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Hexomatic vs Simplescraper (2026): which should you pick?

As of Nov 13, 2026, Simplescraper grades higher than Hexomatic: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA

Simplescraper grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Hexomatic

No-code web scraping and workflow automation with built-in tasks

From $40.83/mo
Full detailshexomatic.com

Simplescraper

Point-and-click web scraper that sends data to sheets and APIs

Free plan · from $39/mo
Full detailssimplescraper.io

Which one is for you

Pick Hexomatic if

  • Fits if you collect leads or web data in bulk without writing code
  • Works for sales and marketing teams repeating research across many pages

Look elsewhere if

  • Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there is no free plan or trial
  • Pricey if you pay monthly figures: the quoted $40.83 a month is billed as $490 up front
  • Watch out: AI steps, proxies and enrichment use premium credits from $9.99 a month on top

Pick Simplescraper if

  • Fits if you collect prices, listings or leads from web pages without code
  • Works for people who send scraped data to a spreadsheet on a schedule

Look elsewhere if

  • Tight if you scrape at volume on Free, since only 5-page browser runs are free
  • Skip it if you need the API on a cheap plan, as the APIs start on Pro at $70 a month
  • Watch out: credits meter longer runs and cloud scraping, and the page does not say whether prices are monthly or annual rates

How we grade them

1.6GPAHexomaticWeak2.2GPASimplescraperFair
Value for money
CSilver is $40.83 a month, paid as $490 up front, inside the middle band of automation tools ($13.49 to $50).
CPlus is $39 a month, between the cheapest quarter ($13.49) and the dearer quarter ($50) of automation tools. The listing does not say whether that is a monthly or annual rate.
Free plan and trial
FNo free plan and no free trial on the pricing page.
CA free tier covers browser runs of up to 5 pages, with 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping, so you will hit the cap.
Features
CScraping recipes, built-in automations, workflows, scheduling and an API. AI steps, residential proxies and email enrichment need premium credits sold as a separate add-on.
CPoint-and-click scrapers, bulk scraping, AI extraction, scheduling and change monitoring. The scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs only start on Pro.
Ease of use
CNo store rating on record. You build scraping recipes and workflows yourself.
CNo store rating on record. You build each scraper on a page, and credits need watching.
Platforms and integrations
CBrowser-based only; no desktop or phone app is listed, and no integrations are named.
BWeb app plus a Chrome extension, with Google Sheets, Airtable and Zapier listed. No desktop or phone app.
Best forno-code web scraping and workflow stepspoint-and-click scraping into sheets and APIs

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: Hexomatic and Simplescraper. How we grade

Price against what you get

Hexomatic starts at $40.83 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Simplescraper starts at $39 a month and scores 2.3.

Simplescraper scores higher and starts $1.83 a month lower. Of the other automation tools on the chart, 43 score higher than Hexomatic for less, and 15 score higher than Simplescraper for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$1$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500$1k$2k$5kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessHexomaticSimplescraper

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
The full chart of automation tools, and the best at every price

Where they differ

    In commonWebPublic APIAI featuresWorkflow automationNo-code

    At a glance

    HexomaticSimplescraper
    PricingPaidFree plan
    Starts at$40.83 per month, paid as $490 up front$39 per month, billing term not shown
    Free planNoneBrowser runs of up to 5 pages are free, with 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping.
    Free trialNone listedNone listed
    Web
    Browser extension
    Made byHexact, Inc.Simplescraper
    Price read fromhexomatic.comsimplescraper.io
    CheckedNov 13, 2026Nov 13, 2026

    Worth knowing

    Hexomatic

    • The pricing page read shows each plan as a monthly figure with a total billed upon purchase; the monthly-billing view was not read.
    • AI steps, residential proxies, email enrichment and Google data need premium credits, sold as a separate add-on from $9.99 a month.
    • No free plan or free trial appears on the pricing page.
    • The homepage and FAQ describe browser-based scraping; no desktop app for Hexomatic itself is listed.

    Simplescraper

    • The pricing section does not say whether the monthly prices assume monthly or annual billing.
    • Scraping is metered in credits, and longer runs and cloud scraping use them.
    • The scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs start on the Pro plan.
    • The pricing shown sits on the homepage; no separate detailed pricing page was readable.

    Key features

    Hexomatic

    Scraping recipes
    One-click scrapers for popular sites, plus the option to build your own scraping recipes to pull products, content or leads from a page.
    Built-in automations
    More than 100 ready-made steps, such as article scraping, email validation, pulling contacts from a page and discovering a site's tech stack.
    Workflows
    Scrapers and automations are chained into workflows. Silver runs 10 at once and Gold lifts that limit.
    Premium credits
    A separate add-on covers AI, translation, Google data, email enrichment and residential proxies, starting at $9.99 a month.
    Scheduling and API
    Workflows can be scheduled on both paid plans. API access is listed under the Gold plan.

    Simplescraper

    Point-and-click scrapers
    Click the data you want on a page and it becomes a scraper, used through the Chrome extension or the dashboard.
    Bulk scraping
    Run a scraper over a list of links, such as a thousand product pages at once, and collect the rows into one dataset.
    AI extraction
    Describe the data you want in plain language and the page is returned as a table, Markdown or JSON.
    Scheduling and delivery
    Scrapers run on a schedule and send results to Google Sheets, Airtable, Zapier, webhooks or an AI agent over MCP.
    Change monitoring
    Website change monitoring is listed on the Plus plan and above and flags what changed since the last run.

    Plans

    Hexomatic

    • Silver$40.83

      per month, paid as $490 up front

      4,500 monthly automation credits, 10 simultaneous workflows, scheduling, custom scraping recipes and datacentre IP rotation.

    • Gold$82.50

      per month, paid as $990 up front

      Silver plus 10,000 monthly automation credits, unlimited simultaneous workflows and API access.

    • EnterpriseCustom

      Gold plus onboarding, team training, campaign setup, a strategy consultant, and custom templates and automations.

    Simplescraper

    • Free$0

      Browser runs of up to 5 pages, plus 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping.

    • Plus$39

      per month, billing term not shown

      6,000 credits, unlimited scrapers, scheduling, bulk scraping, change monitoring and Sheets, Airtable, Zapier and webhook delivery.

    • Pro$70

      per month, billing term not shown

      15,000 credits and the scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs, on top of Plus.

    • Premium$150

      per month, billing term not shown

      40,000 credits for broader scraping and monitoring, on top of Pro.

    • Scale$249

      per month, billing term not shown

      100,000 credits, a scraper setup service and priority support.

    Common questions

    Which is cheaper, Hexomatic or Simplescraper?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, Simplescraper is cheaper to start with: $39 a month, against $40.83 a month for Hexomatic. Hexomatic starts at $40.83 per month, paid as $490 up front, and Simplescraper starts at $39 per month, billing term not shown.

    Which has a free plan, Hexomatic or Simplescraper?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, only Simplescraper has a free plan. Hexomatic does not.

    Which platforms do Hexomatic and Simplescraper run on?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, only Simplescraper lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.

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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.
    How we review and grade