Scavio vs SerpBase (2026): which should you pick?

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 SerpBase if

• Fits if you want Google, social and shop data on one key for a few dollars
• Works for AI agents that call search through MCP

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: requests that ran but failed may still use credits, and only failures proven never to have run are refunded
• Tight if you need speed, as the rate starts at 2 requests a second and only prepaid packs raise it, not subscriptions
• Watch out: the $3 plan's credits are time-limited, and Maps, Shopping, Jobs, Scholar and Trends cost 2 credits a request
• Watch out: used credits are generally not refundable, and the payment reseller's refund terms apply too
• Tight if you're testing, as new accounts get 100 free credits

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.

SerpBase

• Google web, image, news and video searches cost 1 credit; Maps searches, Shopping, Jobs, Scholar and Trends 2; Maps place details 3.
• Requests that ran but failed may still use credits; only failures proven never to have run are refunded automatically.
• The request rate rises with total prepaid top-ups, from 2 a second at $3 to 50 at $1,000; subscriptions do not count toward it.
• Used credits are generally not refundable; payments go through a reseller such as Paddle, whose refund terms also apply.

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.

SerpBase

Google search endpoints

Web, images, news, videos, shopping, jobs, scholar, books, finance, patents, Play and Trends, plus autocomplete and Google Maps search, places and reviews.

Parsed Google results

Web search JSON includes organic results, the knowledge graph, the AI overview, People also ask and other modules on the page.

Bing and DuckDuckGo

Web search endpoints for Bing and DuckDuckGo, each at 1 credit a request.

Social and shopping data

Reddit, TikTok, X and YouTube (including transcripts), Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Flipkart and Myntra, and Zillow property search.

Web scrape and crawl

Fetch or crawl ordinary web pages through the same key, at 1 credit per request.

MCP server and agent skill

An open-source MCP server and a portable skill let Claude, Codex, Cursor, Cline and other agents call SerpBase with your key.

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.

SerpBase

• Starter Boost$3

  per month for 10,000 credits

  A monthly subscription with time-limited credits at $0.30 per 1,000; it does not raise the request rate.

• Starter$10

  one-time for 20,000 credits, no calendar expiry

  Prepaid pack at $0.50 per 1,000 credits, with 2 requests a second.

• Growth$50

  one-time for 125,000 credits, no calendar expiry

  Prepaid pack at $0.40 per 1,000 credits, with 5 requests a second.

• Pro Monthly$100

  per month for 400,000 credits

  A monthly subscription at $0.25 per 1,000 credits, with 10 requests a second.

• Pro$200

  one-time for 570,000 credits, no calendar expiry

  Prepaid pack at $0.35 per 1,000 credits, with 15 requests a second.

• Business$500

  one-time for 1,500,000 credits, no calendar expiry

  Prepaid pack at $0.33 per 1,000 credits and 15 requests a second. An Enterprise pack is $1,000 for 3.3M credits at 50 a second.

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.

SerpBase

No public discounts listed.