ScrapeOwl vs Scrapingdog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Scrapingdog grades higher than ScrapeOwl: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Scrapingdog grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ScrapeOwl
Web scraping API with residential proxies and JS rendering
Scrapingdog
Web scraping and Google SERP APIs on one shared credit plan
Which one is for you
Pick ScrapeOwl if
- Fits if you need residential proxies and geo-targeting in a scraper
- Works for people who want to hook scraping to Zapier
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: only the 1,000 sign-up credits
- Watch out: the page does not say how many credits each request costs
- Watch out: Bootstrap has a best-effort SLA, and a guaranteed one starts at Startup, $99
- Skip it if you want site templates, because it is a general scraper
Pick Scrapingdog if
- Fits if you need Google results and general page scraping from the same account
- Works for projects mixing search data with Amazon, YouTube or LinkedIn data
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: a full Google search costs 10 credits, so Lite's 200,000 credits is about 20,000 searches
- Tight if you run out mid-month, as requests are refused until the next billing date, with no pay-per-use
- Skip it if you want unused credits kept on Lite, as rollover starts at Standard and plan changes aren't prorated
- Not for you if you want a free plan that renews, as the 100 credits come once
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAScrapeOwlFair | 2.4GPAScrapingdogFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$29 a month for 250,000 credits, in the middle of this category ($19 to $44.10). The credit cost per request is not on the page. | CLite is $40 a month for 200,000 credits, this category's middle. A full Google search is 10 credits, so that's about 20,000 searches, $2 per 1,000. Yearly billing gives two months free. |
| Free plan and trial | C1,000 credits on sign-up with no card, but it is not stated whether they renew. | CNo lasting free plan: 100 credits on sign-up with no card, about 10 full Google searches. The pricing page shows a Free plan but doesn't say the credits renew. |
| Features | CElement extraction, residential proxies, geo-targeting, rendering and captcha avoidance. Each option is a separate request setting, so the real cost is unclear. | BGoogle search, AI Mode, Maps, News, Shopping, Scholar, Trends and more, Bing and Brave search, a general scraper and scrapers for Amazon, YouTube and LinkedIn, all on one credit pool. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An API key and parameters to learn, though Zapier and Parabola help. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: Python and Node.js SDKs and a Google Sheets add-on. No rating on record, and each API costs a different number of credits, so you work out what a search really costs. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with Zapier, Parabola, Integromat and Postman as the named connections. | BWeb, with an API, Python and Node.js SDKs, an MCP server, an n8n node, a Google Sheets add-on, LangChain and LlamaIndex. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | scraping with residential proxies | Google results and web scraping on one plan |
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: ScrapeOwl and Scrapingdog. How we grade
Price against what you get
ScrapeOwl starts at $29 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scrapingdog starts at $40 a month and scores 2.7.
Scrapingdog scores higher, and starts $11 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 ScrapeOwl for less, and none scores higher than Scrapingdog 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
| ScrapeOwl | Scrapingdog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month for 250,000 credits | $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 1,000 free credits on sign-up, no credit card required. | 100 free credits on sign-up with access to every API, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ScrapeOwl | OpenData Labs Private Limited |
| Price read from | scrapeowl.com | scrapingdog.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ScrapeOwl
- The pricing page does not say how many credits a request costs; options such as JS rendering and residential proxies are separate request parameters.
- Only the 1,000 sign-up credits are free, and the site does not say whether they renew.
- The Bootstrap plan has a best-effort SLA; a guaranteed SLA begins at Startup.
- Pages show a 2025 copyright date, so check that the service is current before committing.
Scrapingdog
- A full Google search costs 10 credits and a light one 5, so plan credit counts overstate the number of searches.
- When credits run out, requests are refused until the next billing date unless you upgrade; there is no pay-per-use overage.
- Unused credits roll over only from the Standard plan up, and plan changes are not prorated.
- The pricing page lists a Free plan at $0 but describes the 100 credits as a sign-up allowance, without saying they renew.
Key features
ScrapeOwl
- Element extraction
- A request can name the elements to return, so no HTML parsing is needed; leaving the field empty returns the full page.
- Residential proxies and geo-targeting
- A premium_proxies option uses residential IPs, and a country can be set for localized results such as Amazon.fr and Amazon.ae.
- JavaScript rendering
- A render_js option runs Chrome instances, with optional custom JavaScript injected and screenshots for debugging.
- Captcha avoidance
- The homepage says requests avoid triggering captchas from Cloudflare, hCaptcha and Google reCAPTCHA.
- No-code connectors
- Requests can also be sent from Integromat, Parabola, Zapier and Postman as well as from cURL, Python, Ruby and Node.
Scrapingdog
- Google APIs
- Google SERP Light at 5 credits a request and SERP Advance at 10, plus AI Mode, Images, Shopping, Maps, News, Scholar, Trends, Jobs, Hotels, Lens, Finance, Videos and Patents.
- Other search engines
- Bing and Brave search APIs at 5 credits a request, and a Universal Search API at 20.
- General web scraper
- Rotating proxies at 1 credit a request, JavaScript rendering at 5, premium proxies or geotargeting at 10, and an AI Parser at 10.
- Site-specific scrapers
- APIs for Amazon, Walmart, eBay, YouTube, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), TikTok, Yelp, Indeed and the Apple App Store, all drawing on the same credits.
- Failed requests refunded
- Failed, blocked and timed-out requests are credited back to the balance automatically.
- SDKs and no-code tools
- Python and Node.js SDKs, an MCP server, an n8n node and a Google Sheets add-on.
Plans
ScrapeOwl
Bootstrap$29
per month for 250,000 credits
10 threads, best-effort SLA and basic support with a response within 24 hours.
Startup$99
per month for 1M credits
25 threads, a guaranteed SLA and priority support with a response within 8 hours.
Business$249
per month for 3M credits
50 threads, a guaranteed SLA and priority support with a response within 8 hours.
Scrapingdog
Lite$40
per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly
5 concurrent requests, geotargeting and email support; about 20,000 full Google searches at 10 credits each.
Standard$90
per month for 1 million credits, billed monthly
50 concurrent requests and priority email support. Unused credits roll over from this plan up.
Pro$200
per month for 3 million credits, billed monthly
100 concurrent requests, priority email support and team support.
Premium$350
per month for 6 million credits, billed monthly
150 concurrent requests, with team support.
Business$500
per month for 9 million credits, billed monthly
200 concurrent requests, with team support.
Business Plus$1,000
per month for 19 million credits, billed monthly
250 concurrent requests. Plans continue up to Nova Pro at $30,000 a month for 1.1 billion credits.
Ways to pay less
ScrapeOwl
No public discounts listed.
Scrapingdog
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Scrapingdog prices annual billing at ten months for twelve on every plan, the equivalent of two months free.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ScrapeOwl or Scrapingdog?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ScrapeOwl is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $40 a month for Scrapingdog. ScrapeOwl starts at $29 per month for 250,000 credits, and Scrapingdog starts at $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, ScrapeOwl or Scrapingdog?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither ScrapeOwl nor Scrapingdog 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.