Bright Data SERP API vs Scrapeless (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Bright Data SERP API if

• Fits if you already buy Bright Data proxies or scrapers and want search data on the same account
• Works for rank checks across many countries and cities that can wait for async batches

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want a plan, as the cheapest is $499 a month for 380,000 requests
• Skip it if you need SSO, volume discounts or a premium SLA without a sales call, as all three are Enterprise only
• Watch out: proxies, scrapers, datasets and the Unlocker API are separate products with their own prices
• Watch out: the Ultra Fast endpoint, with results in about a second, is sold only through sales

Pick Scrapeless if

• Fits if you run scrapers or AI agents that need hosted browsers and proxies
• Works for teams that prefer paying by use, since the base plan has no monthly fee

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you cannot code: browsers and scrapers are driven from scripts and APIs
• Watch out: the bill depends on which services you use, and the subscriptions only set the discount
• Watch out: unused monthly commitment is not kept, and automatic renewal charges the next cycle
• Watch out: raising concurrency or buying an enterprise package involves a KYC check
• Tight if you are testing: the free trial amount is not stated

Bright Data SERP API

• Pay as you go is $1.50 per 1,000 requests with monthly spend limits; Scale plans lower the rate to $1.30, $1.10 or $1 per 1,000.
• Every API call counts as a request; in async mode only sending the request is counted.
• Volume discounts, SSO and the premium SLA come only with the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
• Proxies, web scrapers, datasets and the Unlocker API are separate Bright Data products, each with its own prices.

Scrapeless

• Billing is by usage from a prepaid balance, so the monthly cost depends on which services are used; the subscriptions only set the discount and concurrency.
• Per the FAQ, if usage is below the monthly commitment the remaining funds are not kept, and automatic renewal charges the next cycle.
• The pricing page shows a yearly option that saves 10%; only the monthly figures were read.
• Raising concurrency limits or buying an enterprise package involves a KYC check by the sales team.

Bright Data SERP API

Seven search engines

Google on all its country domains, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo and Naver, with search, shopping, maps, hotels, images, trends, reviews, news, flights, ads, videos and jobs.

Answer engines

The playground queries ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok and Microsoft Copilot, and a parameter makes Google AI Overviews more likely to appear in results.

Location and device targeting

Results from any of 195 countries with city-level targeting, desktop or mobile user agents and a choice of browser.

Async batch mode

For large batches only sending the request is billed; responses are kept for 48 hours, usually ready in 5 minutes, and can be downloaded again at no charge.

Output formats

Parsed JSON for applications, Markdown for AI models and agents, or raw HTML for your own parsing.

Fast SERP

A Fast Parser returns only Google's top 10 results with lower latency, and an Ultra Fast endpoint, sold through sales, returns Google and Bing results in about a second.

Scrapeless

Google Search API

Returns Google results as structured JSON with country and language targeting; proxy and CAPTCHA handling are included.

AI scrapers

Separate scrapers for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overview, returning responses and citations for AI-visibility tracking.

Agent Browser

A cloud browser compatible with Puppeteer and Playwright, with live view, session replay and persistent profiles.

Web Unlocker and Crawl

Web Unlocker returns rendered content for a URL and the vendor says you pay only for successful requests. Crawl collects whole sites in JSON, Markdown, HTML or screenshots.

Proxies

Residential, static ISP, datacenter and IPv6 proxies are sold on their own as well as underneath the other products.

Bright Data SERP API

• Free Tier$0

  5,000 requests a month with expert support.

• Scale 380K$499

  per month for 380,000 requests

  Extra requests at $1.30 per 1,000, unlimited concurrency, cancel anytime.

• Scale 900K$999

  per month for 900,000 requests

  Extra requests at $1.10 per 1,000, unlimited concurrency.

• Scale 2M$1,999

  per month for 2 million requests

  Extra requests at $1 per 1,000, unlimited concurrency.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Volume discounts, an account manager, a premium SLA, priority support and SSO. Sold through sales.

Scrapeless

• Basic$0

  no monthly fee, usage billed at list prices

  Pay as you go at list prices, no subscription: Google Search API $1.00 per 1k requests, Browser $0.090 per hour, 50 concurrent sessions.

• Growth$49

  per month, billed monthly

  Usage is billed at 10% off list prices, with 100 concurrent sessions. Google Search API is $0.90 per 1k requests.

• Scale$199

  per month, billed monthly

  Usage is billed at 15% off list prices, with 200 concurrent sessions. Google Search API is $0.85 per 1k requests.

• Business$399

  per month, billed monthly

  Usage is billed at 20% off list prices, with 400 concurrent sessions. Google Search API is $0.80 per 1k requests.

• CustomCustom

  Custom volume pricing, unlimited concurrency and custom proxies, arranged through sales.

Bright Data SERP API

• Other savings

  First deposit matched up to $500

  Bright Data's SERP API pricing says it matches a new account's first deposit dollar for dollar, up to $500.

• Startups

  Up to $20,000 in credits for AI startups

  The AI Startup Program offers up to $20,000 in platform credits to AI startups from pre-seed to Series A, after an application and a call.

Scrapeless

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing saves 10%

  The pricing page has a Yearly toggle labeled Save 10%.