# Steel by [Steel](/organizations/steel-dev/) - **ID:** `9fecb5ce-49fd-4dfe-bf09-d7661cd97ad7` - **JSON API:** /api/v1/catalog/products/9fecb5ce-49fd-4dfe-bf09-d7661cd97ad7/ - **Slug:** steel - **Product website:** https://steel.dev/ - **Documentation:** https://docs.steel.dev/ - **llms.txt:** https://docs.steel.dev/llms.txt - **Pricing:** https://steel.dev/#pricing - **Organization website:** https://steel.dev/ - **Categories:** [Browser Automation](/categories/browser-automation/) ## Description Open-source headless browser API for agents (sessions, proxies, CAPTCHA); managed cloud and self-hostable. ## AI-native score **Tier B — 60/100 · research coverage 58/100.** This grade measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how the grade and coverage are computed. Unresearched decision fields score zero in the grade. | Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Integration | Yes | 7/10 | 35% | 35% | 24.5 | | Trust | Yes | 3/6 | 30% | 30% | 15.0 | | Portability | Yes | 4/4 | 20% | 20% | 20.0 | | Security | Yes | 0/4 | 15% | 15% | 0.0 | - **Integration signals:** MCP server (+2); API spec, OpenAPI / gRPC / GraphQL (+1); Command-line interface (+1); SDK / developer kit (+1); Agent skill (+1); Verified llms.txt (+1) - **Trust signals:** Sandbox environment (yes, +2); Verified trust center (+1) - **Portability signals:** Open standards (+1); Standard protocol access (+1); No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1); Self-hostable (+1); Open source (+1) ## Trust & Data Policy - **Trust center:** [Vendor trust center]() - **WebMCP:** – No - **Sandbox environment:** ✓ Yes - **Open standards:** ✓ Yes - **Standard protocol access:** ✓ Yes - **No proprietary-SDK lock-in:** ✓ Yes - **Self-hostable:** ✓ Yes - **Open source:** ✓ Yes - **Not yet researched:** Headless signup, Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Data export, Data import, Documented provider swap - **Source code:** https://github.com/steel-dev/steel-browser ## Confirmed absences These decision fields were researched and confirmed absent — not available based on current evidence, until contrary information supersedes the finding. Each carries the check performed, the page checked, and the date, so you can act on the negative without repeating the research. A label-scoped absence applies only to its label (e.g. no SOC 2 does not mean no certifications). - **A2A servers** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-14. Read the developer documentation index and its integration navigation for a documented Agent2Agent protocol server. The index documents other integration interfaces and lists no A2A server. Source: https://docs.steel.dev/overview - **Web-MCP** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-29. Inspected the complete official developer documentation index and the full Steel CLI integration guide on 2026-10-29. The index covers browser tools, SDKs, CLI, agent skills, integrations and MCP, and contains no in-page WebMCP or document.modelContext browser API exposure for Steel. The documented MCP integration is server-side, separately preserved. Source: https://docs.steel.dev/llms.txt ## Security & Compliance **Compliance certifications:** Not yet researched. **Access controls:** Not yet researched. ## Capabilities - **Browser Automation** — Drive a real or headless browser programmatically to perform tasks. - **Web Scraping** — Extract structured data from websites at scale. ## Jobs To Be Done From cited vendor documentation, each completion verdict says whether an agent can deliver the job's main outcome by and large through this product and which steps still need a person. Scope may limit cases or prerequisites while preserving that outcome. An unknown verdict means the answer is not yet established. - **Automate a browser workflow** — Drive a multi-step task through a real browser on an agent's behalf. - Route: Command-line interface - Completion: Documented complete - Setup needs a human: Unknown - Per-task human step: None - On behalf of a principal: Supported - Scope: An agent drives a multi-step website form workflow for its principal through Steel CLI after installation and authenticated cloud setup. The documented sequence starts a named browser session, opens a page, inspects elements, fills and selects values, checks a box, clicks submit, waits for the resulting page state and stops the session. - Conditions: Requires the Steel CLI, authenticated cloud access and authority to use the target site. The documented route covers accessible forms; site-specific authentication, permissions and challenges can require additional handling. Cloud session time and concurrency limits depend on plan. Setup human requirement remains unknown. - **Extract data from websites** — Collect structured information from web pages for use by an application or agent. ## Offers **Pricing page:** https://steel.dev/#pricing ### Scale - monthly: 250 USD/month; payment unknown; commitment unknown - browser-time: 0.08 USD per browser_hour; payment unknown; commitment unknown - proxy: 6 USD per GB; payment unknown; commitment unknown - captcha: 1 USD per 1,000 successful_captcha_solves; payment unknown; commitment unknown - browser-tools: 5 USD per 1,000 browser_tool_calls; payment unknown; commitment unknown Includes $100 in monthly usage credits applied to metered usage. Browser hours are billed by the minute, rounded up. Usage beyond included credits is billed at the plan rates. Includes $100 in usage credits each month, 100 concurrent browser sessions, sessions up to 1 hour, unlimited seats, 600 requests per minute and 14-day data retention. Includes a dedicated Slack channel and a HIPAA-ready BAA. Dedicated IPs are available separately. **Billing:** Pay As You Go, Subscription https://steel.dev/pricing ### Enterprise - custom: Contact sales/month; payment unknown; commitment unknown Custom monthly pricing plus usage. Contact sales for pricing and included usage credits. Includes 1,000 or more concurrent browser sessions and sessions up to 24 hours. Rates, included usage credits and limits are customized for the workload. https://docs.steel.dev/overview/pricinglimits ### Launch - browser-time: 0.10 USD per browser hour; payment unknown; commitment unknown - proxy: 10 USD per GB; payment unknown; commitment unknown - captcha: 3 USD per 1,000 CAPTCHA solves; payment unknown; commitment unknown - browser-tools: 5 USD per 1,000 browser tools calls; payment unknown; commitment unknown browser-tools: Applies to /scrape, /screenshot and /pdf. No monthly subscription fee. Includes $30 in one-time usage credits valid for 90 days, shared across browser time, proxy bandwidth, CAPTCHA solves and browser tools. Usage beyond credits is billed at the listed rates. Browser time is billed by the minute, rounded up. Managed proxies and CAPTCHA solving require $10 in paid balance. The deposit pays for usage. Includes 10 concurrent browser sessions, sessions up to 15 minutes, up to 3 seats, 60 requests per minute and 7-day data retention. https://docs.steel.dev/overview/pricinglimits ## Reviews No approved reviews yet. ## Benchmarks No benchmarks listed. ## Documentation The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed. ## API Specs - [Steel API](https://docs.steel.dev/openapi.json) (OpenAPI) ## MCP Servers - Steel MCP Server — [setup documentation](https://docs.steel.dev/cookbook/mcp) ## A2A Servers Confirmed absent based on current evidence — no A2A servers. See Confirmed absences above for method, source, and date. ## Native Connectors Not yet researched. ## Command-Line Interfaces - [Steel CLI](https://docs.steel.dev/overview/steel-cli) (`steel-cli`) ## Developer Kits - [Steel Node SDK](https://github.com/steel-dev/steel-node) — Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript - [Steel Python SDK](https://github.com/steel-dev/steel-python) — Languages: Python ## Agent Skills - [Steel Browser](https://docs.steel.dev/overview/skills/available-skills/steel-browser) ## Related products - [Browserbase](/organizations/browserbase/products/browserbase/) by Browserbase — Tier B. Same job: Automate a browser workflow (Finishes end to end), Extract data from websites (not assessed). - [Browserless](/organizations/browserless/products/browserless/) by Browserless — Tier B. Same job: Automate a browser workflow (not assessed), Extract data from websites (Finishes end to end). - [Apify](/organizations/apify/products/apify/) by Apify — Tier B. Same job: Extract data from websites (not assessed). - [ScrapingAnt](/organizations/dataant/products/scrapingant/) by DATAANT SP. Z O.O. — Tier D. Same job: Extract data from websites (not assessed). - [Firecrawl](/organizations/firecrawl/products/firecrawl/) by Firecrawl — Tier A. Same job: Extract data from websites (Finishes end to end). - [Diffbot Extract](/organizations/diffbot/products/diffbot-extract/) by Diffbot — Tier C. Same job: Extract data from websites (Finishes, delegation unknown). ## Add this badge to your site Own this product? The Open Agent Guide badge shows visitors and crawling agents your verified AI-native grade, stays current as your entry is verified, and links back to this page. It reflects only the verified tier and can't be self-set. Badge image: https://www.openagentguide.com/organizations/steel-dev/products/steel/badge.svg (seal), https://www.openagentguide.com/organizations/steel-dev/products/steel/badge.svg?style=flat (flat). 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