Alternatives · SEO APIs
Crawlbase alternatives
As of Oct 23, 2026, the highest-graded Crawlbase alternative is ScrapingBee (2.4 GPA). The best free one is ZenRows (2.4 GPA).
Crawlbase compared with 6 alternatives: ScraperAPI, ScrapingBee, Zyte, Scrapingdog, ZenRows and 1 more.
Crawlbase is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly. 2 of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CrawlbaseThis tool | Free trial · from $99/mo | Trial only | Web |
| ScraperAPI | Free plan · from $44.10/mo | Yes | Web |
| ScrapingBee | Free trial · from $19/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Zyte | Free trial · from $100/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Scrapingdog | Free trial · from $40/mo | Trial only | Web |
| ZenRows | Free plan · from $16/mo | Yes | Web |
| Scraping Robot | Free trial | Trial only | Web |
Price against what you get
Crawlbase starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
ScraperAPI, ScrapingBee, Scrapingdog and ZenRows 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 Crawlbase
ScraperAPI
Web scraping API with Google search endpoints, priced in API credits
- ScraperAPI starts at $44.10 per month for 100K API credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly).
- ScraperAPI has a free plan, which Crawlbase lacks.
Suits: Developers scraping Google alongside e-commerce and other sites on one key
ScrapingBee
Web scraping API with a Google search endpoint, priced by credits
- ScrapingBee starts at $19 per month for 75,000 API credits.
Suits: Developers who want proxies and headless browsers handled for them
Zyte
Web scraping API with ban handling, AI extraction and a SERP endpoint
- Zyte starts at $100 per month minimum commitment.
Suits: Developers scraping sites that block ordinary requests
Scrapingdog
Web scraping and Google SERP APIs on one shared credit plan
- Scrapingdog starts at $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly.
Suits: Teams that need Google results and general web scraping from one account
ZenRows
Web scraping API for protected sites, priced by monthly credits
- ZenRows starts at $16 per month for 45,000 credits, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- ZenRows has a free plan, which Crawlbase lacks.
Suits: Developers scraping protected sites without managing proxies
Scraping Robot
Pay-per-scrape web scraping API with no monthly subscription
Suits: Occasional scraping jobs that do not justify a monthly plan
Limits worth knowing in Crawlbase
- Without a subscription, pay as you go has no monthly fee and is billed in arrears per 1,000 requests, falling from $3.00 for the first 1,000 to $0.02 at high volume.
- Heavily defended sites cost 1.5 to 20 times a standard request, applied automatically, and JavaScript rendering doubles any request.
- A subscription's credits reset each month; use past them is billed as pay as you go unless you turn that off.
- Screenshots cost 2 credits each and stored pages 0.5 credits a month.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Crawlbase?
The alternatives to Crawlbase in this directory are ScraperAPI, ScrapingBee, Zyte, Scrapingdog, ZenRows and Scraping Robot. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Crawlbase.
Is there a free alternative to Crawlbase?
Yes. ScraperAPI and ZenRows 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.