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Free alternatives to Scrapfly

Scrapfly has no free plan. 24 of the 48 other SERP and SEO data APIs in this directory are free or have a free plan.

Scrapfly is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits. All of them pair the free plan with paid ones.

24 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from

The 12 closest to Scrapfly

  1. ZenRows

    Web scraping API for protected sites, priced by monthly credits

    What is free: 5,000 credits a month with every tool except standalone residential proxies, 5 concurrent requests and community support. No card needed.

    • ZenRows starts at $16 per month for 45,000 credits, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • ZenRows has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  2. 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). Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • ScraperAPI has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  3. Firecrawl

    Web search, scrape and crawl API that returns LLM-ready data

    What is free: 1,000 credits a month, no card needed, 2 concurrent requests and low rate limits.

    • Firecrawl starts at $16 per month for 5,000 credits, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • Firecrawl has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Firecrawl is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    • Firecrawl also covers AI agents.
  4. 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. Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • Decodo SERP Scraping API has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  5. 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). Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • HasData has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  6. 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. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  7. 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. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  8. ScrapingAnt

    Web scraping API with headless Chrome, proxies and AI extraction

    What is free: 10,000 API credits every month, with failed requests not charged. No card needed.

    • ScrapingAnt starts at $19 per month for 100,000 API credits. Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • ScrapingAnt has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  9. Jina AI

    Reader, search, embeddings and reranker APIs for AI search

    What is free: A new API key comes with 10 million free tokens. The Reader (r.jina.ai) also works with no key at 20 requests per minute.

    • Jina AI starts at $50 for 1 billion tokens, one-time top-up. Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • Jina AI has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Jina AI also covers AI search and research.
  10. ScrapeNinja

    Scraping API with rotating proxies and Chrome fingerprinting

    What is free: Basic plan: 100 requests a month, $0.

    • ScrapeNinja starts at $25 per month for 100,000 requests. Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • ScrapeNinja has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  11. 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. Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • SerpApi has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.
  12. 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. Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
    • Bright Data SERP API has a free plan. Scrapfly does not, though it has a free trial.

Common questions

Is there a free alternative to Scrapfly?

Yes. ZenRows, ScraperAPI, Firecrawl, Decodo SERP Scraping API, HasData, Outscraper, Brave Search API, ScrapingAnt and 16 more are free or have a free plan.

Does Scrapfly have a free plan?

Scrapfly has no free plan. Scrapfly is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.

When was this checked?

Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 23, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. 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 Scrapfly: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.