Geekflare API vs ScrapingBee (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ScrapingBee grades higher than Geekflare API: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Geekflare API grades higher on features. ScrapingBee grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Geekflare API
Scraping, search, screenshot and site-check APIs on one key
ScrapingBee
Web scraping API with a Google search endpoint, priced by credits
Which one is for you
Pick Geekflare API if
- Fits if you want scraping, screenshots and site checks without juggling several vendors
- Works for small teams that start free and pay $19 once volume grows
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 500 credits a month and 1 request per second
- Watch out: credits do not roll over, and requests pause at the limit unless you buy a pack
- Watch out: payments are non-refundable under the terms, with review case by case
- Skip it if you cannot code, as every endpoint is an API call
- Watch out: the Yearly toggle says 2 months free but only monthly prices were read
Pick ScrapingBee if
- Fits if you need to scrape the pages behind the results as well as Google itself
- Works for feeding web pages to AI agents as Markdown or JSON
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: JavaScript rendering is on by default and makes a request cost 5 credits instead of 1
- Watch out: a Google search costs 10 to 15 credits, so Hobby's 75,000 credits is 5,000 to 7,500 searches
- Skip it if you need Bing or other engines, as Google is the only search engine it lists
- Tight if your usage swings, since credits last a month and don't roll over
- Pricey if you need priority support or team management, which start at $249 a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGeekflare APIFair | 2.4GPAScrapingBeeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $19 a month for 20,000 credits, at the cheaper-quarter edge for data APIs. Growth is $69 for 100,000. | BHobby is $19 a month for 75,000 credits, inside this category's cheaper quarter. A Google search costs 10 to 15 credits, so that's 5,000 to 7,500 searches, about $2.50 to $3.80 per 1,000. |
| Free plan and trial | C500 credits a month with no card, 1 request per second and 7 days of logs. Enough to try every endpoint, not to run anything. | CNo free plan: 1,000 API credits on sign-up with no card, around 70 to 100 Google searches. |
| Features | BScraping and crawling, a search API, screenshots and PDFs, site checks, metadata, brand and DNS lookups on one key. The listing names no gap in the core job. | CHeadless Chrome, rotating proxies in more than 200 countries, CSS and AI extraction, and endpoints for Amazon, YouTube, ChatGPT and Gemini. For search data, though, Google is the only engine it lists. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. It is an API you call from code. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: Python and Node.js SDKs, a CLI and an MCP server. No rating on record, and what a request costs changes with its options, with JavaScript rendering on by default. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb API only, with no integrations or SDKs listed on the pages we read. | BWeb, with an API, a CLI, SDKs and an MCP server, plus Make, n8n, Zapier and coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | scraping, search and screenshots on one key | scraping pages and Google results on one key |
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: Geekflare API and ScrapingBee. How we grade
Price against what you get
Geekflare API starts at $19 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ScrapingBee starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3.
ScrapingBee scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other SERP and SEO data APIs on the chart, 5 score higher than Geekflare API for less, and 2 score higher than ScrapingBee for less.
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
Where they differ
- Geekflare API also covers page speed.
At a glance
| Geekflare API | ScrapingBee | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per month for 20,000 credits | $19 per month for 75,000 API credits |
| Free plan | 500 credits a month on every endpoint, 1 request per second, 1 team member and 7 days of logs; no card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 1,000 free API credits on sign-up, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Geekflare | VostokInc |
| Price read from | geekflare.com | scrapingbee.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Geekflare API
- Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over to the next month.
- Requests pause at the monthly limit unless you buy a credit pack; packs start at $10 for 7,500 credits and are valid for a year.
- Payments are non-refundable under the terms, with case-by-case review in exceptional cases.
- The pricing page has a Yearly toggle labeled 2 months free; only monthly prices were read.
ScrapingBee
- A request costs 1 credit at its simplest, 5 with JavaScript rendering (on by default), and 10 or 25 with premium proxies.
- A Google search costs 10 credits with Light Request enabled and 15 otherwise.
- Credits last one month and do not roll over; only successful requests are charged.
- Priority support, an account manager and team management start at the $249 Business plan.
Key features
Geekflare API
- Web scraping and crawl
- Returns markdown, HTML or JSON; a page costs 0.25 credits without a browser, 1 with JavaScript, 5 with a premium proxy and 7 with AI extraction.
- Search API
- Real-time web results for 2 credits a search, or 5 with an AI-grounded answer.
- Screenshots and PDFs
- Full-page or viewport captures of a URL at 5 credits each.
- Site checks
- Lighthouse audits (10 credits), load time tests, broken-link checks and redirect checks share the same credit pool.
- Metadata, brand and DNS
- Page metadata, brand lookups and DNS record lookups are separate endpoints on the same key.
ScrapingBee
- Headless browser rendering
- Pages load in headless Chrome, with waits for selectors, set viewports and headers, and scripted clicks, scrolls and form fills before the scrape.
- Proxy rotation and geotargeting
- Proxies rotate on every request, with premium and stealth proxies for harder sites and routing through more than 200 countries and territories.
- Google Search API
- A dedicated endpoint returns Google results as JSON, with organic results, ads, local results, related questions and related searches.
- AI and rule-based extraction
- Pull fields out with CSS or XPath rules, describe them in plain language with an AI query, or get any page back as clean Markdown.
- Ready-made scraper APIs
- Separate endpoints for Amazon, Walmart, YouTube, ChatGPT and Gemini answers, a sub-second search API and an employee search API.
- CLI, MCP server and SDKs
- A command-line tool, an MCP server and Python and Node.js SDKs connect the API to coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
Plans
Geekflare API
Free$0
500 credits a month, 1 request per second, 1 team member and 7 days of log retention.
Starter$19
per month for 20,000 credits
5 requests per second, 3 team members, 30 days of logs and standard email support.
Growth$69
per month for 100,000 credits
10 requests per second, 5 team members, 30 days of logs and priority email support.
Business 500K$299
per month for 500,000 credits
25 requests per second, 25 team members, 90 days of logs and priority email support.
Business 1M$499
per month for 1,000,000 credits
25 requests per second, 25 team members, 90 days of logs and priority email support.
EnterpriseCustom
Above 1M credits a month, committed-use pricing and a custom rate limit, arranged through sales.
ScrapingBee
Hobby$19
per month for 75,000 API credits
25 concurrent requests, with JavaScript rendering, premium proxies, geotargeting, screenshots and the dedicated scraper APIs included.
Freelance$49
per month for 250,000 API credits
50 concurrent requests and the same features as Hobby.
Startup$99
per month for 1,000,000 API credits
100 concurrent requests and the same features as Hobby.
Business$249
per month for 3,000,000 API credits
200 concurrent requests, and adds priority email support, a dedicated account manager and team management.
Business +$599
per month for 8,000,000 API credits
400 concurrent requests with everything in Business.
Enterprise 14$999
per month for 14,000,000 API credits
500 concurrent requests. Larger Enterprise tiers run up to $5,799 a month for 120 million credits and 900 concurrent requests.
Ways to pay less
Geekflare API
- Annual discount
Yearly billing is labeled 2 months free
The subscription plans have a Yearly toggle marked 2 months free.
ScrapingBee
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Geekflare API or ScrapingBee?
As of Nov 13, 2026, they start at the same price. Geekflare API starts at $19 per month for 20,000 credits, and ScrapingBee starts at $19 per month for 75,000 API credits.
Which has a free plan, Geekflare API or ScrapingBee?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Geekflare API has a free plan. ScrapingBee 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.