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Spider Cloud alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, the best Spider Cloud alternative for most people is Apify (2.8 GPA), third in our ranking of SERP and SEO data APIs. It's also the best free one.
Spider Cloud compared with 6 alternatives: Firecrawl, Jina AI, Scrapfly, Zyte, Apify and 1 more.
Spider Cloud is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $40 per month for 2 concurrent requests, or pay as you go from $5. 3 of the 6 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 3 more offer a free trial.
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At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider CloudThis tool | Free trial · from $40/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Firecrawl | Free plan · from $16/mo | Yes | Web |
| Jina AI | Free plan · from $50 one-time | Yes | Web |
| Scrapfly | Free trial · from $30/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Zyte | Free trial · from $100/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Apify | Free plan · from $19/mo | Yes | Web |
| ScrapeGraphAI | Free trial · from $20/mo | Trial only | Web |
Price against what you get
Spider Cloud starts at $40 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 3 of the 5 alternatives on this chart score higher and start lower: Firecrawl, Scrapfly and Apify.
Zyte scores higher without starting lower. ScrapeGraphAI 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 Spider Cloud
Firecrawl
Web search, scrape and crawl API that returns LLM-ready data
- Firecrawl starts at $16 per month for 5,000 credits, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- Firecrawl has a free plan, which Spider Cloud lacks.
- Firecrawl is self-hostable, according to its own site.
Suits: Developers feeding web pages into LLM or RAG pipelines
Jina AI
Reader, search, embeddings and reranker APIs for AI search
- Jina AI starts at $50 for 1 billion tokens, one-time top-up.
- Jina AI has a free plan, which Spider Cloud lacks.
- Jina AI also covers AI search and research.
- Jina AI does not cover AI agents, which Spider Cloud does.
Suits: Developers grounding an LLM with page text and web search
Scrapfly
Web scraping API with anti-bot unblocking, browsers and AI extraction
- Scrapfly starts at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.
- Scrapfly does not cover AI agents, which Spider Cloud does.
Suits: Developers scraping sites protected by anti-bot systems
Zyte
Web scraping API with ban handling, AI extraction and a SERP endpoint
- Zyte starts at $100 per month minimum commitment.
- Zyte does not cover AI agents, which Spider Cloud does.
Suits: Developers scraping sites that block ordinary requests
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 Spider Cloud lacks.
- Apify does not cover AI agents, which Spider Cloud does.
Suits: Teams that want a ready-made scraper instead of writing one
ScrapeGraphAI
Credit-based API to scrape, extract, search and crawl the web
- ScrapeGraphAI starts at $20 per month for 10,000 credits.
- ScrapeGraphAI does not cover AI agents and sERP API, which Spider Cloud does.
Suits: Developers who want to describe the data they need in plain language
Limits worth knowing in Spider Cloud
- Failed or blocked pages are still billed, with a 0.01 credit minimum per page.
- The Unlimited plan does not support Google search, social media automation or multi-account use; those run on pay as you go.
- Requests above your concurrency on Unlimited get a 429 error and are not queued.
- A zero data retention setting bills requests at 2.5 times the credits.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Spider Cloud?
The alternatives to Spider Cloud in this directory are Firecrawl, Jina AI, Scrapfly, Zyte, Apify and ScrapeGraphAI. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Spider Cloud.
Is there a free alternative to Spider Cloud?
Yes. Firecrawl, Jina AI and Apify have a free plan alongside paid ones.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 23, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.