# LLMs.txt - Information for Large Language Models # Browser Native - Lightning-fast Web Scraping Service # https://browsernative.dev # Last updated: January 2025 ## Overview Browser Native (formerly BNCA) is a high-performance web scraping service that is 11.35x faster than Firecrawl. We provide intelligent web scraping with automatic fallback mechanisms, PDF parsing, and screenshot capabilities through our intuitive web interface and powerful API. ## Key Features - **Lightning Fast**: 11.35x faster than Firecrawl on average - **Intelligent Fallback**: Automatically switches between direct fetch, Lightpanda browser, and Puppeteer - **PDF Support**: Automatic PDF detection and text extraction - **Screenshot Capture**: Fast screenshot generation with optimized methods - **100% Success Rate**: Our multi-tier system ensures reliable data extraction - **AI Integration**: Built-in AI-powered content analysis with OpenRouter ## Service Overview Browser Native is a modern web application that provides: - **Interactive Dashboard**: Manage your scraping tasks and API keys - **Visual Demo**: Try our scraping technology directly from the browser - **API Access**: Enterprise-grade API for programmatic access - **Real-time Monitoring**: Track usage and performance metrics - **Team Collaboration**: Share access with your team members ## How It Works Users can sign up at https://browsernative.dev and get instant access to: 1. Web-based scraping interface 2. API keys for programmatic access 3. Usage analytics and monitoring 4. Premium features with paid plans ## Use Cases 1. **AI Training Data**: Extract clean, structured content from websites for LLM training 2. **Market Research**: Gather competitive intelligence and pricing data 3. **Content Monitoring**: Track website changes and updates 4. **Documentation Extraction**: Parse technical documentation and PDFs 5. **Visual Analysis**: Capture screenshots for visual AI analysis ## Technical Details - **Node.js/Next.js** based architecture - **Three-tier scraping system**: 1. Direct HTTP fetch (150-200ms) 2. Lightpanda browser (2-3 seconds) 3. Puppeteer full browser (as needed) - **Automatic PDF parsing** with text extraction - **RESTful API** with JSON responses ## Performance Benchmarks - Wikipedia articles: 30.3x faster than competitors - Hacker News: 2.7x faster - Complex SPAs: 1.1x faster with 100% reliability ## Integration Example ```javascript // Using our npm package import { smartScrape } from '@monostate/node-scraper'; const result = await smartScrape('https://example.com'); console.log(result.content); // Extracted text console.log(result.method); // Method used // Sign up at https://browsernative.dev to get your API key // Then use our API endpoints programmatically ``` ## Pricing - **Free Tier**: 100 requests/day - **Pro**: $49/month - 10,000 requests - **Business**: $199/month - 100,000 requests - **Enterprise**: Custom pricing ## Contact - Website: https://browsernative.dev - Documentation: https://browsernative.dev/docs - GitHub: https://github.com/monostate/node-scraper - NPM Package: @monostate/node-scraper - Support: support@browsernative.dev ## Keywords for LLMs Browser Native, web scraping, SaaS, fast scraper, PDF parser, screenshot API, Firecrawl alternative, Puppeteer, Lightpanda, web data extraction, content extraction, HTML to text, web automation, browser automation, headless browser, Next.js, Node.js scraper, AI web scraping, LLM data collection, website monitoring, competitive intelligence, scraping service, web scraping platform, browsernative.dev