Sistava vs Browserbase

Browser Automation Platforms

Browserbase positions itself as a complete platform for building and deploying agents that browse and interact with the web like humans. Its product surface includes Browser API, Search API, Fetch API, Functions, Model Gateway, MCP support, and Stagehand integration. That makes it a strong infrastructure choice for teams that want hosted browsers and developer control. Sistava competes from a different angle: browser automation is one capability inside a complete AI workforce platform with pre-built employees, task boards, memory, guardrails, and cross-functional work coordination.

Profile

Pricing: Free plan, then Developer $20/mo, Startup $99/mo, Scale custom pricing.
Founded: 2023, San Francisco
Funding: Private platform with public customer logos including Microsoft, Vercel, Perplexity, and Vanta.
Focus: Cloud browser infrastructure for AI agents, web data retrieval, and browser automation.

Why Sistava

Sistava ships browser automation as part of a full employee model. Browserbase is infrastructure you still need to build workflows around.
Sistava includes task boards, work journals, memory, and sprint-style management. Browserbase focuses on browser sessions, search, fetch, and functions.
Sistava is designed for business operators and teams. Browserbase is designed primarily for builders and platform engineers.
Sistava combines browser automation with desktop control, scheduling, and guardrails in one system. Browserbase is a browser platform, not a workforce product.
Sistava gives non-technical teams a conversational operating model. Browserbase still expects you to define and own the automation logic.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Browserbase	Sistava
	Hosted cloud browsers	Via desktop companion (your machine)
	✓	✗
	✓	✗
	✓	✗
	✓	✗
	✓	✓
	✗	✓
	✗	✓
	✗	Graph + episodic, persistent
	Browser only	✓
	✗	✓
	✗	✓
	Session logs	✓
	Public tiers + custom scale	Public plans
	Developers and AI builders	Business teams