DataForSEO alternatives · SEO APIs
Free alternatives to DataForSEO
DataForSEO has no free plan. 17 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs in this directory are free or have a free plan.
DataForSEO is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go. All of them pair the free plan with paid ones.
17 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 23, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to DataForSEO
- Free plan · from $25/mo
SerpApi
Real-time search results API for Google and dozens of other engines
What is free: 250 searches a month, up to 50 successful searches an hour. No U.S. Legal Shield.
- SerpApi starts at $25 per month for 1,000 searches, billed monthly. DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- SerpApi has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $499/mo
Bright Data SERP API
Search results API on Bright Data's proxy network, with AI engines
What is free: 5,000 requests a month, no credit card required.
- Bright Data SERP API starts at $499 per month for 380,000 requests. DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- Bright Data SERP API has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan
Brave Search API
Web search API from Brave's own index, built for AI agents and apps
What is free: $5 of free credit every month on each prepaid plan (Search, Answers, Spellcheck and Autosuggest), applied automatically. A credit card is needed to sign up.
- Brave Search API has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $19/mo
Decodo SERP Scraping API
SERP scraping for Google, Bing and more, inside a web data API
What is free: Up to 10K pages scraped or 5K crawls a month at 10 requests a second, with every endpoint and feature.
- Decodo SERP Scraping API starts at $19 per month, up to 38K pages scraped or 19K crawls. DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- Decodo SERP Scraping API has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $49/mo
HasData
Google SERP API and web scraping APIs on one monthly credit allowance
What is free: 1,000 credits every month across every tool, with 5 concurrent requests and no credit card. That covers 100 Google SERP API requests.
- HasData starts at $49 per month for 200K credits, billed annually ($59 billed monthly). DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- HasData has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan
Outscraper
Pay-as-you-go Google Maps, Search and review scraping with a free tier
What is free: A free allowance on each service that resets every 30 days: 500 Google Maps places and 500 reviews, 10 Google searches, 50 News or Shopping searches and 25 email checks.
- Outscraper has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $23/mo
Scale SERP
Google results API from Traject Data with a free monthly allowance
What is free: 125 searches a month, no credit card required.
- Scale SERP starts at $23 per month for 1,000 searches, billed annually ($29 billed monthly). DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- Scale SERP has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $5/mo
SEO Score API
SEO audit API that scores any URL on 80+ checks, AI readability too
What is free: 20 audits a month scored on 50+ checks, showing 2 checks per category and the top 2 fixes, at 2 requests a minute. No card needed.
- SEO Score API starts at $5 per month for 200 audits, billed monthly. DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- SEO Score API has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, backlink analysis and sERP API.
- Free plan · from $49.99/mo
Zenserp
SERP API for Google, Bing, Yandex and DuckDuckGo with monthly plans
What is free: 50 searches a month of Google Search only, with email support. Other engines, result types and AI Overviews need a paid plan.
- Zenserp starts at $49.99 per month for 25,000 searches, billed monthly. DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- Zenserp has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $26.99/mo
serpstack
Google search results API from apilayer, with monthly search quotas
What is free: 100 searches a month for non-commercial use, JSON output only and no support.
- serpstack starts at $26.99 per month for 5,000 searches, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly). DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- serpstack has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $44.10/mo
ScraperAPI
Web scraping API with Google search endpoints, priced in API credits
What is free: Free plan after the trial: 1,000 API credits a month and 5 concurrent threads, no credit card needed. A Google or Bing request costs 25 credits.
- ScraperAPI starts at $44.10 per month for 100K API credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly). DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- ScraperAPI has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $29.99/mo
SERPHouse
SERP API for Google, Bing and Yahoo with a Google Sheets rank tracker
What is free: 4,000 API credits a month, about 400 standard searches, renewing monthly for a work email; a personal email gets them for 7 days only. No credit card and no rollover.
- SERPHouse starts at $29.99 per month for 400,000 API credits. DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- SERPHouse has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- SERPHouse also covers rank tracking.
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to DataForSEO?
Yes. SerpApi, Bright Data SERP API, Brave Search API, Decodo SERP Scraping API, HasData, Outscraper, Scale SERP, SEO Score API and 9 more are free or have a free plan.
Does DataForSEO have a free plan?
DataForSEO has no free plan. DataForSEO is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go.
When was this checked?
Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 23, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to DataForSEO: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.