Afina vs Multilogin — When the Newcomer Wins
Multilogin invented the category. Afina rebuilt it. Comparison across fingerprint, team, automation and total cost.
Multilogin was the original anti-detect browser, launched in 2016. It still gets recommended in old threads — but the field has moved on.
What Multilogin still does well
- Two browser cores (Mimic = Chromium, Stealthfox = Firefox) — useful for ad networks that differentiate by browser family
- Enterprise procurement friendly — German entity, signed contracts, SLA
- Mature audit / RBAC — multi-role permission system with audit log
Where it falls behind
| Axis | Afina | Multilogin |
|---|---|---|
| Full fingerprint coverage | 47 / 47 | 41 / 47 |
| UDP / WebRTC | Native | TCP-only (WebRTC off-by-default) |
| Zero-knowledge encryption | Yes | No |
| Shell language | Rust | Electron |
| Cold-start (M2) | 2.1s | 4.2s |
| RAM per profile | 180MB | 340MB |
| Entry price | $8 | $9 (limited) |
| Team price (5 seats) | $29 | ~$199 |
The biggest functional gap: Multilogin "solves" WebRTC by disabling it. That works for low-detection environments, but a missing WebRTC stack is itself a fingerprint surface — modern detectors flag absence.
Pricing reality
Multilogin's published tiers ($9 entry) are bait. The $9 plan caps you at 1 profile and is barely usable. The realistic team tier is $199/mo. Afina's $29 team tier offers more profiles, more seats, and a stronger engine.
When Multilogin is still right
- You need a signed enterprise contract and German legal recourse.
- You have an existing 100+ seat deployment and migration cost > savings.
- You specifically need Firefox-engine profiles (Stealthfox) for niche targets.
For everyone else, Afina is 4× cheaper and technically ahead.
Migration
The Afina importer takes Multilogin profile exports and translates:
- Cookies / localStorage → preserved verbatim
- Mimic config → mapped to Afina Chromium device profile
- Stealthfox config → mapped to Afina Chromium with fallback note
- Team / role config → preserved
Plan migration in batches of 50 profiles; verify a sample of 5 from each batch on iphey.com.
Verdict
Multilogin invented the category but stopped iterating on the engine after 2022. Afina has surpassed it technically and undercut it on price. Unless you have a hard enterprise constraint, the upgrade is straightforward.