SearchApi vs SerpsBot (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SearchApi grades higher than SerpsBot: 2.4 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
SearchApi grades higher on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SearchApi
Real-time SERP API for Google, AI answers and dozens of other sites
Which one is for you
Pick SearchApi if
- Fits if you need Google results and ChatGPT or Perplexity answers in the same format
- Works for teams watching ads in the Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit and TikTok libraries
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your jobs come in bursts, since any one hour can use only 20% of the month's searches
- Pricey if you need answers faster, as enhanced speed doubles the price of every plan
- Skip it if you need team management or the legal guarantee for $40, as both start at $100
- Not for you if you want a free plan that renews, since the 100 requests come once
Pick SerpsBot if
- Fits if you build SEO tools and want to pay per search result
- Works for a data team that wants credits to roll over each month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan: there is none, and no stated trial
- Not for you if you cannot code, as it is an API with no dashboard on the page
- Watch out: subscription prices are not on the home page, only in a portal that needs an account
- Watch out: no integrations or SDKs are listed on the pages we read
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASearchApiFair | 1.4GPASerpsBotWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CDeveloper is $40 a month for 10,000 searches, $4 per 1,000, right at this category's middle. Enhanced speed doubles any plan, and the Legal Protection Guarantee needs Production at $100. | CRequests cost $0.002 each pay as you go, $0.0015 on Launch and $0.0008 on Business. No monthly plan price is shown on the page, so it sits in the ordinary range by default. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan: 100 free requests on sign-up with no card, and then you're paying. | FNo free tier and no trial on the page. The vendor suggests topping up a small amount, or contacting it for a tailored trial. |
| Features | BGoogle with AI Overview, AI Mode, Maps, Shopping, Lens and Scholar, answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, plus Bing, Baidu, YouTube, Amazon and ad libraries, targeted down to coordinates. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. | CReal-time search results with pay as you go, subscription tiers with credit rollover, concurrency limits and a developer portal. It does that one job and the page names no other data. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: plain GET requests, with examples in Python, Node, Ruby, Java, Go, PHP and C#. No rating on record. | DNo store rating on record. It is an API: you write the calls, and plans beyond the home page are inside a portal. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an API, code samples in many languages and an MCP server for AI assistants. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. | CWeb and API only, with no integrations listed. |
| Best for | Google and AI answer engines from one API | search results data on pay-per-request |
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: SearchApi and SerpsBot. How we grade
Where they differ
- SerpsBot also covers rank tracking.
At a glance
| SearchApi | SerpsBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $40 per month for 10,000 searches, billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 100 free requests on sign-up, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SearchApi, LLC | ProAPIs, Inc. |
| Price read from | searchapi.io | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SearchApi
- Each plan can use only 20% of its monthly searches in any one hour.
- The Legal Protection Guarantee and team management are not on the Developer plan.
- Enhanced speed doubles the price of any plan; larger plans run to Octo 2M at $2,800 and Octo 5M at $5,000 a month, with custom plans on request.
- The 100 free requests are a sign-up allowance; the pages do not describe an ongoing free plan.
SerpsBot
- Prices are per request: $0.002 pay-as-you-go, $0.0015 on Launch, $0.0008 on Business.
- Monthly subscription fees are not shown on the home page, so no plan prices are recorded.
- The page says more plans are available in the developer portal, which requires an account.
- No free tier is listed; the vendor suggests topping up a small amount to try the API, or contacting it for a tailored trial.
Key features
SearchApi
- Google and its verticals
- Google Search, Light, AI Overview, AI Mode, Maps and reviews, Shopping, Flights, Hotels, News, Images, Lens, Jobs, Scholar, Trends and a rank tracking endpoint.
- AI answer engines
- Endpoints for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Bing Copilot answers alongside the Google AI features.
- Other engines and sites
- Bing, Baidu, Yandex, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Naver, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, TikTok, app stores, and Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit and TikTok ad libraries.
- Pay per success
- Only searches that return a 200 status code are charged, and requests run through premium proxies with location targeting down to coordinates.
- Legal Protection Guarantee
- From the Production plan up, SearchApi says it takes legal responsibility for how it collects and parses public results, with up to $2 million in coverage.
- Code samples and MCP
- Plain GET requests with examples in Python, Node, Ruby, Java, Go, PHP, C# and other languages, and an MCP server for AI assistants.
SerpsBot
- Real-time results
- The vendor says results come back in real time, typically under 1.5 seconds, with no queue or batching.
- Pay as you go
- A pay-as-you-go option with no minimum commitment gives access to the full API at a flat per-request rate.
- Subscription tiers with credit rollover
- Launch and Business tiers lower the per-request rate and raise throughput; the vendor says unused subscription credits roll over to the next month.
- Concurrency limits by tier
- Launch allows 30 requests per second and Business allows 500. Custom concurrency is available by contacting the vendor.
- Documentation and developer portal
- The site links to API documentation and a developer portal where more plans are listed.
Plans
SearchApi
Developer Plan$40
per month for 10,000 searches, billed monthly
$4 per 1,000 searches and a 99.9% SLA. Enhanced speed, with parallel threads, doubles the price to $80.
Production Plan$100
per month for 35,000 searches, billed monthly
$3 per 1,000 searches, team management and the Legal Protection Guarantee. $200 with enhanced speed.
BigData Plan$250
per month for 100,000 searches, billed monthly
$2.50 per 1,000 searches, with medium throughput. $500 with enhanced speed.
Scale Plan$500
per month for 250,000 searches, billed monthly
$2 per 1,000 searches, high throughput and search analytics. $1,000 with enhanced speed.
Octo 500K$900
per month for 500,000 searches, billed monthly
$1.80 per 1,000 searches, dedicated throughput and priority support. $1,800 with enhanced speed.
Octo 1M$1,500
per month for 1 million searches, billed monthly
$1.50 per 1,000 searches, dedicated throughput and priority support. $3,000 with enhanced speed.
SerpsBot
Pricing could not be confirmed. See serpsbot.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SearchApi or SerpsBot?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SearchApi starts at $40 per month for 10,000 searches, billed monthly, and SerpsBot has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, SearchApi or SerpsBot?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither SearchApi nor SerpsBot has a free plan. SearchApi 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.