Scavio vs SearchApi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, SearchApi grades higher than Scavio: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
SearchApi grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Scavio
Scraper API for Google, social and shopping data, built for AI agents
SearchApi
Real-time SERP API for Google, AI answers and dozens of other sites
Which one is for you
Pick Scavio if
- Fits if you're moving code off Google's Custom Search JSON API
- Works for AI agents that need Google results and social data from one API
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you search in volume, at about $3.43 per 1,000 on Project, or $10 per 1,000 paying as you go
- Skip it if you need Bing or another engine, as Google is the only search engine listed
- Tight if your usage swings, since credits refresh monthly and don't roll over, even on yearly billing
- Watch out: yearly plans can only be downgraded or cancelled when the paid year ends
- Tight if you're testing, with 50 free credits that never renew
Pick SearchApi if
- Fits if you need Google results and ChatGPT or Perplexity answers in the same format
- Works for teams watching ads in the Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit and TikTok libraries
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your jobs come in bursts, since any one hour can use only 20% of the month's searches
- Pricey if you need answers faster, as enhanced speed doubles the price of every plan
- Skip it if you need team management or the legal guarantee for $40, as both start at $100
- Not for you if you want a free plan that renews, since the 100 requests come once
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAScavioFair | 2.4GPASearchApiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CProject is $24 a month on yearly billing, $30 monthly, between this category's cheaper quarter and its middle, for 7,000 credits. At 1 credit a search that's about $3.43 per 1,000, the dear end of the $1 to $4 rivals charge. Pay as you go is $0.01 a credit. | CDeveloper is $40 a month for 10,000 searches, $4 per 1,000, right at this category's middle. Enhanced speed doubles any plan, and the Legal Protection Guarantee needs Production at $100. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan: 50 credits on sign-up with no card, once. That's 50 Google searches, a test and nothing more. | CNo free plan: 100 free requests on sign-up with no card, and then you're paying. |
| Features | CGoogle Search with ads, the knowledge graph and AI Overview by device, country, language and domain, plus Maps, News, Shopping, Flights, Hotels, a Custom Search drop-in, and social and shopping sites. For search, though, Google is the only engine in the listing. | BGoogle with AI Overview, AI Mode, Maps, Shopping, Lens and Scholar, answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, plus Bing, Baidu, YouTube, Amazon and ad libraries, targeted down to coordinates. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: Python and JavaScript SDKs and an endpoint that copies Google's Custom Search JSON API. No rating on record. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: plain GET requests, with examples in Python, Node, Ruby, Java, Go, PHP and C#. No rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an API, SDKs and MCP, plus LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, CrewAI, Google ADK, Pydantic AI, Composio and n8n. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. | BWeb, with an API, code samples in many languages and an MCP server for AI assistants. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | Google and social data for AI agents | Google and AI answer engines from one API |
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: Scavio and SearchApi. How we grade
Price against what you get
Scavio starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SearchApi starts at $40 a month and scores 2.7.
SearchApi scores higher, and starts $16 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, 3 score higher than Scavio for less, and none scores higher than SearchApi 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
At a glance
| Scavio | SearchApi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $24 per month for 7,000 credits, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly) | $40 per month for 10,000 searches, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 50 free credits on sign-up, one time, no card needed | 100 free requests on sign-up, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Scavio | SearchApi, LLC |
| Price read from | scavio.dev | searchapi.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Scavio
- A Google search costs 1 credit; heavier requests, such as a Reddit post with its full comment tree, cost 2.
- The 50 free credits are a one-time allowance and do not renew.
- Plan credits refresh monthly and do not roll over, even on yearly billing.
- Yearly plans can only be downgraded or cancelled at the end of the year paid for.
SearchApi
- Each plan can use only 20% of its monthly searches in any one hour.
- The Legal Protection Guarantee and team management are not on the Developer plan.
- Enhanced speed doubles the price of any plan; larger plans run to Octo 2M at $2,800 and Octo 5M at $5,000 a month, with custom plans on request.
- The 100 free requests are a sign-up allowance; the pages do not describe an ongoing free plan.
Key features
Scavio
- Google Search API
- Returns organic results, ads, the knowledge graph, AI Overview, related questions and more, by device, country, language and Google domain.
- Custom Search compatible endpoint
- A drop-in endpoint takes the same parameters and returns the same items list as Google's Custom Search JSON API, for moving existing code.
- Other Google surfaces
- Separate endpoints for Google Maps, News, Shopping, Flights and Hotels.
- Social, shopping and travel sites
- YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, Zillow, Airbnb, Booking.com, Yelp, Indeed and more on the same key.
- Agent frameworks and MCP
- Integrations for MCP, LangChain, OpenAI Agents, Vercel AI SDK, CrewAI, Google ADK, Pydantic AI, Composio and n8n, plus Python and JavaScript SDKs.
SearchApi
- Google and its verticals
- Google Search, Light, AI Overview, AI Mode, Maps and reviews, Shopping, Flights, Hotels, News, Images, Lens, Jobs, Scholar, Trends and a rank tracking endpoint.
- AI answer engines
- Endpoints for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Bing Copilot answers alongside the Google AI features.
- Other engines and sites
- Bing, Baidu, Yandex, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Naver, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, TikTok, app stores, and Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit and TikTok ad libraries.
- Pay per success
- Only searches that return a 200 status code are charged, and requests run through premium proxies with location targeting down to coordinates.
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- From the Production plan up, SearchApi says it takes legal responsibility for how it collects and parses public results, with up to $2 million in coverage.
- Code samples and MCP
- Plain GET requests with examples in Python, Node, Ruby, Java, Go, PHP, C# and other languages, and an MCP server for AI assistants.
Plans
Scavio
Project$24
per month for 7,000 credits, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)
5 requests a second and email support, at about $0.0034 a credit. Unused credits do not roll over.
Pay As You Go$25
one-time for 2,500 credits, used as you go
Credits at $0.01 each with a 2,500-credit minimum purchase and no commitment.
Bootstrap$79
per month for 28,000 credits, billed yearly ($100 billed monthly)
10 requests a second and email support, at about $0.0028 a credit.
Startup$199
per month for 85,000 credits, billed yearly ($250 billed monthly)
15 requests a second and priority support, at about $0.0023 a credit.
Growth$399
per month for 200,000 credits, billed yearly ($500 billed monthly)
50 requests a second and priority support, at about $0.0020 a credit.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits and rate limits with a dedicated account manager. Through sales.
SearchApi
Developer Plan$40
per month for 10,000 searches, billed monthly
$4 per 1,000 searches and a 99.9% SLA. Enhanced speed, with parallel threads, doubles the price to $80.
Production Plan$100
per month for 35,000 searches, billed monthly
$3 per 1,000 searches, team management and the Legal Protection Guarantee. $200 with enhanced speed.
BigData Plan$250
per month for 100,000 searches, billed monthly
$2.50 per 1,000 searches, with medium throughput. $500 with enhanced speed.
Scale Plan$500
per month for 250,000 searches, billed monthly
$2 per 1,000 searches, high throughput and search analytics. $1,000 with enhanced speed.
Octo 500K$900
per month for 500,000 searches, billed monthly
$1.80 per 1,000 searches, dedicated throughput and priority support. $1,800 with enhanced speed.
Octo 1M$1,500
per month for 1 million searches, billed monthly
$1.50 per 1,000 searches, dedicated throughput and priority support. $3,000 with enhanced speed.
Ways to pay less
Scavio
- Annual discount
Save about 20% with yearly billing
Scavio's pricing page lists yearly billing at about 20% less: Project is $24 a month ($288 a year) instead of $30 month to month.
SearchApi
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Scavio or SearchApi?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Scavio is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $40 a month for SearchApi. Scavio starts at $24 per month for 7,000 credits, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly), and SearchApi starts at $40 per month for 10,000 searches, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Scavio or SearchApi?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Scavio nor SearchApi has a free plan. Both have 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.