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Lightpanda vs ID side

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Lightpanda compared with ID side
DetailLightpanda logo LightpandaID side logo ID side
What it doesThe AI-native web browser built from scratch for machines The control layer for AI
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingExplorer: Free with 10 browser hours per month and 5 concurrent sessions. Builder: $19/month with 300 browser hours per month and 30 concurrent sessions, then $0.08/hour. Enterprise: Custom volume pricing with dedicated support and SLA guarantees. Free plan: €0/month with 10,000 proofs included per month. Starter: €59/month with 50,000 proofs, then €0.0015 per proof above. Growth: €249/month with 500,000 proofs, then €0.0005 per proof, then €0.0002 after 2,000,000 proofs. Enterprise: from €990/month or €15,000/year licence with 5,000,000 proo
Key features
  • True headless without CSS, images, layout or GPU compositing
  • Full JavaScript execution via V8
  • CDP-compatible with Playwright and Puppeteer
  • Multi-client concurrent CDP connections in a single process
  • Request interception to block, modify or mock HTTP requests
  • Robots.txt compliance via obey_robots flag
  • 9x faster execution than Chrome headless
  • 16x less memory usage than Chrome headless
  • Built in Zig for performance and efficiency
  • Purpose-built for headless operation without rendering overhead
  • Wraps AI provider clients with policy enforcement before calls execute
  • Enforces provider-level privacy parameters like store=false for OpenAI
  • Generates signed, non-reusable ACT tokens for each request
  • Maintains append-only, hash-chained ledger for audit verification
  • Embedded preference widget with cross-app persistence
  • Global Privacy Control signal detection and enforcement
  • Fails closed when unreachable; no fallback mode
  • Python and Node.js SDKs with source-available licence
  • Policies defined in dashboard, not in code
What makes it different
  • Not a fork or patch of existing browsers but built completely from scratch
  • Designed specifically for cloud environments rather than adapted from desktop browsers
  • 10x faster execution and 10x less RAM than Chrome headless
  • Isolated environments without persistent state for secure automation
  • Open source under AGPL-3.0 license with production-ready 1.0 release
  • Cryptographic proof of compliance: signed, verifiable tokens and append-only ledger that auditors can verify without vendor involvement
  • Policies live in dashboard, never touch code, preventing unauthorized modifications
  • Separates user preference control from developer code, ensuring developer cannot alter consent
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)47 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)280
Citation Flow (Majestic)360
Referring domains (Majestic)7840

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