serpstack vs VALUE SERP (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, VALUE SERP grades higher than serpstack: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
VALUE SERP grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on 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.
serpstack
Google search results API from apilayer, with monthly search quotas
VALUE SERP
Low-cost Google results API from Traject Data, now part of ScraperAPI
Which one is for you
Pick serpstack if
- Fits if you already use other apilayer APIs and want Google results on the same account
- Works for non-commercial projects that fit in 100 free searches a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing or any engine other than Google
- Watch out: checkout pre-selects Platinum Support, which the FAQ prices from $479.88 a year
- Watch out: going over the quota bills each extra search, from $0.023992 on Basic, rather than stopping
- Not for you if your free project is commercial, since the free plan rules that out
- Tight if you want yearly billing later, as switching from monthly needs a request to sales
Pick VALUE SERP if
- Fits if you only need Google and want to pay $25 at a time rather than monthly
- Works for scheduled ranking snapshots dropped into S3 or Google Cloud Storage
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing or other engines, which Traject Data sells as SerpWow
- Watch out: ScraperAPI bought Traject Data and says it is moving Traject's APIs onto its own infrastructure
- Tight if you go past a monthly plan, as extra requests cost from $1.60 per 1,000
- Not for you if you want a free plan that renews, as the 100 searches come once
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAserpstackFair | 2.4GPAVALUE SERPFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $26.99 a month on yearly billing ($29.99 monthly) for 5,000 searches, about $5.40 per 1,000, so the low entry buys fewer searches than most rivals give. Each search past the quota is about $0.024. | B$25 buys 10,000 requests to use as you go, $2.50 per 1,000, inside this category's cheaper quarter. Monthly plans start at $50 for 25,000 searches on yearly billing ($56 monthly). |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for good, but 100 searches a month, non-commercial use only, JSON only and no support. | CNo free plan: 100 free searches on sign-up with no card, and then it's a $25 top-up. |
| Features | CGoogle web, image, video, news and shopping results with ads and related questions, by device and down to the city. It covers Google only: the plans list just the Google Search API. | CGoogle Search, Maps places, Shopping, News, product details and place reviews, with location and device targeting and batches of up to 15,000. Google only, though: the listing points to SerpWow for other engines. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: plain HTTP GET calls returning JSON or CSV, with alerts at 75%, 90% and 100% of the quota. No rating on record. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a Locations API to look up places, and batches that run on a schedule. No rating on record, and no client libraries named. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with a REST API and no client libraries or integrations named in the listing. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with an API and batch delivery to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage and Alibaba Cloud OSS. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | Google results on a fixed monthly quota | Google results paid as you go |
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: serpstack and VALUE SERP. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| serpstack | VALUE SERP | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $26.99 per month for 5,000 searches, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly) | $25 one-time top-up for 10,000 requests, used as you go |
| Free plan | 100 searches a month for non-commercial use, JSON output only and no support. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 100 free searches on sign-up, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | apilayer | Traject Data (ScraperAPI) |
| Price read from | serpstack.com | trajectdata.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
serpstack
- The free plan is for non-commercial use only, with JSON output and no support.
- Going over the quota is billed per extra search, from $0.023992 each on Basic, rather than cut off.
- Checkout pre-selects an optional Platinum Support add-on billed yearly, which the FAQ prices from $479.88 a year.
- The plans list only the Google Search API; switching from monthly to yearly billing needs a request to sales.
VALUE SERP
- It covers Google only; Traject Data's SerpWow is the product for other search engines.
- Plans also come at 500,000 searches and from 2 million to 20 million a month, at $575 to $10,000 billed monthly.
- Searches beyond a plan's allowance are billed per 1,000 requests, from $1.60 on the smallest plan.
- Traject Data was acquired by ScraperAPI, which says it is moving Traject's APIs onto its own infrastructure.
Key features
serpstack
- Google result types
- Web, image, video, news and shopping results, sponsored ads, related questions, maps and answers from a full Google results page.
- Devices and locations
- Results as seen on mobile, tablet or desktop, from any city, region or country.
- JSON or CSV
- Requests are plain HTTP GET calls; paid plans can return CSV as well as JSON.
- Errors not counted
- Each lookup uses one request from the quota, and API errors do not count toward it.
- Usage alerts and overages
- Email and dashboard alerts at 75%, 90% and 100% of the monthly quota; after that, extra searches are billed per call instead of being blocked.
VALUE SERP
- Google endpoints
- Search, Google Maps places, Shopping, News, product details by product ID and place reviews.
- Location and device targeting
- A Locations API finds supported Google locations to add to requests, and results can be filtered to a device type.
- Batches
- Schedule up to 15,000 requests at a time to run monthly, weekly, daily, hourly or on demand, with results back in a few minutes.
- Cloud destinations
- Batch results can be sent to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Alibaba Cloud OSS or other S3-compatible storage.
- Full-browser rendering
- Pages are rendered in an in-memory browser, images on the page are extracted, and linked pages can be fetched in follow-up requests at no extra cost.
Plans
serpstack
Free$0
100 searches a month, non-commercial use only, JSON only, no support.
Basic$26.99
per month for 5,000 searches, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly)
Commercial use, JSON and CSV, no rate limit and standard support. Extra searches cost $0.023992 each.
Business$87.99
per month for 20,000 searches, billed yearly ($99.99 billed monthly)
The same features as Basic with a larger quota. Extra searches cost $0.019998 each.
Business Pro$169.99
per month for 50,000 searches, billed yearly ($199.99 billed monthly)
The same features with 50,000 searches. Extra searches cost $0.0159992 each.
EnterpriseCustom
Volume searches, a custom SLA and custom solutions, quoted on request.
VALUE SERP
Pay As You Go$25
one-time top-up of 10,000 requests, used as you go
$2.50 per 1,000 requests with no commitment, at up to 250 real-time requests a minute.
25,000 Searches$50
per month for 25,000 searches, billed annually ($56 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.60 per 1,000, up to 250 a minute and up to 10,000 batches.
50,000 Searches$94
per month for 50,000 searches, billed annually ($105 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.50 per 1,000, up to 250 a minute.
100,000 Searches$158
per month for 100,000 searches, billed annually ($175 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.35 per 1,000, up to 500 a minute.
200,000 Searches$216
per month for 200,000 searches, billed annually ($240 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.20 per 1,000, up to 1,000 a minute.
1,000,000 Searches$900
per month for 1M searches, billed annually ($1,000 billed monthly)
Extra requests at $1.00 per 1,000, up to 1,500 a minute. Larger plans run to 20 million searches.
Ways to pay less
serpstack
- Annual discount
Up to 15% off with yearly billing
serpstack's FAQ says annual billing costs up to 15% less; Business Pro is $169.99 a month billed yearly against $199.99 billed monthly.
VALUE SERP
- Annual discount
10% off with annual billing
VALUE SERP's pricing page takes 10% off for annual billing: the 100,000-search plan is $158 a month billed annually against $175 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, serpstack or VALUE SERP?
As of Oct 23, 2026, serpstack starts at $26.99 per month for 5,000 searches, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly), and VALUE SERP starts at $25 one-time top-up for 10,000 requests, used as you go.
Which has a free plan, serpstack or VALUE SERP?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only serpstack has a free plan. VALUE SERP 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.