Outscraper vs Scrapingdog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Scrapingdog grades higher than Outscraper: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Outscraper grades higher on ease of use. Scrapingdog grades higher on features 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.
Outscraper
Pay-as-you-go Google Maps, Search and review scraping with a free tier
Scrapingdog
Web scraping and Google SERP APIs on one shared credit plan
Which one is for you
Pick Outscraper if
- Fits if your local SEO work or lead lists start from Google Maps listings and reviews
- Works for small, occasional Google pulls without a monthly plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if search is the point, at $5 per 1,000 Google searches until you pass 100,000
- Watch out: a task that costs more than your balance still runs and is invoiced
- Watch out: the pricing page gives 10 free Google searches, the Google Search API page 25 and $3 from 5,000
- Tight if something goes wrong, as refunds run 3 days and only when its tools fail to get the data
- Skip it if you need Bing or other engines, which the listing doesn't name
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
| 2.2GPAOutscraperFair | 2.4GPAScrapingdogFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo subscription and no minimum on record: Google searches are $5 per 1,000 after the free 10, then $3 after 100,000, the dear end of what this category charges per search. Maps places are $3 per 1,000 after 500. | 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 | CA free allowance on every service each 30 days: 500 Maps places, 500 reviews and 25 email checks, but only 10 Google searches. Fine for Maps, thin for search. | 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 | CGoogle results with organic, ads, shopping and related questions, beside Maps places and reviews, News, Amazon, YouTube and Trustpilot scrapers and contact finding. For search it's the basics: the listing names no other engine and no location or device setting. | 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 | BNo rating on record, but the web app takes a list of Google or Maps queries and hands back a CSV or Excel file, with no code. The API is there if you want it. | 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 only, with an API and webhooks for bulk results, and no integrations named in the listing. No desktop or phone app. | 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 | Google Maps and review data without code | 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: Outscraper and Scrapingdog. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Outscraper | Scrapingdog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | A free allowance on each service that resets every 30 days: 500 Google Maps places and 500 reviews, 10 Google searches, 50 News or Shopping searches and 25 email checks. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 100 free credits on sign-up with access to every API, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Outscraper | OpenData Labs Private Limited |
| Price read from | outscraper.com | scrapingdog.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Outscraper
- Google searches cost $5 per 1,000 after the free 10, then $3 after 100,000; its Google Search API page shows 25 free and $3 from 5,000.
- Google Maps places cost $3 per 1,000 after the first 500 and $1 after 100,000; News and Shopping searches cost $9 per 1,000 after 50.
- Pay with prepaid credits that never expire or a card billed monthly; a task that costs more than the balance still runs and is invoiced.
- Refunds are offered only within 3 days of purchase, and only when its tools fail to retrieve the data.
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
Outscraper
- Google Search API
- Real-time Google results for a list of queries, with organic results, ads, shopping results and related questions, as JSON, CSV or Excel.
- Google Maps places and reviews
- Business listings with optional enrichments, plus reviews, photos, directions and geocoding, each with its own API.
- Other Google and review sources
- Google News, Images, Shopping and Play reviews, Amazon products and reviews, YouTube comments, Tripadvisor, Trustpilot and Yellow Pages.
- Contacts and email checks
- Find emails, phone numbers and social profiles for a list of domains, and verify email addresses or look up phone numbers.
- No-code app or API
- Run tasks from the web app and download files, or call the API and use a webhook to collect bulk results when they are ready.
- Universal AI Scraper
- A Universal AI-Powered Web Scraper, with a matching API, sits beside the site-specific scrapers for other websites.
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
Outscraper
Free Tier$0
The monthly free allowance on every service; usage beyond it is billed per 1,000 records from prepaid credits or a card on file.
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
Outscraper
- Education
Discount for student researchers
Outscraper's pricing page invites student researchers to contact it for a discount; the amount is not stated.
- Nonprofit
Discount for nonprofit organizations
Outscraper's pricing page invites nonprofit organizations to contact it for a discount; the amount is not stated.
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, Outscraper or Scrapingdog?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outscraper publishes no starting price, and Scrapingdog starts at $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Outscraper or Scrapingdog?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Outscraper has a free plan. Scrapingdog does not, though it has a free trial.
More comparisons
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.