In your browser.
Or always running.
Bardeen is a Chrome extension that automates web tasks while you work — scraping, form-filling, copy-pasting between SaaS tabs. Atmita runs server-side and keeps working when your laptop is closed. Two genuinely different philosophies of automation.
What changes when you swap.
Bardeen's edge: browser-native execution
Bardeen runs as a Chrome extension and "sees" what's on the page — perfect for sites without APIs. Class-leading for LinkedIn scraping, real estate prospecting, and GTM data extraction.
Bardeen's edge: Magic Box natural language
Type "scrape all job titles from this page and save to Sheets" and it builds the playbook. Genuinely fast for ad-hoc browser tasks.
Atmita's edge: runs without you
Atmita's automations fire on schedules and triggers — the agent works at 3am while your laptop is closed. Bardeen needs the browser open.
Atmita's edge: 1,000+ OAuth integrations
Bardeen integrates with ~100+ apps. Atmita uses OAuth across 1,000+ tools, including ones Bardeen can't reach without a tab open.
Atmita's edge: no per-credit anxiety
Bardeen's credit limits are a frequent user complaint. Atmita's tier subscription includes generous chat with predictable limits.
| Atmita | Bardeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Execution surface | Server-side cloud | Chrome extension |
| Runs when browser is closed | No | |
| LinkedIn / web scraping | Via native browser automation | Sweet spot |
| Integration count | 1,000+ | 100+ |
| Plain-English builder | Magic Box | |
| Scheduled / triggered runs | Limited | |
| Free tier | Generous chat | 100 credits/month |
| Entry paid plan | Subscription | From $99/mo Starter |
| Best for | Recurring delegated work | Ad-hoc browser tasks |
If your work lives in Chrome — scraping, copying between SaaS tabs, LinkedIn outreach — Bardeen is genuinely fast and useful, and its Magic Box is a great UX. If you want work that runs while you sleep, on a schedule, across tools that don’t require a browser tab, Atmita is the right fit. They actually pair well: Bardeen for the in-browser stuff, Atmita for the server-side cadence.
Always-on automation.
Free to start. No credit card required.