Scrapingdog vs Serpdog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Scrapingdog grades higher than Serpdog: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 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.
Scrapingdog
Web scraping and Google SERP APIs on one shared credit plan
Serpdog
Google SERP API with a lighter half-price endpoint and scraping APIs
Which one is for you
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
Pick Serpdog if
- Fits if you want Google results and Amazon or YouTube data under one key
- Works for bulk rank checks where the half-price Lite endpoint returns enough
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: prices and plan limits couldn't be confirmed, so read its pricing page before paying
- Watch out: the documentation was last updated about two years ago, so endpoints may have changed
- Skip it if you want client libraries or ready-made integrations, as the listing names none
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAScrapingdogFair | 2.0GPASerpdogFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CNo price is on record. Serpdog's website turned our reader away, so neither its prices nor its plan limits could be confirmed; check them yourself before you pay. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CIts documentation, last updated about two years ago, describes a free plan of 1,000 requests a month. Whether that still stands couldn't be confirmed. |
| Features | 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. | CGoogle Search with Lite and Advanced endpoints, Maps, News, Shopping, Scholar and Jobs, plus Bing, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart and a web scraper. The documentation is about two years old, so the listing can't show what's current. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: documented endpoints, with requests retried for up to 60 seconds. No rating on record, and the docs haven't been updated in about two years. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb only, with a REST API and no client libraries or integrations named in the listing. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | Google results and web scraping on one plan | Google endpoints with a cheaper Lite search |
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: Scrapingdog and Serpdog. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Scrapingdog | Serpdog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | None | Its documentation, last updated about two years ago, describes a free plan of 1,000 requests a month; current plan terms could not be read. |
| Free trial | 100 free credits on sign-up with access to every API, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | OpenData Labs Private Limited | Serpdog |
| Price read from | scrapingdog.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Serpdog
- Serpdog's website blocks automated readers, so prices and plan limits could not be confirmed; check its pricing before buying.
- Requests are retried for up to 60 seconds, and only successful responses are charged.
- The documentation was last updated about two years ago, so some endpoints may have changed since.
Key features
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.
Serpdog
- Google Search API
- Google results for any country and language, with location encoding, date ranges, result counts, paging, safe search and a choice of Google domain.
- Lite and Advanced search
- A Lite endpoint returns results faster with fewer SERP features at half the cost of the Advanced endpoint, which parses the full set.
- Other Google endpoints
- Maps with reviews, photos and posts, plus News, Shopping, Product, Images, Videos, Scholar, Jobs, Finance and Autocomplete.
- Other sources
- Bing search, YouTube search, Amazon and Walmart product data, Yelp search and LinkedIn job postings through their own endpoints.
- Web scraping API
- Fetch any page's HTML with headless JavaScript rendering, a wait time for heavy pages, and premium residential proxies by country.
Plans
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.
Serpdog
Pricing could not be confirmed. See serpdog.io.
Ways to pay less
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.
Serpdog
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Scrapingdog or Serpdog?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Scrapingdog starts at $40 per month for 200,000 credits, billed monthly, and Serpdog has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Scrapingdog or Serpdog?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Serpdog 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.