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serpstack alternatives
As of Oct 23, 2026, the highest-graded serpstack alternative is SerpApi (2.4 GPA). It's also the best free one. The catch, in its listing's words: "250 searches a month, up to 50 successful searches an hour."
serpstack compared with 5 alternatives: Zenserp, SerpApi, Serper, VALUE SERP and SearchApi.
serpstack has a free plan. Paid plans start at $26.99 per month for 5,000 searches, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly). 2 of the 5 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 3 more offer a free trial.
Listings checked up to Oct 23, 2026 · Where the facts come from
At a glance
Price against what you get
serpstack starts at $26.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 1 of the 3 alternatives on this chart scores higher and starts lower: SerpApi.
SearchApi scores higher without starting lower.
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 serpstack
Zenserp
SERP API for Google, Bing, Yandex and DuckDuckGo with monthly plans
- Zenserp starts at $49.99 per month for 25,000 searches, billed monthly.
Suits: Small projects starting on a free Google allowance
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.
Suits: Developers who need Google results, AI Overviews and AI Mode answers as JSON
Serper
Google search results API sold in prepaid credit packs
- Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
- Serper has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike serpstack.
Suits: AI chatbots and agents that need current Google results
VALUE SERP
Low-cost Google results API from Traject Data, now part of ScraperAPI
- VALUE SERP starts at $25 one-time top-up for 10,000 requests, used as you go.
- VALUE SERP has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike serpstack.
Suits: Budget-minded teams that only need Google results
SearchApi
Real-time SERP API for Google, AI answers and dozens of other sites
- SearchApi starts at $40 per month for 10,000 searches, billed monthly.
- SearchApi has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike serpstack.
Suits: Developers who need Google results and AI engine answers from one API
Limits worth knowing in serpstack
- The free plan is for non-commercial use only, with JSON output and no support.
- Going over the quota is billed per extra search, from $0.023992 each on Basic, rather than cut off.
- Checkout pre-selects an optional Platinum Support add-on billed yearly, which the FAQ prices from $479.88 a year.
- The plans list only the Google Search API; switching from monthly to yearly billing needs a request to sales.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to serpstack?
The alternatives to serpstack in this directory are Zenserp, SerpApi, Serper, VALUE SERP and SearchApi. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with serpstack.
Is there a free alternative to serpstack?
Yes. Zenserp and SerpApi 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.