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Browser-extension automation that scrapes and moves data between web apps

Pricing Paid from $10/mo
Free tier No
Platforms
  • EXTENSION
  • WEB
  • API
Our score 5.4/10

What Bardeen does

Bardeen is a browser-extension-first automation tool that lets users record and automate actions inside web apps, scrape site data, and connect it to other tools via no-code "playbooks." Aimed at individual operators and small teams doing repetitive browser-based data tasks.

What you get: Chrome/browser-extension automation, Web scraping playbooks, No-code recorder for repetitive browser actions, AI-assisted data extraction.

Typical jobs: Scraping LinkedIn/company sites into a spreadsheet or CRM; Automating repetitive in-browser data entry tasks; One-off lead-list building without a dedicated scraping infra.

What users complain about: "pricing is very expansive compare to what you can find now thanks to AI era" (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/bardeen.ai)

Pricing and plan limits

Verified August 2026
Plan Monthly Annual (per mo) Limits
Basic $10 n/a 100 credits/month (1,200/year on annual billing at 20% discount)
Premium $50 $480 1,000 credits/month (12,000/year on annual billing)
Enterprise not disclosed n/a Custom bulk credits, annual billing only

Where it wins

  • Browser-extension approach lets it automate inside logged-in web apps that pure-API tools like Zapier can't reach
  • Team behind it includes engineers from Stanford, CERN and BlackRock, giving unusually strong technical pedigree for a niche player
  • Backed by recognizable investors (Insight Partners, HubSpot Ventures) suggesting funding runway

Where it falls short

  • No $0 free plan, cheapest tier is $10/mo for only 100 credits, and per-row enrichment costs 3 credits, so budgets exhaust quickly
  • Trustpilot reviewers call the free-trial-to-paid conversion a "free trial scam method" with subscriptions hard to cancel
  • No usage-tracking history in the product: "no history to track usage, so we have no idea how much we use per day or month"

How we scored it

Full methodology
Criterion Weight Score Contribution
Capability 30% 6.0 1.80
Value for money 25% 4.0 1.00
Ease of use 15% 6.0 0.90
Maturity 15% 6.0 0.90
Support & docs 10% 5.0 0.50
Momentum 5% 5.0 0.25
Weighted total 100% 5.4 5.40

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