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The open-source Dolphin Anty alternative

Dolphin Anty is a GUI anti-detect browser popular with affiliate and media-buying teams, and inexpensive to start. Its automation needs the desktop app running on a machine with a GUI. Clearcote is engine-level, runs on servers and in Docker, and has an open build.

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What is Dolphin Anty?

Dolphin Anty (Dolphin{anty}) is a closed-source, Chromium-based anti-detect browser marketed to affiliate and media-buying teams. It has a no-code scenario builder on paid plans, optional per-profile cloud sync, and a Local API that starts profiles (headless if you like) and hands back a CDP endpoint for Selenium, Playwright or Puppeteer. Its Facebook-ads tooling lives in a sister product, Dolphin{cloud}, linked by an extension.

It is cheap to start: a free plan with 5 profiles, then Starter at $10/month for 20 profiles, with bigger plans by profile count. For automation at scale the constraints are practical ones. The API isn't available on the free plan, the Local API only works while the desktop app is running, and Dolphin says the app isn't supported on operating systems without a GUI, so there is no Docker or plain-server route. Dolphin says its spoofing is engine-level, but the browser is closed, so that can't be audited.

Clearcote vs Dolphin Anty

FeatureClearcoteDolphin Anty
Stealth approach Engine-level C++ patches (native values) Closed; says engine-level, but not auditable
Servers / Docker Docker image with a CDP endpoint Needs the desktop app on an OS with a GUI; no Docker
Headless Yes Yes, via the Local API (app must be running)
Source Open build readable and reproducible (BSD-3); latest build adds private patches Closed / proprietary
Cost Open build free; latest build free with GitHub (one browser at a time); Pro $49/mo Free (5 profiles, no API); paid from $10/mo by profile count
Profiles / data Your infrastructure Local, with optional cloud sync on paid plans
No-code / ads tools Not included (code-first SDK) Scenario builder + Facebook-ads tooling via Dolphin{cloud}

Comparison compiled October 2026. Dolphin Anty is closed source / subscription; details change — check its project for the latest.

Why teams pick Clearcote

Engine-level, and you can check

Clearcote changes values natively in the engine, and the open build lets you read exactly how. Dolphin Anty says it works at the engine level too, but its browser is closed.

Built for servers

A CDP endpoint and a Docker image that run on a headless Linux server. Dolphin Anty's API needs its desktop app running on a machine with a GUI.

Automation isn't a paid add-on

Clearcote is driven from code in every tier. Dolphin Anty's API isn't available on its free plan.

Your machines, your data

Profiles and sessions live wherever you run Clearcote.

When Dolphin Anty might be the better pick

  • You're an affiliate or media buyer who wants a no-code scenario builder and Facebook-ads tooling in a GUI.
  • You work with profiles by hand on a desktop and don't need server or CI runs.
  • For non-developer multi-account work it's popular and inexpensive to start.

FAQ

Can I run Dolphin Anty headless or in Docker?

Headless, yes: the Local API can start a profile with headless=1. But the desktop app must be running, and Dolphin says it isn't supported on operating systems without a GUI, so there's no Docker or plain-server route. Clearcote ships a Docker image with a CDP endpoint.

Is Dolphin Anty engine-level?

Dolphin says its spoofing is done at the browser-engine level with no JavaScript injection, but the browser is closed, so that can't be checked. Clearcote's changes are in the Chromium engine, and its open build lets you read them.

Is Dolphin Anty free?

There is a free plan with 5 profiles, but without API or automation access. Paid plans start at $10/month for 20 profiles at the time of writing; check their pricing page.

Is it open source?

No, it's closed and proprietary. Clearcote's open build is fully open (BSD-3) and reproducible.

Related reading

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