ScrapingBot vs Scrapingdog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Scrapingdog grades higher than ScrapingBot: 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.
ScrapingBot
Scraping API with JS rendering and ready-made site scrapers
Scrapingdog
Web scraping and Google SERP APIs on one shared credit plan
Which one is for you
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
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
| 2.0GPAScrapingBotFair | 2.4GPAScrapingdogFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | 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 | CA free plan with 500 credits a month and 1 concurrent request, no card. That is a cap you will hit quickly. | 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 | CRendering, proxies, prebuilt scrapers, raw HTML, search engine APIs and an MCP server on all plans. Credit use per request is not stated. | 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. A key and some code, though prebuilt scrapers cut the setup. | 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, and the listing names no integrations beyond an MCP server. | 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 prebuilt site scrapers and an HTML API | 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: ScrapingBot and Scrapingdog. How we grade
Price against what you get
ScrapingBot starts at about $24.58 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 $15.42 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 ScrapingBot 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
- ScrapingBot also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| ScrapingBot | Scrapingdog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €22 per month for 100,000 credits | $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 500 credits a month and 1 concurrent request, no payment details needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 100 free credits on sign-up with access to every API, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ScrapingBot, Inc. | OpenData Labs Private Limited |
| Price read from | scraping-bot.io | scrapingdog.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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).
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
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.
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, ScrapingBot or Scrapingdog?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ScrapingBot is cheaper to start with: about $24.58 a month, against $40 a month for Scrapingdog. ScrapingBot starts at €22 per month for 100,000 credits, and Scrapingdog starts at $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, ScrapingBot or Scrapingdog?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only ScrapingBot has a free plan. Scrapingdog does not, though it has 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.