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Axiom.ai vs Simplescraper (2026): which should you pick?

As of Nov 13, 2026, Simplescraper grades higher than Axiom.ai: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.

Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA

Simplescraper grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Axiom.ai

Browser automation and web scraping bots, built without code

Free trial · from $15/mo
Full detailsaxiom.ai

Simplescraper

Point-and-click web scraper that sends data to sheets and APIs

Free plan · from $39/mo
Full detailssimplescraper.io

Which one is for you

Pick Axiom.ai if

  • Fits if you want website data scraped into a spreadsheet without writing code
  • Works for anyone typing the same thing into a web app over and over

Look elsewhere if

  • Pricey if you want cloud bots on a schedule, because that starts on Pro at $50 a month
  • Not for you if you want a free plan, as it's 2 hours of runtime once and then you pay
  • Skip it if your team needs shared accounts, since those only come with Ultimate at $250 a month
  • Tight if your jobs run long in the cloud, as each run stops at 1 hour on Starter and 2 on Pro
  • Watch out: unused monthly runtime doesn't carry over, and Starter runs 1 cloud bot at a time

Pick Simplescraper if

  • Fits if you collect prices, listings or leads from web pages without code
  • Works for people who send scraped data to a spreadsheet on a schedule

Look elsewhere if

  • Tight if you scrape at volume on Free, since only 5-page browser runs are free
  • Skip it if you need the API on a cheap plan, as the APIs start on Pro at $70 a month
  • Watch out: credits meter longer runs and cloud scraping, and the page does not say whether prices are monthly or annual rates

How we grade them

2.0GPAAxiom.aiFair2.2GPASimplescraperFair
Value for money
DStarter is $15 a month, which sounds fine until you read what's missing: no scheduler, no webhooks, no API, no run recording. Those start on Pro at $50 a month, which is the dear tenth of this category and more than twice what tools here typically charge.
CPlus is $39 a month, between the cheapest quarter ($13.49) and the dearer quarter ($50) of automation tools. The listing does not say whether that is a monthly or annual rate.
Free plan and trial
CNo free plan. New accounts get 2 hours of runtime with no card asked for, and that runtime doesn't renew. Enough to see whether a bot works, and then you're paying.
CA free tier covers browser runs of up to 5 pages, with 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping, so you will hit the cap.
Features
CIt covers browser automation: point-and-click selectors, scraping, clicks, typing, downloads, logic and custom JavaScript, cloud or desktop runs, three developer APIs and an MCP server. That's a narrower job than the platforms here, and the scheduler and webhooks are plan-gated.
CPoint-and-click scrapers, bulk scraping, AI extraction, scheduling and change monitoring. The scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs only start on Pro.
Ease of use
CNo store rating on record. You point at an element instead of writing CSS or XPath, but you're still building a bot step by step and working out runtime hours, concurrency and per-run time caps that change with the plan.
CNo store rating on record. You build each scraper on a page, and credits need watching.
Platforms and integrations
BA Chrome extension for building, a desktop runner for macOS, Windows and Linux, and a cloud runner. It writes to Google Sheets and Excel, and Pro adds webhooks, Zapier and Make, with three APIs for driving it from code.
BWeb app plus a Chrome extension, with Google Sheets, Airtable and Zapier listed. No desktop or phone app.
Best forbrowser bots and scraping without writing codepoint-and-click scraping into sheets and APIs

The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Axiom.ai and Simplescraper. How we grade

Price against what you get

Axiom.ai starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Simplescraper starts at $39 a month and scores 2.3.

They score the same, and Axiom.ai starts $24 a month lower. Of the other automation tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Axiom.ai for less, and 15 score higher than Simplescraper for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$1$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500$1k$2k$5kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessAxiom.aiSimplescraper

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
The full chart of automation tools, and the best at every price

Where they differ

    In commonBrowser extensionPublic APIAI featuresWorkflow automationNo-code

    At a glance

    Axiom.aiSimplescraper
    PricingFree trialFree plan
    Starts at$15 / month for 5 hours of runtime$39 per month, billing term not shown
    Free planNoneBrowser runs of up to 5 pages are free, with 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping.
    Free trial2 free hours of runtime on new accounts, no credit card required; the trial runtime does not renewNone listed
    Web
    macOS
    Windows
    Linux
    Browser extension
    Made byAxiom AI LimitedSimplescraper
    Price read fromaxiom.aisimplescraper.io
    CheckedOct 5, 2026Nov 13, 2026

    Worth knowing

    Axiom.ai

    • There is no free plan: new accounts get 2 hours of runtime once, and unused monthly runtime does not carry over.
    • Starter leaves out webhooks, the API, scheduling and run recording; those start on Pro at $50 a month.
    • Each cloud run is capped by plan, from 1 hour on Starter to 12 hours on Ultimate. Desktop runs have no time limit.
    • The no-code builder is a Chrome extension, and team accounts are limited to the Ultimate plan.

    Simplescraper

    • The pricing section does not say whether the monthly prices assume monthly or annual billing.
    • Scraping is metered in credits, and longer runs and cloud scraping use them.
    • The scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs start on the Pro plan.
    • The pricing shown sits on the homepage; no separate detailed pricing page was readable.

    Key features

    Axiom.ai

    No-code bot builder in Chrome
    Bots are built inside a Chrome extension by adding steps from a searchable library and configuring them on the page. A selector tool lets you point at an element instead of writing CSS or XPath.
    Scraping, actions and logic
    Steps scrape data you point at, click, type, pick from dropdowns and download files. Logic, filters and custom JavaScript are available on every plan.
    Cloud or desktop runs
    The cloud runner adds schedules, concurrency and run recording by plan. The desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux runs bots in your own Chrome with no concurrency or time limit.
    Three APIs for developers
    The Chrome API connects Playwright or Puppeteer scripts to cloud Chrome, the Step API performs single actions such as a scrape, and the Orchestrate API triggers saved bots over REST.
    Claude skill and MCP server
    A Claude Code skill guides Claude through building a bot, and an MCP server gives Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients access to the browser and the APIs.
    Sheets, webhooks and AI steps
    Bots read from and write to Google Sheets and Excel. Pro and higher plans add webhooks, Zapier and Make. AI steps call models such as ChatGPT or Claude using your own API key.

    Simplescraper

    Point-and-click scrapers
    Click the data you want on a page and it becomes a scraper, used through the Chrome extension or the dashboard.
    Bulk scraping
    Run a scraper over a list of links, such as a thousand product pages at once, and collect the rows into one dataset.
    AI extraction
    Describe the data you want in plain language and the page is returned as a table, Markdown or JSON.
    Scheduling and delivery
    Scrapers run on a schedule and send results to Google Sheets, Airtable, Zapier, webhooks or an AI agent over MCP.
    Change monitoring
    Website change monitoring is listed on the Plus plan and above and flags what changed since the last run.

    Plans

    Axiom.ai

    • Starter$15

      per month

      5 hours of monthly runtime, 1 cloud bot at a time and a 1-hour limit per cloud run. No webhooks, API, scheduler or run recording.

    • Pro$50

      per month

      30 hours of monthly runtime, daily cloud scheduling, webhooks and API, Zapier and Make integrations, run recording and a 2-hour cloud run limit.

    • Pro Max$150

      per month

      100 hours of monthly runtime, 2 concurrent cloud bots, hourly cloud scheduling, a 3-hour cloud run limit and a Slack support channel.

    • Ultimate$250

      per month

      250 hours of monthly runtime, 20 concurrent cloud bots, a 12-hour cloud run limit, team accounts and priority support.

    Simplescraper

    • Free$0

      Browser runs of up to 5 pages, plus 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping.

    • Plus$39

      per month, billing term not shown

      6,000 credits, unlimited scrapers, scheduling, bulk scraping, change monitoring and Sheets, Airtable, Zapier and webhook delivery.

    • Pro$70

      per month, billing term not shown

      15,000 credits and the scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs, on top of Plus.

    • Premium$150

      per month, billing term not shown

      40,000 credits for broader scraping and monitoring, on top of Pro.

    • Scale$249

      per month, billing term not shown

      100,000 credits, a scraper setup service and priority support.

    Common questions

    Which is cheaper, Axiom.ai or Simplescraper?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, Axiom.ai is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $39 a month for Simplescraper. Axiom.ai starts at $15 / month for 5 hours of runtime, and Simplescraper starts at $39 per month, billing term not shown.

    Which has a free plan, Axiom.ai or Simplescraper?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, only Simplescraper has a free plan. Axiom.ai does not, though it has a free trial.

    Which platforms do Axiom.ai and Simplescraper run on?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, only Axiom.ai lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and only Simplescraper lists a web app. Both list a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.

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    How this page was made

    • The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
    • The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
    • Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
    • The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
    How we review and grade