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ScrapingBee alternatives
As of Oct 24, 2026, the best ScrapingBee alternative for most people is Decodo SERP Scraping API (2.8 GPA), second in our ranking of SERP and SEO data APIs. The best free one is Apify (2.8 GPA).
ScrapingBee compared with 12 alternatives: ScraperAPI, Scrapingdog, ZenRows, Scrapfly, SerpApi and 7 more.
ScrapingBee is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per month for 75,000 API credits. 7 of the 12 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScrapingBeeThis tool | Free trial · from $19/mo | Trial only | Web |
| ScraperAPI | Free plan · from $44.10/mo | Yes | Web |
| Scrapingdog | Free trial · from $40/mo | Trial only | Web |
| ZenRows | Free plan · from $16/mo | Yes | Web |
| Scrapfly | Free trial · from $30/mo | Trial only | Web |
| SerpApi | Free plan · from $25/mo | Yes | Web |
| Apify | Free plan · from $19/mo | Yes | Web |
| Crawlbase | Free trial · from $99/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Decodo SERP Scraping API | Free plan · from $19/mo | Yes | Web |
| Scrape.do | Free plan · from $29/mo | Yes | Web |
| Scraping Robot | Free trial | Trial only | Web |
| ScrapingAnt | Free plan · from $19/mo | Yes | Web |
| WebScrapingAPI | Free trial · from $28/mo | Trial only | Web |
Price against what you get
ScrapingBee starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 11 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
Scrapingdog, Scrapfly, SerpApi, Apify, Crawlbase and Decodo SERP Scraping API score higher without starting lower. ZenRows starts 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 ScrapingBee
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 ScrapingBee lacks.
Suits: Developers scraping Google alongside e-commerce and other sites on one key
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 ScrapingBee lacks.
Suits: Developers scraping protected sites without managing proxies
Scrapfly
Web scraping API with anti-bot unblocking, browsers and AI extraction
- Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
Suits: Developers scraping sites protected by anti-bot systems
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.
- SerpApi has a free plan, which ScrapingBee lacks.
Suits: Developers who need Google results, AI Overviews and AI Mode answers as JSON
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.
- Apify has a free plan, which ScrapingBee lacks.
Suits: Teams that want a ready-made scraper instead of writing one
Crawlbase
Crawling API with built-in scrapers, Google SERP to JSON included
- Crawlbase starts at $99 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly.
Suits: Developers who want Google results and other sites as JSON from one API
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.
- Decodo SERP Scraping API has a free plan, which ScrapingBee lacks.
Suits: Tracking rankings by country, language and device in your own code
Scrape.do
Web scraping API with ready-made Google and AI search scrapers
- Scrape.do starts at $29 per month for 250,000 successful API credits, billed monthly.
- Scrape.do has a free plan, which ScrapingBee lacks.
Suits: Developers who want Google results as parsed JSON on a small budget
Scraping Robot
Pay-per-scrape web scraping API with no monthly subscription
Suits: Occasional scraping jobs that do not justify a monthly plan
ScrapingAnt
Web scraping API with headless Chrome, proxies and AI extraction
- ScrapingAnt starts at $19 per month for 100,000 API credits.
- ScrapingAnt has a free plan, which ScrapingBee lacks.
Suits: Developers who need search results and the pages they link to
WebScrapingAPI
Scraper and SERP APIs with monthly Google search plans
- WebScrapingAPI starts at $28 per month for 10,000 Google searches.
Suits: Developers building rank trackers or search tools on Google data
Limits worth knowing in ScrapingBee
- A request costs 1 credit at its simplest, 5 with JavaScript rendering (on by default), and 10 or 25 with premium proxies.
- A Google search costs 10 credits with Light Request enabled and 15 otherwise.
- Credits last one month and do not roll over; only successful requests are charged.
- Priority support, an account manager and team management start at the $249 Business plan.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to ScrapingBee?
The alternatives to ScrapingBee in this directory are ScraperAPI, Scrapingdog, ZenRows, Scrapfly, SerpApi, Apify, Crawlbase, Decodo SERP Scraping API, Scrape.do, Scraping Robot, ScrapingAnt and WebScrapingAPI. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with ScrapingBee.
Is there a free alternative to ScrapingBee?
Yes. ScraperAPI, ZenRows, SerpApi, Apify, Decodo SERP Scraping API, Scrape.do and ScrapingAnt 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.