Scrapeless vs ScrapingBee (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Scrapeless if

• Fits if you run scrapers or AI agents that need hosted browsers and proxies
• Works for teams that prefer paying by use, since the base plan has no monthly fee

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you cannot code: browsers and scrapers are driven from scripts and APIs
• Watch out: the bill depends on which services you use, and the subscriptions only set the discount
• Watch out: unused monthly commitment is not kept, and automatic renewal charges the next cycle
• Watch out: raising concurrency or buying an enterprise package involves a KYC check
• Tight if you are testing: the free trial amount is not stated

Pick ScrapingBee if

• Fits if you need to scrape the pages behind the results as well as Google itself
• Works for feeding web pages to AI agents as Markdown or JSON

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: JavaScript rendering is on by default and makes a request cost 5 credits instead of 1
• Watch out: a Google search costs 10 to 15 credits, so Hobby's 75,000 credits is 5,000 to 7,500 searches
• Skip it if you need Bing or other engines, as Google is the only search engine it lists
• Tight if your usage swings, since credits last a month and don't roll over
• Pricey if you need priority support or team management, which start at $249 a month

Scrapeless

• Billing is by usage from a prepaid balance, so the monthly cost depends on which services are used; the subscriptions only set the discount and concurrency.
• Per the FAQ, if usage is below the monthly commitment the remaining funds are not kept, and automatic renewal charges the next cycle.
• The pricing page shows a yearly option that saves 10%; only the monthly figures were read.
• Raising concurrency limits or buying an enterprise package involves a KYC check by the sales team.

ScrapingBee

• A request costs 1 credit at its simplest, 5 with JavaScript rendering (on by default), and 10 or 25 with premium proxies.
• A Google search costs 10 credits with Light Request enabled and 15 otherwise.
• Credits last one month and do not roll over; only successful requests are charged.
• Priority support, an account manager and team management start at the $249 Business plan.

Scrapeless

Google Search API

Returns Google results as structured JSON with country and language targeting; proxy and CAPTCHA handling are included.

AI scrapers

Separate scrapers for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overview, returning responses and citations for AI-visibility tracking.

Agent Browser

A cloud browser compatible with Puppeteer and Playwright, with live view, session replay and persistent profiles.

Web Unlocker and Crawl

Web Unlocker returns rendered content for a URL and the vendor says you pay only for successful requests. Crawl collects whole sites in JSON, Markdown, HTML or screenshots.

Proxies

Residential, static ISP, datacenter and IPv6 proxies are sold on their own as well as underneath the other products.

ScrapingBee

Headless browser rendering

Pages load in headless Chrome, with waits for selectors, set viewports and headers, and scripted clicks, scrolls and form fills before the scrape.

Proxy rotation and geotargeting

Proxies rotate on every request, with premium and stealth proxies for harder sites and routing through more than 200 countries and territories.

Google Search API

A dedicated endpoint returns Google results as JSON, with organic results, ads, local results, related questions and related searches.

AI and rule-based extraction

Pull fields out with CSS or XPath rules, describe them in plain language with an AI query, or get any page back as clean Markdown.

Ready-made scraper APIs

Separate endpoints for Amazon, Walmart, YouTube, ChatGPT and Gemini answers, a sub-second search API and an employee search API.

CLI, MCP server and SDKs

A command-line tool, an MCP server and Python and Node.js SDKs connect the API to coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.

Scrapeless

• Basic$0

  no monthly fee, usage billed at list prices

  Pay as you go at list prices, no subscription: Google Search API $1.00 per 1k requests, Browser $0.090 per hour, 50 concurrent sessions.

• Growth$49

  per month, billed monthly

  Usage is billed at 10% off list prices, with 100 concurrent sessions. Google Search API is $0.90 per 1k requests.

• Scale$199

  per month, billed monthly

  Usage is billed at 15% off list prices, with 200 concurrent sessions. Google Search API is $0.85 per 1k requests.

• Business$399

  per month, billed monthly

  Usage is billed at 20% off list prices, with 400 concurrent sessions. Google Search API is $0.80 per 1k requests.

• CustomCustom

  Custom volume pricing, unlimited concurrency and custom proxies, arranged through sales.

ScrapingBee

• Hobby$19

  per month for 75,000 API credits

  25 concurrent requests, with JavaScript rendering, premium proxies, geotargeting, screenshots and the dedicated scraper APIs included.

• Freelance$49

  per month for 250,000 API credits

  50 concurrent requests and the same features as Hobby.

• Startup$99

  per month for 1,000,000 API credits

  100 concurrent requests and the same features as Hobby.

• Business$249

  per month for 3,000,000 API credits

  200 concurrent requests, and adds priority email support, a dedicated account manager and team management.

• Business +$599

  per month for 8,000,000 API credits

  400 concurrent requests with everything in Business.

• Enterprise 14$999

  per month for 14,000,000 API credits

  500 concurrent requests. Larger Enterprise tiers run up to $5,799 a month for 120 million credits and 900 concurrent requests.

Scrapeless

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing saves 10%

  The pricing page has a Yearly toggle labeled Save 10%.

ScrapingBee

No public discounts listed.