Same automation. Run on our servers, for the tasks that allow it.
Yad's main product runs on your own laptop, with your own login, and your credentials never leave your device. That's the whole point. For a specific kind of task, one that doesn't need your personal account at all, we can also run Yad on our own infrastructure instead, so you don't have to install anything.
The one rule that never bends
A hosted run can never use your real, personal, logged-in session, because that session lives on your device, not on our servers. It can only work with public data, or with credentials you explicitly hand over for that one task. If a job needs your own account, it has to run locally. We won't pretend otherwise to close a deal.
Yad, local
- ✓ Uses your real login, in your real browser, on your own device
- ✓ Nothing you type or see ever reaches our servers
- ✓ Best for repeated tasks tied to your own accounts
- ✓ Install once, free, self-hostable
Yad, hosted
- → Runs on our infrastructure, nothing to install
- → Works with public pages, or credentials you provide for that job only
- → Best for bulk, scheduled, or one-off jobs across many pages
- → Set up per team, rate-limited, API-key access
What this looks like in practice
Two examples of jobs that fit the hosted line, and one that doesn't.
Screening a list of public profiles or listings
Nobody needs to be logged in as anyone to read a public page. Hand us a list, get structured results back.
Checking your own web app the same way a visitor would
A security or QA scan that only needs a fresh, anonymous session, run on a schedule, without anyone's laptop needing to stay on.
"Log into my supplier portal with my own account and pull my invoices"
This needs your real session. That's exactly what the local install exists for, we will point you there instead of forcing it through the hosted path.
Have a job that fits this line?
Tell us what the two systems are and what "done" looks like. We'll tell you honestly whether it's a hosted job or a local one.
No self-serve signup yet, every hosted setup starts with a real conversation, not a form.