Scraping Robot vs Scrapingdog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Scrapingdog grades higher than Scraping Robot: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 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.
Scraping Robot
Pay-per-scrape web scraping API with no monthly subscription
Scrapingdog
Web scraping and Google SERP APIs on one shared credit plan
Which one is for you
Pick Scraping Robot if
- Fits if you scrape now and then and don't want a monthly subscription
- Works for projects that need a scraping module built to order
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the homepage and the pricing page give per-scrape prices that don't match, from $0.0018 down to $0.00004
- Skip it if you need webhooks, screenshots, POST requests or sessions, which are still coming soon
- Skip it if you want results sent to Zapier or Google Sheets, as that's not available yet
- Tight if you send a lot at once, with a soft limit of 100 requests a minute
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
| 2.0GPAScraping RobotFair | 2.4GPAScrapingdogFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo plan prices are on record. The homepage says $0.0018 a scrape, $1.80 per 1,000, up to 500,000 scrapes and as low as $0.00045 beyond, while the pricing page says as low as $0.00004, and the two couldn't be reconciled. Credits never expire. | 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 | CNo free plan: 5,000 free scrapes on sign-up, a one-off allowance. Failed results and timeouts aren't charged. | 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 | COne HTML API with JavaScript rendering, handled proxies, parsed JSON output and custom modules built to order. The gaps are in the listing: webhooks, screenshots, POST requests and sessions are coming soon, and no search engine is named beyond a Google example. | 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 | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: one endpoint, a module name and endpoints to check credit use. No rating on record, and a soft limit of 100 requests a minute applies unless support raises it. | 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 a REST API. Output to Zapier or Google Sheets is listed as coming soon, and no integrations or SDKs are named. No desktop or phone app. | 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 | occasional scraping jobs with no monthly plan | 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: Scraping Robot and Scrapingdog. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Scraping Robot | Scrapingdog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 5,000 free scrapes on sign-up | 100 free credits on sign-up with access to every API, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Scraping Robot, LLC | OpenData Labs Private Limited |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | scrapingdog.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Scraping Robot
- The homepage lists $0.0018 a scrape up to 500,000 scrapes and as low as $0.00045 beyond, while the pricing page shows as low as $0.00004; the two could not be reconciled.
- There is no subscription: credits are bought up front and never expire, and failed results or timeouts are not charged.
- A soft limit of 100 requests a minute per customer applies unless support raises it.
- Webhooks, screenshots, POST requests, sessions and output to Zapier or Sheets are listed as coming soon.
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
Scraping Robot
- HTML API
- Send a page address and a module name to one endpoint and get the page back, with JavaScript rendering available.
- Proxies and browsers handled
- Proxy management and rotation, browser scaling and changes in sites' anti-scraping measures are handled by Scraping Robot.
- Parsed JSON output
- Results come back as structured JSON; the homepage example shows a Google search parsed into results, related queries and result counts.
- Credit endpoints
- Check the credit balance and usage statistics over a chosen period through the API.
- Custom modules
- For data the ready-made modules do not cover, the team quotes for and builds a custom scraping module.
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
Scraping Robot
Pricing could not be confirmed. See scrapingrobot.com.
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
Scraping Robot
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, Scraping Robot or Scrapingdog?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Scraping Robot has no price we could confirm, and Scrapingdog starts at $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Scraping Robot or Scrapingdog?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Scraping Robot 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.