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Free alternatives to Serper

Serper has no free plan. 17 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs in this directory are free or have a free plan.

Serper is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries). 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 Serper

  1. 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. Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • SerpApi has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    SerpApi vs SerperSerpApi pricing and details

  2. 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. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    Brave Search API vs SerperBrave Search API pricing and details

  3. 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). Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • HasData has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    HasData vs SerperHasData pricing and details

  4. Serpdog

    Google SERP API with a lighter half-price endpoint and scraping APIs

    What is free: Its documentation, last updated about two years ago, describes a free plan of 1,000 requests a month; current plan terms could not be read.

    • Serpdog has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    Serpdog vs SerperSerpdog pricing and details

  5. 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. Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • Bright Data SERP API has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    Bright Data SERP API pricing and details

  6. 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. Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • Zenserp has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    Zenserp pricing and details

  7. 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). Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • serpstack has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    serpstack pricing and details

  8. 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). Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • Scale SERP has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    Scale SERP pricing and details

  9. 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. Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • Decodo SERP Scraping API has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    Decodo SERP Scraping API pricing and details

  10. 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). Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • ScraperAPI has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    ScraperAPI pricing and details

  11. 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. Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
    • SERPHouse has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    • SERPHouse also covers rank tracking.
    SERPHouse pricing and details

  12. 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. Serper does not, though it has a free trial.
    Outscraper pricing and details

5 more that are free or have a free plan

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Common questions

Is there a free alternative to Serper?

Yes. SerpApi, Brave Search API, HasData, Serpdog, Bright Data SERP API, Zenserp, serpstack, Scale SERP and 9 more are free or have a free plan.

Does Serper have a free plan?

Serper has no free plan. Serper is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).

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 Serper: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.