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Bright Data SERP API alternatives
As of Oct 24, 2026, the best Bright Data SERP API alternative for most people is DataForSEO (2.8 GPA), first in our ranking of SERP and SEO data APIs. The best free one is Decodo SERP Scraping API (2.8 GPA). The catch, in its listing's words: "Up to 10K pages scraped or 5K crawls a month at 10 requests a second."
Bright Data SERP API compared with 7 alternatives: Oxylabs SERP Scraper API, SerpApi, DataForSEO, Decodo SERP Scraping API, Scrapingdog and 2 more.
Bright Data SERP API has a free plan. Paid plans start at $499 per month for 380,000 requests. 3 of the 7 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 4 more offer a free trial.
Listings checked up to Oct 23, 2026 · Where the facts come from
At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Data SERP APIThis tool | Free plan · from $499/mo | Yes | Web |
| Oxylabs SERP Scraper API | Free trial · from $30/mo | Trial only | Web |
| SerpApi | Free plan · from $25/mo | Yes | Web |
| DataForSEO | Free trial · from $50 | Trial only | Web |
| Decodo SERP Scraping API | Free plan · from $19/mo | Yes | Web |
| Scrapingdog | Free trial · from $40/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Apify | Free plan · from $19/mo | Yes | Web |
| Zyte | Free trial · from $100/mo | Trial only | Web |
Price against what you get
Bright Data SERP API starts at $499 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 6 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
Oxylabs SERP Scraper API, SerpApi, Decodo SERP Scraping API, Scrapingdog, Apify and Zyte start lower without scoring higher.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from Bright Data SERP API
Oxylabs SERP Scraper API
Search results scraping from Oxylabs, billed per successful result
- Oxylabs SERP Scraper API starts at $30 per month, spent across all Oxylabs products.
- Oxylabs SERP Scraper API has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Bright Data SERP API.
Suits: Teams already buying Oxylabs proxies who want SERP data on the same bill
SerpApi
Real-time search results API for Google and dozens of other engines
- SerpApi starts at $25 per month for 1,000 searches, billed monthly.
Suits: Developers who need Google results, AI Overviews and AI Mode answers as JSON
DataForSEO
Pay-as-you-go APIs for SERP, keyword, backlink and AI mention data
- DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- DataForSEO has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Bright Data SERP API.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
Suits: Developers building their own rank trackers, keyword tools or backlink checkers
Decodo SERP Scraping API
SERP scraping for Google, Bing and more, inside a web data API
- Decodo SERP Scraping API starts at $19 per month, up to 38K pages scraped or 19K crawls.
Suits: Tracking rankings by country, language and device in your own code
Scrapingdog
Web scraping and Google SERP APIs on one shared credit plan
- Scrapingdog starts at $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly.
- Scrapingdog has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Bright Data SERP API.
Suits: Teams that need Google results and general web scraping from one account
Apify
Scraping platform with a store of ready-made Actors, Google included
- Apify starts at $19 per month, billed monthly, with $19 of usage included.
Suits: Teams that want a ready-made scraper instead of writing one
Zyte
Web scraping API with ban handling, AI extraction and a SERP endpoint
- Zyte starts at $100 per month minimum commitment.
- Zyte has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Bright Data SERP API.
Suits: Developers scraping sites that block ordinary requests
Limits worth knowing in Bright Data SERP API
- Pay as you go is $1.50 per 1,000 requests with monthly spend limits; Scale plans lower the rate to $1.30, $1.10 or $1 per 1,000.
- Every API call counts as a request; in async mode only sending the request is counted.
- Volume discounts, SSO and the premium SLA come only with the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
- Proxies, web scrapers, datasets and the Unlocker API are separate Bright Data products, each with its own prices.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Bright Data SERP API?
The alternatives to Bright Data SERP API in this directory are Oxylabs SERP Scraper API, SerpApi, DataForSEO, Decodo SERP Scraping API, Scrapingdog, Apify and Zyte. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Bright Data SERP API.
Is there a free alternative to Bright Data SERP API?
Yes. SerpApi, Decodo SERP Scraping API and Apify have a free plan alongside paid ones.
When were these prices checked?
Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 23, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.