ScraperAPI vs ScrapingBot (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ScraperAPI grades higher than ScrapingBot: 2.2 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
ScraperAPI grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ScraperAPI
Web scraping API with Google search endpoints, priced in API credits
ScrapingBot
Scraping API with JS rendering and ready-made site scrapers
Which one is for you
Pick ScraperAPI if
- Fits if you scrape Google alongside Amazon, Walmart or eBay on one key
- Works for large batches that need retries and scheduling, through the async API or DataPipeline
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: a Google or Bing request costs 25 credits, so Hobby's 100,000 credits is about 4,000 searches
- Skip it if you need rankings outside the US and EU below Business at $269.10 a month
- Pricey if you need rendering, premium proxies or screenshots, which add 10 credits each
- Tight if you run out mid-month, as credits don't roll over and pay-as-you-go starts at Scaling, $427.50
- Tight if you're on Free, with 1,000 credits a month, about 40 Google searches
Pick ScrapingBot if
- Fits if you want ready-made scrapers for common sites
- Works for tiny jobs on the free 500 credits
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 500 credits and one concurrent request
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and tax or VAT may be added
- Watch out: the page does not say how many credits each type of request uses
- Watch out: Starter and Pro support is email with a 72-hour response
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAScraperAPIFair | 2.0GPAScrapingBotFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CHobby is $44.10 a month on yearly billing ($49 monthly), at the dear end of this category's usual range. A Google or Bing request is 25 credits, so 100,000 credits is about 4,000 searches, around $11 per 1,000. | CEUR 22 a month for 100,000 credits, around the middle of this category ($19 to $44.10). The page shows a EUR 19 quarterly rate. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day trial of 5,000 credits with no card, then a free plan of 1,000 credits a month. At 25 credits a search, that's 40 Google searches. | CA free plan with 500 credits a month and 1 concurrent request, no card. That is a cap you will hit quickly. |
| Features | CGoogle Search, Shopping, Maps, News and Jobs endpoints, Bing, rendering, async jobs and a no-code DataPipeline. The gap is in the listing: Hobby and Startup geotarget only the US and EU, and country targeting starts at Business, $269.10. | CRendering, proxies, prebuilt scrapers, raw HTML, search engine APIs and an MCP server on all plans. Credit use per request is not stated. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: SDKs, a CLI and ready Google endpoints that need no rendering turned on. No rating on record, and credit costs stack up by site and option. | CNo store rating on record. A key and some code, though prebuilt scrapers cut the setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an API, SDKs, a CLI and an MCP server, plus LangChain, LlamaIndex, n8n and Zapier. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. | CWeb only, and the listing names no integrations beyond an MCP server. |
| Best for | Google results alongside shop and site scraping | scraping with prebuilt site scrapers and an HTML 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: ScraperAPI and ScrapingBot. How we grade
Price against what you get
ScraperAPI starts at $44.10 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ScrapingBot starts at about $24.58 a month and scores 2.0.
ScraperAPI scores higher, and starts $19.52 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, 10 score higher than ScraperAPI for less, and 10 score higher than ScrapingBot 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
- ScrapingBot also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| ScraperAPI | ScrapingBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $44.10 per month for 100K API credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | €22 per month for 100,000 credits |
| Free plan | Free plan after the trial: 1,000 API credits a month and 5 concurrent threads, no credit card needed. A Google or Bing request costs 25 credits. | 500 credits a month and 1 concurrent request, no payment details needed. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial with 5,000 API credits, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ScraperAPI | ScrapingBot, Inc. |
| Price read from | scraperapi.com | scraping-bot.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ScraperAPI
- A Google or Bing request costs 25 credits, so Hobby's 100,000 credits cover about 4,000 Google searches.
- JavaScript rendering, premium proxies and screenshots each add 10 credits, and bypassing bot protection adds 10 more.
- Credits reset each billing cycle with no rollover; pay-as-you-go past the allowance starts at the Scaling plan.
- Hobby and Startup can only geotarget the US and EU; country-level targeting starts at Business.
ScrapingBot
- Prices are in euros, and the page notes that sales tax and VAT may apply.
- A quarterly billing option gives 15% off the monthly price; the page does not show the quarterly figures per plan.
- The pricing page does not say how many credits each request type uses.
- Plans above 1,500,000 credits are not listed; the page says to contact the vendor for a custom plan.
Key features
ScraperAPI
- Google structured data endpoints
- Ready-made endpoints return Google Search, Shopping, Maps, News and Jobs results as JSON, without needing JavaScript rendering turned on.
- Proxy rotation and anti-bot handling
- Rotating proxy pools, premium residential and mobile IPs, CAPTCHA handling and automatic retries, with geotargeting by country on Business and up.
- JavaScript rendering and screenshots
- Load dynamic pages in a headless browser, follow a rendering instruction set, and capture screenshots of the result.
- Asynchronous API and DataPipeline
- Submit up to 50,000 jobs that retry until they succeed, or schedule large scraping jobs in DataPipeline without writing code.
- AI Parser and LLM-ready output
- Train a custom parser to get clean JSON from any source, or ask for pages as text or Markdown for language model pipelines.
- MCP server and integrations
- An MCP server, a CLI and SDKs, with LangChain, LlamaIndex, n8n and Zapier integrations.
ScrapingBot
- JavaScript rendering and proxies
- Renders pages built with React, AngularJS or Vue.js, and rotates proxies with IP geolocation to reduce blocks.
- Prebuilt site scrapers
- An API catalog covers real estate (Zillow, Trulia, Realtor, Funda), e-commerce (Amazon, Etsy, Walmart) and travel (Booking, Airbnb) sites.
- Raw HTML and search engine APIs
- Besides site-specific scrapers there is a raw HTML scraper and a search engine results scraper in the product menu.
- All APIs on every plan
- The pricing section lists access to all APIs as part of every plan, with the plans differing in credits and concurrency.
- MCP server
- An MCP server is linked from the main menu for connecting AI agents.
Plans
ScraperAPI
Free$0
1,000 API credits a month and 5 concurrent threads, to keep scraping after the trial ends.
Hobby$44.10
per month for 100K API credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
20 concurrent threads, geotargeting in the US and EU only, and 30 days of analytics history.
Startup$134.10
per month for 1M API credits, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
50 concurrent threads, with US and EU geotargeting only.
Business$269.10
per month for 3M API credits, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
100 concurrent threads, country-level geotargeting worldwide and unlimited analytics history.
Scaling$427.50
per month for 5M API credits, billed annually ($475 billed monthly)
200 concurrent threads, and the first plan with pay-as-you-go credits past the monthly allowance.
Professional$877.50
per month for 10.5M API credits, billed annually ($975 billed monthly)
300 threads and priority support. Advanced is $1,777.50 a month billed annually for 21.5M credits; Enterprise is custom above 22M.
ScrapingBot
Free€0
500 credits a month, 1 concurrent request.
Starter€22
per month for 100,000 credits
5 concurrent requests and standard email support (72 hours). The banner says from €19 on a quarterly plan.
Pro€45
per month for 250,000 credits
10 concurrent requests and standard email support (72 hours).
Growth€102
per month for 750,000 credits
15 concurrent requests and premium email support (24 hours).
Business€171
per month for 1,500,000 credits
25 concurrent requests and premium email support (24 hours).
Ways to pay less
ScraperAPI
- Annual discount
10% off with yearly billing
ScraperAPI's pricing page lists 10% off every self-serve plan when billed yearly: Hobby is $44.10 a month instead of $49.
ScrapingBot
- Annual discount
15% off quarterly billing
The pricing section has a Monthly and a Quarterly toggle, and the quarterly option is marked 15% off.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ScraperAPI or ScrapingBot?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ScrapingBot is cheaper to start with: about $24.58 a month, against $44.10 a month for ScraperAPI. ScraperAPI starts at $44.10 per month for 100K API credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly), and ScrapingBot starts at €22 per month for 100,000 credits.
Which has a free plan, ScraperAPI or ScrapingBot?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both ScraperAPI and ScrapingBot 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.