Automa

Automa executes browser automations entirely inside Chrome and Firefox through a node-based workflow engine, bypassing cloud runtime queues and per-task API charges. Over twenty-one thousand developers and automation designers use the extension to extract page content, fill complex forms, and trigger multi-step site interactions. Because execution happens in the user's active session, workflows reuse existing web cookies and authentication states without credential exports.

Why Automa instead of Axiom

Axiom bills monthly subscription tiers based on runtime minutes, metering every scrape and form submission through a commercial credit system. Cloud execution in Axiom offloads browser processing to remote servers, but introduces queue latency, initialization delays, and run failures when quotas expire mid-job. Automa shifts execution into your local browser window. Workflows trigger instantaneously on your machine, eliminating metered minute caps and running at the native speed of your local browser engine.

Running locally also changes network and authentication performance. Axiom's cloud runners use datacenter subnets that frequently trigger Cloudflare verification prompts and bot detection walls. Automa operates through your local residential IP address and preserves existing browser sessions, avoiding the need to pass passwords or tokens to external servers. The trade-off is hardware reliance: Axiom can run scheduled jobs while your computer is asleep, whereas Automa requires an active browser instance and uses local system memory.

What it does well

• Visual drag-and-drop builder: connects intuitive blocks for clicking, typing, scrolling, and navigation without writing code.
• Session-aware execution: automates portals protected by multi-factor authentication by running directly inside your authenticated browser profile.
• Structured data extraction: scrapes repeating tables, text snippets, and product attributes into JSON files, CSV spreadsheets, or Google Sheets.
• Interval and event triggers: schedules automated routines to run at specific times, keyboard shortcuts, or page load events.
• Standalone extension compiler: packages completed workflow graphs into shareable Chrome extensions that teammates can run with one click.
• Community workflow exchange: offers a public library of pre-built templates for lead capture, web scraping, and routine data entry.