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migration / Checked 2026-10-18

Move browser download workflows from Tilion to Notte

A migration plan for browser download workflows: retain the business check, replace Tilion's provider-owned resources, and prove the Notte workflow before cutover.

Decide whether this move earns its cost

A signed-in job requests a report from a website and transfers the completed file to application storage. A download beginning is not the delivery outcome.

The reviewed Tilion homepage offers a waitlist and contact route. Arena's tested integration is useful evidence about a run, but a purchasing or migration decision still needs a documented access, state and execution contract; those unknowns must remain visible beside Notte's public docs.

Notte belongs on the shortlist when saved account state and an executable browser workflow simplify the report job. Confirm the chosen file-transfer API and storage boundary in the current docs before moving the delivery step.

A working download-to-storage pipeline is a reason to retain the current provider until an equivalent artifact path is demonstrated. Neither a replay nor a successful page navigation proves that a file arrived.

Keep the result contract stable

A controlled report with a known filename, expected content marker and application-owned destination.

The application receives the complete expected file, verifies its content marker and associates it with the originating account and job.

Preserve the evidence contract across the move: Website report ID, file byte count, content verification and destination object reference.

Map the workflow's resources

RequirementTilionNotte
Code executionNot establishedPython Functions
Scheduled executionNot establishedNative
Recordings / replayNot establishedDocumented

Sources: tilion.com [1] ↗docs.notte.cc [2] ↗docs.notte.cc [3] ↗

Where the code runs

Tilion: Public documentation reviewed for this comparison does not establish a deployable Function or app-action contract. Confirm where your automation code runs and how invocation, versioning and logs work before choosing the execution path.

Notte: Functions deploy Python code with a run() entry point. Invoke them over HTTP or with an SDK, inspect run history, and roll back code by redeploying an earlier version as the latest version.

Sources: tilion.com [1] ↗docs.notte.cc [2] ↗

Deployment ownership

Tilion: The public access path currently points to a waitlist and contact. A production integration needs an agreed API contract, service access and ownership of the browser lifecycle.

Notte: Use a remote browser from your existing process or deploy the browser automation as a Notte Function. These choices put lifecycle, scheduling and monitoring responsibilities in different places.

Sources: tilion.com [1] ↗docs.notte.cc [2] ↗

Pricing model

Tilion: Arena provides an estimated usage rate for its test. The reviewed public homepage does not establish a self-serve production plan, allowances or overage terms. Obtain those terms before quoting a monthly bill.

Notte: The public usage rates are $0.01 per browser-hour, $0.05 per Function-hour and $10 per GB of managed proxy traffic. Paid plans return their price as usage credits. Price the relevant meters and plan eligibility for the workload.

Sources: tilion.com [1] ↗notte.cc [2] ↗

Cut over one responsibility at a time

For this Tilion-to-Notte migration, keep the business assertion outside provider resource management. Source profile, connection, file and execution IDs are not valid target IDs; use a documented transfer path or establish the corresponding resource in Notte.

Retain source job history and a rollback route until the target pilot passes. A migration checklist is not evidence that saved state or runtime behavior is automatically portable.

  • Separate website report generation from provider file retrieval in the current code.
  • Keep the destination and content check unchanged while replacing the retrieval path.
  • Test delayed and interrupted downloads before switching scheduled report delivery.

Sources: tilion.com [1] ↗docs.notte.cc [2] ↗docs.notte.cc [3] ↗

A proposed acceptance case

This is an evaluation design, not a claim that this workflow has been executed successfully on every provider.

Part of the testRequired observation
Controlled inputA controlled report with a known filename, expected content marker and application-owned destination.
Pass conditionThe application receives the complete expected file, verifies its content marker and associates it with the originating account and job.
Negative caseClose the browser before a deliberately delayed download completes. The job must detect the missing or partial artifact instead of reporting a delivered report.
Evidence to retainWebsite report ID, file byte count, content verification and destination object reference.

A reason to delay or keep the source

Close the browser before a deliberately delayed download completes. The job must detect the missing or partial artifact instead of reporting a delivered report.

Tilion: Arena measurements do not establish public availability or feature completeness. Confirm access, API details and plan terms before planning a production migration.

Delay cutover when the target's selected plan, required artifact path or supported website-account flow is not established. Resolve that gap before moving real jobs, even if the rate comparison favors the target.

Sources: tilion.com [1] ↗notte.cc [2] ↗

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