Scrape.do vs ScrapeNinja (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Scrape.do grades higher than ScrapeNinja: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Scrape.do grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Scrape.do
Web scraping API with ready-made Google and AI search scrapers
ScrapeNinja
Scraping API with rotating proxies and Chrome fingerprinting
Which one is for you
Pick Scrape.do if
- Fits if you track Google AI Overviews and AI Mode answers alongside ordinary results
- Works for developers who need Google, Amazon and Walmart data from one credit pool
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing or another engine, as Google is the only search engine listed
- Tight if your usage spikes, since requests stop when the month's credits run out unless you upgrade or buy more
- Watch out: yearly billing (10 months for 12) is set up through support, not at checkout
- Watch out: refunds are rare and limited to the first three days after a purchase
- Tight if you're on Free, with 1,000 credits a month, or 100 Google searches
Pick ScrapeNinja if
- Fits if you scrape sites that block simple requests and are comfortable writing JavaScript
- Works for people who want to test cheaply before paying
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a no-code scraper, since you write extractors yourself
- Tight if you stay free: 100 requests a month
- Watch out: a JavaScript-browser request counts as 7 points, so a plan covers a seventh as many
- Watch out: there is no pricing page on its own site, so you buy through a marketplace
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAScrape.doFair | 1.8GPAScrapeNinjaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BHobby is $29 a month for 250,000 credits, just under this category's middle, but at 10 credits a Google search that's 25,000 searches, about $1.16 per 1,000, at the low end of the $1 to $4 rivals here charge. Pro is $99 for 125,000 searches. | C$25 a month for 100,000 requests on APIRoad, inside the middle of this category ($19 to $44.10). Browser-engine requests cost 7 points each. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for good with no card: 1,000 credits a month with every feature, residential and mobile proxies included. That's 100 Google searches, which go quickly. | CA free Basic plan with 100 requests a month, which the listing itself calls enough for testing. |
| Features | CGoogle Search with 15+ parsed sections including AI Overviews, an AI Mode endpoint, Maps, Shopping, News, Trends, Amazon, Walmart, YouTube, ChatGPT and Gemini, plus general scraping. For search, though, Google is the only engine in the listing. | CChrome fingerprint emulation, two engines, proxies with retries and JavaScript extractors. It is a general scraper with no ready-made site templates. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: ready-made endpoints that return parsed JSON, and asynchronous jobs for long lists. No rating on record, and a request costs 1 to 25 credits by proxy and rendering. | DNo store rating on record. You write the requests and the extractors in JavaScript, through a marketplace key. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with an API and asynchronous jobs. The listing names no SDKs, integrations or MCP server. No desktop or phone app. | CWeb only, and it is sold through APIRoad and RapidAPI. |
| Best for | Google and AI search results as parsed JSON | scraping sites that block simple requests |
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: Scrape.do and ScrapeNinja. How we grade
Price against what you get
Scrape.do starts at $29 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ScrapeNinja starts at $25 a month and scores 1.7.
Scrape.do scores higher, and starts $4 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, 11 score higher than Scrape.do for less, and 12 score higher than ScrapeNinja 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
| Scrape.do | ScrapeNinja | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per month for 250,000 successful API credits, billed monthly | $25 per month for 100,000 requests |
| Free plan | 1,000 successful API credits a month (100 Google searches) with 5 concurrent requests and every feature, including residential and mobile proxies. No card needed. | Basic plan: 100 requests a month, $0. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | PACKEND, LLC | ScrapeNinja |
| Price read from | scrape.do | apiroad.net (not the vendor's own page) |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Scrape.do
- A basic datacenter request costs 1 credit and a residential request with JavaScript rendering 25; a Google search costs 10.
- Requests stop when the month's credits run out unless you upgrade or buy more. Failed requests are not charged.
- Annual billing (pay for 10 months, get 12) is set up by contacting support, not at checkout.
- Refunds are rare and limited to the first three days after a purchase.
ScrapeNinja
- Plans are bought on the APIRoad marketplace, and ScrapeNinja's own site has no pricing page of its own.
- Browser-engine requests cost 7 billing points each, so a plan covers about one seventh as many /scrape-js calls.
- The Basic plan has only 100 requests a month, which is enough for testing only.
- It is a general scraping API; there is no dedicated SERP endpoint or SEO metrics on the site.
Key features
Scrape.do
- Anti-bot bypass
- Rotates proxies from a pool Scrape.do puts at 150 million IPs, varies headers, user agents and TLS fingerprints, and handles CAPTCHAs.
- Google Search API
- Returns 15+ parsed sections as JSON, including organic results, ads, knowledge graph, local pack, People Also Ask, top stories and AI Overviews.
- AI Mode endpoint
- A separate endpoint returns the full answer from Google's AI Mode; other ready-made APIs collect ChatGPT and Gemini responses.
- Ready-made scraper APIs
- Parsed JSON for Google Maps, Shopping, News, Trends, Flights, Hotels and Play Store, plus Amazon, Walmart and YouTube.
- Rendering and geo-targeting
- JavaScript rendering, scripted browser actions, sticky sessions and geo-targeting in more than 160 countries, with unlimited bandwidth.
- Asynchronous scraping
- Submit a list of target URLs as one job, get a job ID back at once and collect the results later, for background processing at scale.
ScrapeNinja
- Chrome fingerprint emulation
- Sends requests that emulate a real Chrome browser without running Puppeteer, to avoid blocks based on TLS fingerprints.
- Two network engines
- Switch between raw network requests for speed and a headless browser with JavaScript evaluation for pages that need it.
- Rotating proxies and retries
- Rotating datacenter proxies in the US, EU, Germany, France and Brazil, with retries based on timeouts, status codes and page text.
- JavaScript extractors
- Short JS snippets pull JSON out of HTML, and an online builder and Cheerio playground help write and test them.
- Premium proxies
- Premium datacenter proxies cost from $1.50 per GB and come with a 50MB gift package for each customer.
Plans
Scrape.do
Free$0
1,000 successful API credits a month and 5 concurrent requests, with every feature unlocked.
Hobby$29
per month for 250,000 successful API credits, billed monthly
10 concurrent requests and email support. Enough for 25,000 Google searches at 10 credits each.
Pro$99
per month for 1,250,000 successful API credits, billed monthly
50 concurrent requests and priority email support. Enough for 125,000 Google searches.
Business$249
per month for 3,500,000 successful API credits, billed monthly
100 concurrent requests, premium residential and mobile proxies, dedicated support and team management.
Advanced$699
per month for 10,000,000 successful API credits, billed monthly
200 concurrent requests, custom firewall bypass strategies, a custom SLA and a dedicated Slack support channel.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited credits and concurrency on infrastructure built around the target sites. Through sales.
ScrapeNinja
Basic$0
100 requests per month.
Pro$25
per month for 100,000 requests
100,000 basic requests per month.
Ultra$75
per month for 500,000 requests
500,000 basic requests per month.
Mega$150
per month for 1,500,000 requests
1,500,000 basic requests per month.
Ways to pay less
Scrape.do
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Scrape.do's pricing FAQ says annual billing costs 10 months for 12 (Hobby is $290 a year) on every plan except Enterprise, arranged through support.
ScrapeNinja
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Scrape.do or ScrapeNinja?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ScrapeNinja is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $29 a month for Scrape.do. Scrape.do starts at $29 per month for 250,000 successful API credits, billed monthly, and ScrapeNinja starts at $25 per month for 100,000 requests.
Which has a free plan, Scrape.do or ScrapeNinja?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Scrape.do and ScrapeNinja have a free plan.
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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.