DataForSEO vs HasData (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick DataForSEO: it is first in our ranking of SERP and SEO data APIs, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
DataForSEO grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
DataForSEO
Pay-as-you-go APIs for SERP, keyword, backlink and AI mention data
HasData
Google SERP API and web scraping APIs on one monthly credit allowance
Which one is for you
Pick DataForSEO if
- Fits if you're building your own rank tracker, keyword tool or backlink checker and want one bill for the data
- Works for batch jobs that can wait minutes for a queued result at $0.60 per 1,000
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want reports to look at, since it returns JSON with no SEO dashboard
- Tight if you're only testing, as the $1 trial credit goes fast and the next step is a $50 top-up
- Watch out: search operators multiply the price of a Google query by five
- Pricey if you pull backlinks or AI mentions in bulk, at $0.024 a task plus $0.000036 a row, and $0.1 a task plus $0.001 a row
Pick HasData if
- Fits if you're building a rank tracker or SEO dashboard on Google data only
- Works for watching which sites Google AI Overviews cite for the queries you pick
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing, Yahoo or any engine other than Google
- Tight if you're on Free, with 100 full SERP calls a month at 5 requests at a time
- Watch out: the plan prices shown are yearly and charged up front, and monthly billing costs about a fifth more
- Watch out: a SERP call costs 10 credits against 1 for a plain page fetch, so credit totals overstate searches
How we grade them
| 2.8GPADataForSEOGood | 2.2GPAHasDataFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$50 is the smallest top-up and the balance never expires, a first spend at the dear end of this category's usual $25 to $50. The rate lifts it: Google results are $0.60 per 1,000 in the standard queue and $2 live, where most rivals here charge $1 to $4. | CStartup is $49 a month on yearly billing, paid up front, or $59 monthly, at the dear end of this category's usual range. A SERP call is 10 credits, so that's 20,000 searches, about $2.45 per 1,000. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. New accounts get $1 of trial credit and a Sandbox that returns sample responses, enough to wire up your code, and then it's a $50 top-up. | CA free plan for good with no card: 1,000 credits a month across every tool. That's 100 full Google SERP calls, which you'll go through quickly. |
| Features | ASearch results from Google, Bing, YouTube, Yahoo, Baidu, Naver and Seznam, plus keyword volumes, its own backlink index back to 2019, site crawls and brand mentions in ChatGPT and AI Overviews. No other API in this category covers that much of the SEO job from one key. | CGoogle results with ads, local results and AI Overviews by city, device and language, plus AI Mode, Maps, News, Scholar, Shopping and a ChatGPT scraper. It covers Google only: no Bing or other search engine is in the listing. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a Sandbox, spending limits per API and connectors for Sheets, n8n and Make. No rating on record, and each API is billed per SERP, task, row or page, which takes reading before you start. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a CLI, MCP servers and ready prompts for coding agents. No rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an API and connectors for Google Sheets, n8n, Make, Zapier, Airtable, Postman and Pabbly. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. | BWeb, with an API, a CLI and MCP servers, plus n8n, Make, Zapier, Postman and OpenClaw. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | SEO data for building your own tools | Google results and AI Overviews on credits |
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: DataForSEO and HasData. How we grade
Where they differ
- DataForSEO also covers keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
At a glance
| DataForSEO | HasData | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $50 minimum top-up, used as you go | $49 per month for 200K credits, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 1,000 credits every month across every tool, with 5 concurrent requests and no credit card. That covers 100 Google SERP API requests. |
| Free trial | $1 of trial credit for new accounts, plus a free Sandbox that returns sample responses | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | DataForSEO OU | HasData |
| Price read from | dataforseo.com | hasdata.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DataForSEO
- Google organic results cost $0.0006 per SERP in the standard queue, $0.0012 in the priority queue and $0.002 live; search operators multiply the price by five.
- Backlinks API calls cost $0.024 per task plus $0.000036 per row, and LLM Mentions $0.1 per task plus $0.001 per row.
- There is no free plan: after the $1 trial credit, the account needs a top-up of at least $50.
- It is a data API with no ready-made SEO dashboard; results come back as JSON for your own code or a connector.
HasData
- A Google SERP API call costs 10 credits and a Light or Rank Checker call 5, against 1 credit for a plain page fetch.
- The free plan covers only 100 full SERP calls a month at 5 concurrent requests.
- The displayed plan prices are for yearly billing, charged up front; monthly billing costs about a fifth more.
- Failed requests have their credits returned, and plans can be changed or cancelled from the dashboard.
Key features
DataForSEO
- SERP API
- Search results from Google (organic, Maps, AI Mode, News, Images, Jobs and more), Bing, YouTube, Yahoo, Baidu, Naver and Seznam, in queued or live modes.
- Keyword data
- Search volume and keyword metrics from Google Ads, Bing Ads, Google Trends and clickstream sources, plus the Labs API for keyword and competitor research.
- Backlinks API
- Backlink profiles, referring domains, anchors and link history back to 2019 from DataForSEO's own continuously crawled index, with bulk endpoints for up to 1,000 targets.
- On-Page and Lighthouse
- Crawls websites, audits pages, parses content and takes screenshots, priced from $0.00015 a page.
- AI Optimization API
- LLM Mentions draws on a database of over 280 million prompts and answers from ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews; other endpoints return LLM responses and AI search volume.
- Spending controls
- The dashboard tracks usage and cost, sets daily spending limits per account, API or endpoint, and can top up the balance automatically.
HasData
- Google SERP API
- Live Google results as JSON from 22 parameters, including location, coordinates, language, device and date filters, with ads kept apart from organic results.
- SERP Light and Rank Checker
- Cheaper endpoints with fewer parameters, at half the credits of the full SERP API, for keyword position checks across large lists.
- AI Overviews and AI Mode
- Collect Google AI Overview answers with their cited sources, and query Google AI Mode and ChatGPT through their own scraper APIs.
- Other Google endpoints
- Separate APIs for Google Maps, News, Scholar, Shopping, Products, Events, Short Videos and Flights, priced per 1,000 requests by plan.
- Web scraping API and no-code scrapers
- Fetch any page with JavaScript rendering and proxies, or run ready-made scrapers for Google Maps, Amazon and Zillow without code.
- MCP servers, CLI and agent skills
- MCP servers for Google Search, Maps, Amazon and Zillow, a command-line tool, agent skills and ready prompts for coding agents.
Plans
DataForSEO
Pay as you go$50
one-time top-up, used as you go
No subscription: the balance never expires and each API is billed at its own rate per SERP, task, row or page.
HasData
Free$0
1,000 credits a month and 5 concurrent requests: 100 Google SERP API calls or 200 Light calls.
Startup$49
per month for 200K credits, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
5 concurrent requests; covers 20,000 Google SERP API calls or 40,000 Light calls a month.
Basic$99
per month for 1M credits, billed annually ($119 billed monthly)
15 concurrent requests; covers 100,000 Google SERP API calls a month.
Growth$208
per month for 3M credits, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
50 concurrent requests and 300,000 SERP calls. Larger Growth steps reach 20M credits at $1,660 a month billed monthly.
EnterpriseCustom
Past 20M credits a month: contract terms, 2,000+ concurrent requests, top request priority and unused credits carried over.
Ways to pay less
DataForSEO
No public discounts listed.
HasData
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
HasData's pricing page charges a year for the price of ten months: Startup is $590 a year instead of $59 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, DataForSEO or HasData?
As of Oct 23, 2026, DataForSEO starts at $50 minimum top-up, used as you go, and HasData starts at $49 per month for 200K credits, billed annually ($59 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, DataForSEO or HasData?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only HasData has a free plan. DataForSEO does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.