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Steel compared with Daytona
DetailSteelDaytona
What it doesBrowser Infrastructure for AI Agents Secure and Elastic Infrastructure for Running Your AI-Generated Code
StageGrowing Growing
FoundedNot given 2023
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelfreemium usage-based
PricingNot given Pay-as-you-go with per-second billing. vCPU at $0.0504/h, Memory at $0.0162/h per GiB, Storage at $0.000108/h per GiB. GPUs available preemptible or on-demand ranging from $0.57/h to $6.25/h. Includes $200 free compute credits.
Key features
  • Session API for on-demand cloud browser sessions
  • Auto CAPTCHA solving
  • Proxy and browser fingerprinting controls
  • Sub-second session startup time
  • Up to 24-hour session duration
  • Cookie and storage management
  • Compatible with Puppeteer, Playwright, and Selenium
  • Session Viewer for debugging
  • Auto sign-in for auth-walled websites
  • Sub 90ms sandbox creation
  • Process execution with real-time output streaming
  • File system operations with granular permission controls
  • Git integration with secure credential handling
  • Language server protocol support
  • Environment snapshots for save and restore
  • Multi-region deployment
  • Stateful long-running sandboxes
  • Computer use with virtual desktops
  • Volume support for shared data access
What makes it different
  • Open-source self-hosted option available on GitHub
  • Works with existing tools via standard CDP WebSocket
  • Fastest session startup time in industry
  • Built-in anti-bot and CAPTCHA handling
  • One-line integration with Puppeteer
  • Lightning-fast sub-90ms environment creation optimized for AI agents
  • Stateful by design with indefinite runtime for persistent agent workflows
  • Enterprise-grade security for running untrusted AI code
  • Comprehensive programmatic control through multiple APIs
  • Computer use capability with human-in-the-loop debugging and oversight
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)54 no change since last check75 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2828
Citation Flow (Majestic)3336
Referring domains (Majestic)6522076

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