Build visually
Compose tasks from reusable blocks: navigation, waiting, clicking, typing, JavaScript, extraction, and control flow. The visual editor makes the workflow inspectable instead of hiding it inside application code.
Self-host
Task definitions, browser state, and execution data stay under your control. No third-party SaaS hosts your cookies or proxy credentials.
Execute the same workflow multiple ways
Use the visual editor for building and debugging, the REST API for application integrations, the CLI for headless operation, the scheduler for recurring jobs, n8n for larger automation pipelines, or MCP for AI clients.
Keep browser automation reusable
Create a task once and expose it as an executable capability. Supply variables at runtime so the same task handles different inputs.
Figranium vs. code-first frameworks (Playwright / Puppeteer)
Code-first frameworks give you full control over the browser in TypeScript or Python. That power comes with maintenance overhead: every selector change, retry policy, and stealth tweak lives in your codebase. Figranium keeps the same Playwright engine under the hood but exposes it through a visual block editor. You still get stealth patching, proxy rotation, and headless or headful execution, without maintaining hundreds of lines of browser-control code for every workflow. Choose a code-first framework when your team wants browser control embedded directly into a test suite or application and prefers reviewing automation as source code. Figranium is better when multiple team members need to build or modify workflows, or when you want a stable API surface that does not change every time a page layout shifts.Figranium vs. SaaS scraping platforms
Hosted scraping platforms manage browsers and proxies for you, but they bill by usage credits and keep your task definitions on their servers. Figranium is fully self-hosted: you run it on your own VM, bare-metal box, or local machine. There are no usage credits, no metered page loads, and no external access to your execution logs or extracted data. Choose a hosted provider when you specifically want managed browser infrastructure rather than operating the automation layer yourself. Figranium is better when data residency, predictable costs, or custom proxy/CAPTCHA setups matter.Figranium vs. low-code workflow platforms (n8n / Zapier)
Low-code platforms excel at connecting APIs and gluing services together. They are not designed for complex browser interactions such as clicking through shadow DOM, solving CAPTCHAs, or harvesting structured data from rendered pages. Figranium complements them: build the browser workflow in Figranium, then trigger it from an n8n node or Zapier webhook. Choose a general-purpose workflow platform when your automation does not actually need a browser. Figranium is better when the workflow requires real page rendering, JavaScript execution, or interaction with sites that have no public API.When Figranium fits
- You need to automate a website that has no suitable API.
- You want a visual workflow rather than handwritten browser-control code.
- You need reusable tasks that can be triggered by other systems.
- You need browser automation alongside n8n or Activepieces workflows.
- You want to expose browser workflows to MCP-compatible AI clients.
- You want to self-host the browser automation infrastructure.
- You need scheduling, execution history, session state, proxies, or other operational features around browser workflows.
When to pick something else
- Code-first frameworks — if your primary need is embedding browser control into a software test suite and your team prefers source-code review.
- Hosted browser infrastructure — if you want fully managed browsers and are comfortable with usage-based billing and third-party data hosting.
- Dedicated antidetect browsers — if you need persistent, isolated browser profiles for multi-account workflows (Multilogin, GoLogin, etc.). Figranium runs stealth-patched Chromium and rotates proxies, user agents, and viewports per task, but it is not a standalone antidetect profile manager.
- General-purpose workflow platforms — if your workflow does not need a browser at all.