 of 40 in browser automation tools on Inferse. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $250/mo.
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Facts
- Compliance
- sso saml, HIPAAsteel.dev · 19 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- cloud, self hostedsteel.dev · 19 Sept 2026
- Support
- email, community, docssteel.dev · 19 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium, Python, Node.js, Browser Use, OpenAI Computer Use, Claude Computer Usesteel.dev · 19 Sept 2026
- Product
- Steel is an open-source browser API that lets developers control fleets of browsers in the cloud for AI agents.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Use cases
- Steel lists AI agents, model training, AI shopping assistants, web scraping, RPA, sales automation, QA, and customer service agents as use cases.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Sessions API
- The Sessions API starts on-demand browser sessions with an API call.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Browser tools
- Stateless Browser Tools provide one-call endpoints to scrape pages, capture screenshots, and generate PDFs.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Automation libraries
- Steel documents cloud browser integrations for Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Agent integrations
- Steel lists integrations including Browser Use, OpenAI Agents, Claude Computer Use, Gemini Computer Use, Stagehand, and CrewAI.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Session features
- Sessions support saved browser context, live viewing and recorded-session debugging, and can run up to 24 hours depending on plan.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Proxies and CAPTCHA
- Steel offers managed residential proxies, proxy rotation, and CAPTCHA solving; pricing and availability depend on plan.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Credentials security
- Steel says its Credentials API encrypts stored credentials and injects them into sessions without exposing sensitive fields to agents or viewers.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Security features
- Scale and Enterprise include Enterprise SSO and a HIPAA-ready BAA, according to the pricing table.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- Launch and Scale include email and community support, Scale includes a dedicated Slack channel, and Enterprise includes a 911 email and support and uptime SLAs.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Limits
- Launch sessions are limited to 15 minutes and Scale sessions to 1 hour; Enterprise sessions can run up to 24 hours.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- Steel says its browser runtime is open source under Apache-2.0 and can be run locally or self-hosted with Docker.docs.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
- Company
- The homepage footer identifies the company as Nen Labs Inc.steel.dev · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- steel.dev· checked 19 Sept 2026
- docs.steel.dev/overview/browser-tools/overview· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.steel.dev/integrations· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.steel.dev/overview/stealth/proxies· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.steel.dev/overview/credentials-api/overview· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.steel.dev/overview/pricinglimits· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.steel.dev/overview/stripe-projects· checked 30 Sept 2026





