Puppeteer Pricing

open sourceopen source · Apache-2.0last verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

100% free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license ($0 software licensing). Created and maintained by the Google Chrome team, Puppeteer has zero seat fees or usage tiers; costs are limited to the compute infrastructure (CPU, RAM, and server hosting) required to run headless Chromium instances at scale.

Self-hosting cost

Puppeteer is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.

Free & cheaper Testing & QA

same category, free plan or open-source license

MCP Inspectoropen sourceFree and 100% open source under the MIT license ($0 software cost). mcp-inspector is the official Model Context Protocol developer testing suite, running entirely locally via npx/Node.js with no subscription tiers, cloud fees, or telemetry.Playwrightopen sourcePlaywright is a free and open-source end-to-end testing framework created by Microsoft under the Apache 2.0 license. It provides cross-browser automation across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit without any licensing fees.DeepEvalopen sourceOpen-source core (Apache-2.0) with $0 local Pytest evaluations. Confident AI Cloud Free includes 2 seats, 5 test runs/wk, and 5 GB-mo trace data. Starter is $99-$200/mo for automated CI/CD testing ($1/GB-mo trace overage). Pro/Team is $499-$2,000/mo with 75 GB trace data, Git prompt versioning, RBAC, and SOC 2 Type II. Enterprise offers custom pricing for VPC/on-premise deployment, DeepTeam AI Red Teaming, production Guardrails, HIPAA compliance, and 24/7 SLA.reviewdogopen sourceReviewdog is a free and open-source automated code review tool licensed under MIT that integrates linter results into pull requests on GitHub, GitLab, and other CI platforms without commercial subscription costs.

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FAQ

How much does Puppeteer cost?

Does Puppeteer have a free plan?

Yes — Puppeteer is open source and free to use.

Can you self-host Puppeteer for free?

Puppeteer is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.

What are free or cheaper Puppeteer alternatives?

MCP Inspector, Playwright, DeepEval are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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