The Challenge
Manifold Freight was scaling quickly through Y Combinator with a mission to build a multi-tenant logistics platform that enables carriers to compete in real-time spot freight markets. In this environment, speed determines outcomes and delays can mean lost bids and missed revenue.
Andrew and his engineering team needed to run hundreds of browser-based integrations simultaneously, continuously with each workflow connecting, authenticating, and executing in under a minute.
They had already experienced the downside of running browser infrastructure in-house. At Andrew’s previous company, self-managed browsers became a constant source of friction. Stale sessions broke automations, scaling was unpredictable, and maintaining freshness across dozens of concurrent connections required significant ongoing effort and proved extremely difficult. After adopting Browserless to address those challenges, Andrew brought that proven approach to Manifold.
With limited engineering time and a fast-moving startup environment, Manifold needed:
- Support for hundreds of concurrent browser sessions
- Guaranteed session freshness to execute complete workflows (connect, login, bid) rapidly
- Seamless compatibility with existing Puppeteer scripts
- Infrastructure that worked without dedicated DevOps ownership
That’s when Andrew chose Browserless.
The Solution
Browserless had Manifold’s automation infrastructure running at scale quickly. Instead of managing browser lifecycles themselves, the team could spin up fresh browser sessions on demand, eliminating the session management issues that had plagued previous approaches.
Today, Manifold’s platform runs hundreds of unique browser integrations every five minutes, ingesting freight data and placing automated bids across multiple carriers and load boards. Each workflow connects, authenticates, and executes in under a minute, which is critical in competitive freight markets where execution timing matters.
Because Browserless works seamlessly with Puppeteer, Manifold did not need to rewrite automation logic. This setup allowed Manifold to scale their multi-tenant platform without dedicated DevOps resources. Managing hundreds of concurrent browser automations now requires minimal lift thanks to Browserless's automated scaling and session freshness guarantees, giving the team confidence to focus on building product features that differentiate their platform.
The Results
With Browserless, Manifold Freight built business-critical automation infrastructure that scales with their growth:
With browser automation running reliably in the background, the Manifold team can focus on helping their customers improve margins, win rates, and business outcomes. As they approach higher concurrency limits, they are confident Browserless can continue scaling to meet demand.
About the Partnership
Manifold Freight represents a fast-scaling automation use case where reliability and speed are essential. By relying on Browserless, the team avoids the operational burden of managing hundreds of concurrent browser sessions while maintaining flexibility in how automations are built.
Browserless provides the foundation that allows Manifold to focus on their core product while running real-time, multi-tenant browser automation at scale.
Ready to scale your browser automation without the infrastructure headache?
Manifold Freight’s experience shows how Browserless can support large-scale, time-sensitive automation workloads without the complexity of managing browsers internally.
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