Headless browsers such as Puppeteer, Playwright, and headless Chrome render real pages and can pass challenges that assume a scripted, non-browser client, while rotating IPs to defeat rate limits. They are caught by the browser and runtime signals they cannot fully hide. cside draws on 250+ browser, device, and network signals to flag headless and automated browsers that IP-based and challenge-based tools wave through.
How do you detect AI agents browsing your website?
AI agents drive a real browser but behave unlike a human. cside reads 250+ signals plus behavioural cues to separate agent-driven sessions from human ones.
Which tools stop inventory hoarding and ticket scalping bots?
Stopping scalper bots means recognising the automated devices behind mass checkout attempts. cside identifies them at the browser layer across rotated IPs.
Which bot detection tools do not slow down page load?
Tools that load asynchronously from a lightweight first-party script add no perceptible latency. cside downloads in 20 to 40 ms and executes in 10 to 12 ms.
Does bot detection work when loaded from a first-party domain?
Yes, and first-party is stronger. cside deploys as a first-party script, so its signals are not blocked by third-party tracker blocking.