ByHeather MacAvelia·Last verified May 19, 2026

Bardeen

Name: Bardeen
Author: Bardeen

★3.9/ 5

by Bardeen

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Browser-native AI automation agent that builds and runs no-code workflows directly in your browser: scraping data, filling forms, enriching leads, and syncing apps without touching an API.

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MCP

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Bardeen is a browser-native automation platform that runs entirely inside your Chrome browser rather than on remote servers. This gives it a unique capability: it can interact with any website you visit, including sites with no public API, which cloud-based tools like Zapier and Make cannot do without a formal integration. The AI-powered Magic Box lets you describe a workflow in plain language and generates a working automation called a Playbook automatically. Bardeen excels at lead research and enrichment workflows: scrape LinkedIn profiles, extract contact details, verify emails, and push qualified leads directly to your CRM in one flow. Pricing: Free tier includes 100 credits per month with no credit card required. Basic at $10/month adds 100 extra credits per month. Premium at $50/month provides 1,000 credits per month and unlocks advanced playbooks, premium scrapers, and enrichment. Enterprise is billed annually with custom credit volumes, dedicated scraper builds, and premium support. Credit consumption matters: a typical multi-step lead enrichment workflow consuming scrape, email verification, AI qualification, and CRM export costs approximately 64 credits per lead, meaning Premium's 1,000 monthly credits covers roughly 15 enriched leads before requiring top-up. Budget planning around credit math is essential before committing. 200,000+ users across sales, recruiting, and revenue operations teams. SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CASA Tier 2 and 3 certified. Integrates with Google Sheets, Notion, Slack, LinkedIn, HubSpot, Salesforce (via webhook), Airtable, and 100+ other tools via browser session rather than API keys. The playbook library includes 400+ pre-built templates across sales prospecting, lead enrichment, CRM management, recruiting, and meeting preparation. Not the right fit for teams needing 24/7 unattended automation (every workflow stops when Chrome closes), high-volume enrichment at predictable per-lead cost (credit math scales poorly above 100 leads per run), backend system integrations requiring native API-to-API connections, or users on Firefox, Safari, or Edge. For always-on cloud automation, Make and Zapier are the standard alternatives. For verified contact data at scale, dedicated enrichment tools offer more predictable unit economics.

Pricing

freemium · Free

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Segment

smb

Setup

easy

Verified

May 19, 2026

Transparency

Public

Contract

Monthly or Annual

Data training

Not Disclosed

Autonomy

Human Optional

Capabilities

lead-generationdata-analysisworkflow-builderweb-searchno-codeautonomous

Pros & Limitations

Editorial assessment

Pros

✓Automates websites with no public API: unique capability versus Zapier and Make since those tools require formal integrations, while Bardeen operates directly in your authenticated browser session
✓Natural language workflow builder: describe the automation in plain English and Bardeen generates the Playbook steps automatically, with the AI builder handling roughly 70-80% of common sales and recruiting requests accurately on the first attempt
✓SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CASA Tier 2 and 3 certified with 200,000+ users across sales and revenue operations teams, and an active community of 400+ pre-built Playbook templates

Limitations

⚠Requires Chrome to be open: all scheduled automations stop the moment the browser closes or the laptop lid shuts, making it unsuitable for 24/7 unattended workflows that cloud platforms like Zapier handle natively
⚠Credit math scales poorly for high-volume use: a typical multi-step lead enrichment workflow costs approximately 64 credits per lead, meaning Premium's 1,000 monthly credits covers roughly 15 enriched leads before additional top-up purchases are required
⚠Browser-based execution only: backend system integrations requiring native API-to-API connections need webhooks or middleware rather than direct sync, and Firefox, Safari, and Edge users cannot use Bardeen at all

Technical Details

Deployment

browserapi

Avg setup time< 30 minutes (Chrome extension install, no-code workflow builder, 200+ pre-built playbooks)

Autonomous rateAutomations execute triggered workflows -- scraping, enrichment, CRM updates, and notifications -- fully autonomously once configured. Scheduled and trigger-based runs require no human approval per action.

Integrations

LinkedInHubSpotSalesforceGoogle SheetsNotionAirtableSlackGmailGoogle DriveZapier

Security

SOC 2 Type IIGDPRCASA Tier 2CASA Tier 3