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Steel
by Steel · Beaverton, United States
Open-source cloud browser API for AI agents and web automation at scale
- Starting price
- Free plan
- Free trial / plan
- Free plan
- Start without a card
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Web
- App Advisor rating
- 4.2
- transparency & India fit
What is Steel?
Steel is ai infrastructure tools from Steel, based in Beaverton, United States. Open-source cloud browser API for AI agents and web automation at scale
AI infrastructure is what teams building AI features actually buy: inference hosting, model gateways, vector databases, evaluation and observability. The market moves faster than any other category here, and the sensible buying posture reflects that — prefer tools you can swap, avoid deep lock-in to a single model provider, and instrument quality before you scale usage.
A free plan is available, with paid plans for growing teams. Beyond ai infrastructure tools, Steel also covers workflow automation & integration, ai tools.
What works well
- +Free plan available to evaluate at zero cost
- +Covers more than one software category, reducing the number of tools you run
What to watch out for
- −Global vendor — check India-specific compliance (GST, TDS) and support hours before you commit
Best suited for: Startup · Small business · SMB
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Steel features
Category-standard capabilities plus what Steel adds. Verify depth in a demo.
- Model hosting and inference APIs
- Model gateways and routing across providers
- Vector databases and embeddings
- RAG pipelines and retrieval tooling
- Evaluation, tracing and observability
- GPU compute on demand
- Guardrails and PII handling
- Usage-based pricing per token, request or GPU-hour
- Free plan to start without a card
- AI-assisted workflows and suggestions
- Open-source code you can self-host
Steel pricing
Entry price
Free plan
Free plan, paid tiers for more users and features
How Steel charges. Plans scale with users or features. Annual billing is usually 15–25% cheaper than monthly, and GST is added on top of listed prices in India.
Read from the vendor's official website. Prices change — confirm on steel.dev.
Specifications
- Category
- AI infrastructure tools, Workflow automation & integration, AI tools
- Vendor
- Steel
- Headquarters
- Beaverton, United States
- Founded
- Not published
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Starting price
- Free plan
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Platforms
- Web
- Best for
- Startup, Small business, SMB
- Made in India
- No
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Steel — frequently asked questions
What is Steel?+
Steel is ai infrastructure tools by Steel. Open-source cloud browser API for AI agents and web automation at scale
How much does Steel cost?+
Steel has a free plan. Check the vendor's pricing page for current plans.
Does Steel offer a free trial or free plan?+
Yes — Steel offers a free plan you can start with.
Is Steel made in India?+
No. Steel is developed by Steel in Beaverton, United States.
Who is Steel best suited for?+
Steel suits startup, small business, smb buyers looking for ai infrastructure tools with workflow automation & integration and ai tools.
What are the best alternatives to Steel?+
Popular alternatives in ai infrastructure tools include Cognee, Portkey, E2E Networks. Use App Advisor's compare tool to see them side by side.
How is Steel deployed?+
Steel is available as a cloud (SaaS) product, with web access.
About Steel
Steel · Beaverton, United States · 1 product in our catalogue
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