Geekflare API vs Scrapingdog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Scrapingdog 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 value for money. Scrapingdog grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
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
Scrapingdog
Web scraping and Google SERP APIs on one shared credit plan
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 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
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGeekflare APIFair | 2.4GPAScrapingdogFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CLite is $40 a month for 200,000 credits, this category's middle. A full Google search is 10 credits, so that's about 20,000 searches, $2 per 1,000. Yearly billing gives two months free. |
| 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 lasting free plan: 100 credits on sign-up with no card, about 10 full Google searches. The pricing page shows a Free plan but doesn't say the credits renew. |
| 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. | BGoogle search, AI Mode, Maps, News, Shopping, Scholar, Trends and more, Bing and Brave search, a general scraper and scrapers for Amazon, YouTube and LinkedIn, all on one credit pool. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| 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 and a Google Sheets add-on. No rating on record, and each API costs a different number of credits, so you work out what a search really costs. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb API only, with no integrations or SDKs listed on the pages we read. | BWeb, with an API, Python and Node.js SDKs, an MCP server, an n8n node, a Google Sheets add-on, LangChain and LlamaIndex. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | scraping, search and screenshots on one key | Google results and web scraping on one plan |
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 Scrapingdog. 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. Scrapingdog starts at $40 a month and scores 2.7.
Scrapingdog scores higher, and starts $21 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SERP and SEO data APIs on the chart, 5 score higher than Geekflare API for less, and none scores higher than Scrapingdog 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 | Scrapingdog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per month for 20,000 credits | $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly |
| 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 | 100 free credits on sign-up with access to every API, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Geekflare | OpenData Labs Private Limited |
| Price read from | geekflare.com | scrapingdog.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Geekflare API or Scrapingdog?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Geekflare API is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $40 a month for Scrapingdog. Geekflare API starts at $19 per month for 20,000 credits, and Scrapingdog starts at $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Geekflare API or Scrapingdog?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Geekflare API has a free plan. Scrapingdog 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.