Add to Chrome
“Browser automation” covers several different purchases. A scraper returns rows. A monitor checks for changes. A browser agent may also fill a form or carry information into another site. Decide which result you need before comparing credit prices.
This guide was checked against public product pages on September 22, 2026. It is a documentation review, not a new speed or accuracy benchmark.
Start with the job
| Product | A reason to evaluate it | Access and cost to check |
|---|---|---|
| Retriever AI | Research and actions across public or signed-in sites | Ongoing Free Mode; paid schedules and other extras |
| Chat4Data | Conversational extraction into CSV or Excel | Starting credits and paid credits; published bonus figures differ |
| Thunderbit | Extraction with templates and exports to other tools | Free entry; verify the current credit package |
| Browse AI | Reusable extraction and monitoring robots | Free plan and usage-based paid plans |
| Bardeen | GTM scraping and enrichment workflows | Credit-based subscriptions |
Sources: Chat4Data, Thunderbit, Browse AI pricing, Bardeen pricing, Retriever pricing.
Read the units before the price
Chat4Data’s FAQ lists both 100 starting credits and a separate 300-credit login promotion. That does not give us a dependable single allowance to quote. Confirm what your account receives. It supports CSV and Excel exports and describes signed-in extraction. Chat4Data
Thunderbit describes templates and exports to Google Sheets, Airtable, and Notion. It is worth trying when the finished table is the whole job. Its pricing URL redirected to the homepage during this review, so this guide does not repeat an old plan price. Thunderbit
Browse AI’s public page displays a Free plan and Personal at $19 per month billed annually, with 12,000 yearly credits and five domains. Those limits matter more than the word “unlimited” beside robots. Check the billing selector before buying. Browse AI pricing
Bardeen’s page displays Basic at $10 per month and Premium at $50 per month, with credit quantities and annual options. Evaluate the scraper or enrichment task you need, then confirm its credit cost. Bardeen pricing
These products count usage differently. One hundred credits in one product need not buy the same number of usable rows in another.
Where Retriever fits
Use Retriever AI when the task continues after extraction: compare the records, research the strongest matches, or fill an authorized form. For a fixed website-to-table job, a dedicated scraper may be the simpler fit. For a team already operating a GTM process in Bardeen, preserving that process may matter more than changing the browser tool.
Free Mode includes supported AI models and Cloud browser time for tasks you start in the extension or Cloud dashboard. No AI API key or paid AI subscription is required. Sponsored cards and a daily fair-use allowance apply. Schedules, triggers, cookie sync, and Chrome control through API or MCP require a paid plan. Data enrichment and managed proxies can use credits separately.
Free Mode involves sponsored content in both the Chrome extension and Cloud, as described in the Terms and Privacy Notice. Check the Free Mode details.
A Bardeen alternative for company research and form filling
Retriever AI (rtrvr.ai) can handle both steps in Chrome: research the companies, then use the checked facts to fill a form. Start with your company list and the sites you are already signed into. Ask for sources and leave missing answers for review.
Research these companies against [criteria]. Save each claim with its source URL and supporting text. Show me the results first. After I approve them, use the checked facts to fill this partner registration form. Leave unknown fields blank and stop before submitting.
Try the company research example, then the practice form. Save recurring instructions in a skill. Interactive Free Mode includes the AI; you do not need to bring a model key. Scheduled runs require a paid plan.
Watch a research workflow
Research video ideas from Japan’s gaming scene.
A recorded research workflow from December 4, 2025: collect videos, translate titles, and compare results. The MrBeast-inspired brief is a demonstration, not a customer endorsement; the discovery interface has since changed.
A small test you can check
Use ten known records and the same requested fields in each candidate. Include one duplicate and one missing value. Check the source links, export, missing-field handling, and total charge. Record manual corrections as part of the cost.
Our website-data example gives you a small practice directory and checked CSV. If you need actions as well as rows, use the document-to-form example. If you need repeat checks, evaluate monitoring separately.
