Steel Local vs Steel Cloud
What's the difference between local Steel and Steel Cloud?
Overview
| Feature | Steel Local | Steel Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Concurrency | 1 | 10 on Launch, 100 on Scale, 1,000+ on Enterprise |
| Stealth | Limited | Advanced Stealth (docs) |
| CAPTCHA Solving | None | Supported with the CAPTCHAs API |
| Proxies | Bring your own | Bring your own + Steel Managed Proxies |
| Credentials | Not supported | Supported with the Credentials API |
| Extensions | Supported by loading in api/extensions/ | Supported by using the Extensions API |
| Files | Not supported | Supported by the Files API |
The defining factor between running Steel locally and using Steel Cloud is concurrency. See Pricing/Limits for Cloud plan availability and rates.
For the Extensions API, if you put the extensions you would like to build/load in the api/src/extensions/ folder then Steel Local will build these and inject them into the session. Credentials are not supported in Steel Local.
Need help running locally?
Reach out to us on the #help channel on Discord under the ⭐ community section.