Scale SERP vs VALUE SERP (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, VALUE SERP grades higher than Scale SERP: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
VALUE SERP grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Scale SERP
Google results API from Traject Data with a free monthly allowance
VALUE SERP
Low-cost Google results API from Traject Data, now part of ScraperAPI
Which one is for you
Pick Scale SERP if
- Fits if your local SEO work needs Google results by postal code
- Works for projects that need Scholar or Trends results next to ordinary Google search
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you start small, at $23 to $29 for 1,000 searches, many times what rivals charge per search
- Skip it if you need Bing or other engines, which Traject Data sells as SerpWow
- Watch out: searches past the plan cost $0.038 each on the 1,000-search plan
- Watch out: ScraperAPI bought Traject Data and says it is moving Traject's APIs onto its own infrastructure
- Tight if you're on Free, with 125 searches a month
Pick VALUE SERP if
- Fits if you only need Google and want to pay $25 at a time rather than monthly
- Works for scheduled ranking snapshots dropped into S3 or Google Cloud Storage
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing or other engines, which Traject Data sells as SerpWow
- Watch out: ScraperAPI bought Traject Data and says it is moving Traject's APIs onto its own infrastructure
- Tight if you go past a monthly plan, as extra requests cost from $1.60 per 1,000
- Not for you if you want a free plan that renews, as the 100 searches come once
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAScale SERPFair | 2.4GPAVALUE SERPFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe 1,000-search plan is $23 a month on yearly billing ($29 monthly), between this category's cheaper quarter ($19) and its middle ($29.99), and that's $23 per 1,000 searches where most rivals charge $1 to $4. The 10,000 plan is $66. | B$25 buys 10,000 requests to use as you go, $2.50 per 1,000, inside this category's cheaper quarter. Monthly plans start at $50 for 25,000 searches on yearly billing ($56 monthly). |
| Free plan and trial | CA free tier of 125 searches a month with no card, meant for trying the API rather than running anything on it. | CNo free plan: 100 free searches on sign-up with no card, and then it's a $25 top-up. |
| Features | CGoogle Search, Places and Maps, Trends, News, Reviews, Scholar, Images, Video and Shopping, by postal code and device, with scheduled batches. Google only, though: Traject Data sells SerpWow for other engines. | CGoogle Search, Maps places, Shopping, News, product details and place reviews, with location and device targeting and batches of up to 15,000. Google only, though: the listing points to SerpWow for other engines. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a playground that writes HTTP, cURL, Node.js, Python and PHP code as you change the settings. No rating on record. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a Locations API to look up places, and batches that run on a schedule. No rating on record, and no client libraries named. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with a REST API and code samples but no client libraries or integrations named in the listing. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with an API and batch delivery to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage and Alibaba Cloud OSS. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | Google results by postal code | Google results paid as you go |
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: Scale SERP and VALUE SERP. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Scale SERP | VALUE SERP | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $23 per month for 1,000 searches, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | $25 one-time top-up for 10,000 requests, used as you go |
| Free plan | 125 searches a month, no credit card required. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 100 free searches on sign-up, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Traject Data (ScraperAPI) | Traject Data (ScraperAPI) |
| Price read from | trajectdata.com | trajectdata.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Scale SERP
- It covers Google only; Traject Data sells SerpWow for other search engines.
- Searches beyond a plan's limit are charged per search, from $0.038 each on the 1,000-search plan.
- Enterprise plans with an account manager and team onboarding are quoted by sales.
- Traject Data was acquired by ScraperAPI, which says it is moving Traject's APIs onto its own infrastructure.
VALUE SERP
- It covers Google only; Traject Data's SerpWow is the product for other search engines.
- Plans also come at 500,000 searches and from 2 million to 20 million a month, at $575 to $10,000 billed monthly.
- Searches beyond a plan's allowance are billed per 1,000 requests, from $1.60 on the smallest plan.
- Traject Data was acquired by ScraperAPI, which says it is moving Traject's APIs onto its own infrastructure.
Key features
Scale SERP
- Wide Google coverage
- Google Search, Places and Maps, Trends, News, Reviews, Scholar, Images, Video, Shopping and Products from one API.
- Postal-code targeting
- A Locations API finds supported locations by country, state, city or postal code, and results can be requested for desktop, mobile or tablet.
- Batches
- Queue up to 15,000 searches in a batch and run them on a schedule; plans allow up to 10,000 batches.
- Playground and code samples
- A visual playground covers every parameter and generates HTTP, cURL, Node.js, Python and PHP code as you change them.
- Only successful searches counted
- A search is a successful call to the Search API; calls to the other APIs, such as Locations, are not charged.
VALUE SERP
- Google endpoints
- Search, Google Maps places, Shopping, News, product details by product ID and place reviews.
- Location and device targeting
- A Locations API finds supported Google locations to add to requests, and results can be filtered to a device type.
- Batches
- Schedule up to 15,000 requests at a time to run monthly, weekly, daily, hourly or on demand, with results back in a few minutes.
- Cloud destinations
- Batch results can be sent to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Alibaba Cloud OSS or other S3-compatible storage.
- Full-browser rendering
- Pages are rendered in an in-memory browser, images on the page are extracted, and linked pages can be fetched in follow-up requests at no extra cost.
Plans
Scale SERP
Free$0
125 searches a month for evaluating the API.
1,000 Searches$23
per month for 1,000 searches, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
For getting started; extra requests cost $0.038 each. Up to 10,000 batches.
10,000 Searches$66
per month for 10,000 searches, billed annually ($83 billed monthly)
Extra searches cost $0.0118 each over the plan limit.
50,000 Searches$199
per month for 50,000 searches, billed monthly
Extra searches cost $0.00796 each. Annual billing is 20% less.
250,000 Searches$599
per month for 250,000 searches, billed monthly
Extra searches cost $0.004792 each. Annual billing is 20% less.
1,000,000 Searches$1,699
per month for 1 million searches, billed monthly
Extra searches cost $0.003398 each. A 5 million plan is $4,999 a month.
VALUE SERP
Pay As You Go$25
one-time top-up of 10,000 requests, used as you go
$2.50 per 1,000 requests with no commitment, at up to 250 real-time requests a minute.
25,000 Searches$50
per month for 25,000 searches, billed annually ($56 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.60 per 1,000, up to 250 a minute and up to 10,000 batches.
50,000 Searches$94
per month for 50,000 searches, billed annually ($105 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.50 per 1,000, up to 250 a minute.
100,000 Searches$158
per month for 100,000 searches, billed annually ($175 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.35 per 1,000, up to 500 a minute.
200,000 Searches$216
per month for 200,000 searches, billed annually ($240 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.20 per 1,000, up to 1,000 a minute.
1,000,000 Searches$900
per month for 1M searches, billed annually ($1,000 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.00 per 1,000, up to 1,500 a minute. Larger plans run to 20 million searches.
Ways to pay less
Scale SERP
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Scale SERP's pricing toggle takes 20% off for annual billing: the 10,000-search plan is $66 a month billed annually against $83 billed monthly.
VALUE SERP
- Annual discount
10% off with annual billing
VALUE SERP's pricing page takes 10% off for annual billing: the 100,000-search plan is $158 a month billed annually against $175 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Scale SERP or VALUE SERP?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Scale SERP starts at $23 per month for 1,000 searches, billed annually ($29 billed monthly), and VALUE SERP starts at $25 one-time top-up for 10,000 requests, used as you go.
Which has a free plan, Scale SERP or VALUE SERP?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Scale SERP has a free plan. VALUE SERP 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.