Bright Data SERP API vs Scrapingdog (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 Scrapingdog if

• Fits if you need Google results and general page scraping from the same account
• Works for projects mixing search data with Amazon, YouTube or LinkedIn data

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: a full Google search costs 10 credits, so Lite's 200,000 credits is about 20,000 searches
• Tight if you run out mid-month, as requests are refused until the next billing date, with no pay-per-use
• Skip it if you want unused credits kept on Lite, as rollover starts at Standard and plan changes aren't prorated
• Not for you if you want a free plan that renews, as the 100 credits come once

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.

Scrapingdog

• A full Google search costs 10 credits and a light one 5, so plan credit counts overstate the number of searches.
• When credits run out, requests are refused until the next billing date unless you upgrade; there is no pay-per-use overage.
• Unused credits roll over only from the Standard plan up, and plan changes are not prorated.
• The pricing page lists a Free plan at $0 but describes the 100 credits as a sign-up allowance, without saying they renew.

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.

Scrapingdog

Google APIs

Google SERP Light at 5 credits a request and SERP Advance at 10, plus AI Mode, Images, Shopping, Maps, News, Scholar, Trends, Jobs, Hotels, Lens, Finance, Videos and Patents.

Other search engines

Bing and Brave search APIs at 5 credits a request, and a Universal Search API at 20.

General web scraper

Rotating proxies at 1 credit a request, JavaScript rendering at 5, premium proxies or geotargeting at 10, and an AI Parser at 10.

Site-specific scrapers

APIs for Amazon, Walmart, eBay, YouTube, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), TikTok, Yelp, Indeed and the Apple App Store, all drawing on the same credits.

Failed requests refunded

Failed, blocked and timed-out requests are credited back to the balance automatically.

SDKs and no-code tools

Python and Node.js SDKs, an MCP server, an n8n node and a Google Sheets add-on.

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.

Scrapingdog

• Lite$40

  per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly

  5 concurrent requests, geotargeting and email support; about 20,000 full Google searches at 10 credits each.

• Standard$90

  per month for 1 million credits, billed monthly

  50 concurrent requests and priority email support. Unused credits roll over from this plan up.

• Pro$200

  per month for 3 million credits, billed monthly

  100 concurrent requests, priority email support and team support.

• Premium$350

  per month for 6 million credits, billed monthly

  150 concurrent requests, with team support.

• Business$500

  per month for 9 million credits, billed monthly

  200 concurrent requests, with team support.

• Business Plus$1,000

  per month for 19 million credits, billed monthly

  250 concurrent requests. Plans continue up to Nova Pro at $30,000 a month for 1.1 billion credits.

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.

Scrapingdog

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  Scrapingdog prices annual billing at ten months for twelve on every plan, the equivalent of two months free.