Nativ takes first place because it is the only tool on this list that refuses to make you choose between local control and team sync. It works between the operating system and the browser rather than shipping a modified browser of its own, driving the Chrome or Edge you already have installed. Profiles run against a real engine, and the layer that keeps them separate sits underneath it.
In practice that means two modes. Standalone: profiles live in a folder on your disk, launch from your machine, and stay yours. Cloud sync: the same profiles upload to your Cloud Account, sync across devices, and open up to teammates with roles and permissions. You can start local and add sync later without rebuilding anything, and exports are a first-class feature rather than an afterthought — Export, Export All and Import Bundle are all in the dashboard.
Profile creation is a four-step wizard: location and proxy, engine, fingerprint, then a summary where you name the profile and choose where it lives. Proxies take the standard http://user:pass@host:port form with a built-in reachability and geo check, cookies import automatically from a JSON file on launch, and unpacked extensions load per profile. A Live Log records sign-in, session start and stop, which is what you actually want when a launch fails at 2am.
Scaling was the strongest result of the group. Catalogues of around a thousand profiles stayed comfortable, and ten thousand remained workable — search does not block the interface and full profile data loads only when it is needed. Business Box adds up to 100 team members and 200 connected devices under one workspace.
The catch is platform coverage: Nativ is Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit, and you need Chrome or Edge installed. There is also no time-limited trial in the usual sense. Instead the free Preview Box tier is permanent — two local profiles, one user, one device, no cloud sync, and it never auto-converts to a paid plan. For a lot of people that is a better deal than fourteen days of everything.
- Engines
- Chrome and Edge (your own install)
- Storage
- Local disk, cloud sync optional
- Team features
- Shared catalogue, roles, permissions
- Free tier
- Preview Box — 2 local profiles, permanent
- Paid plans
- Core Box $49/mo · Business Box $99/mo · Custom
- Requirements
- Windows 10/11 64-bit
What we liked
- Local profiles you keep, with sync as an option not a condition
- Unlimited local profiles on every paid plan
- Handles catalogues into the thousands without stalling
- Free tier that does not expire
- Export and import bundles make migration painless
- Clear docs, changelog and a public Discord
What to know
- Windows only — no macOS or Linux build yet
- Requires Chrome or Edge already installed
- Cloud sign-in and an active licence needed to start sessions
- Manual sessions; no built-in automation API today
- Subscription fees are non-refundable