VALUE SERP vs Zenserp (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, VALUE SERP grades higher than Zenserp: 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.
VALUE SERP
Low-cost Google results API from Traject Data, now part of ScraperAPI
Zenserp
SERP API for Google, Bing, Yandex and DuckDuckGo with monthly plans
Which one is for you
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
Pick Zenserp if
- Fits if you need Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo results from one key on a fixed monthly quota
- Works for small tests that fit in 50 free Google searches a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Free, with 50 searches a month and Google Search only
- Pricey if you need batches, keyword volume or AI answer engines, which start at $149.99 a month
- Watch out: each AI Overview request uses 3 searches from your allowance
- Skip it if you need over 1 million searches a month without a sales quote
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAVALUE SERPFair | 2.0GPAZenserpFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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). | CSmall is $49.99 a month for 25,000 searches, $2 per 1,000, at the dear end of this category's usual range. AI answer engines, keyword volume and the batch endpoint wait for Medium at $149.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan: 100 free searches on sign-up with no card, and then it's a $25 top-up. | CA free plan for good, but 50 searches a month, Google Search only. Other engines, result types and AI Overviews all need a paid plan. |
| Features | 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. | CGoogle with images, maps, news, shopping and trends, plus Bing, Yandex, DuckDuckGo and AI Overviews on paid plans. The gaps are in the listing: no batch endpoint, AI answer engines or keyword volume below $149.99 a month. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: JSON or Markdown back, and usage emails at 90% and 100%. No rating on record, and no client libraries named. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | 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 paid as you go | Google plus Bing and DuckDuckGo on a monthly 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: VALUE SERP and Zenserp. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| VALUE SERP | Zenserp | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 one-time top-up for 10,000 requests, used as you go | $49.99 per month for 25,000 searches, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 50 searches a month of Google Search only, with email support. Other engines, result types and AI Overviews need a paid plan. |
| Free trial | 100 free searches on sign-up, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Traject Data (ScraperAPI) | Apilayer Data Products GmbH |
| Price read from | trajectdata.com | zenserp.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Zenserp
- The free plan's 50 searches cover Google Search only.
- Each AI Overview request uses 3 searches from the allowance.
- AI answer engines, keyword volume, the batch endpoint and the SLA start at Medium for $149.99 a month.
- Above 1 million searches a month is quoted by sales.
Key features
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.
Zenserp
- Google result types
- Web results with ads and snippets, plus image, maps, news, shopping, trends, reverse image and YouTube searches, with geolocated results.
- Other search engines
- Bing, Yandex and DuckDuckGo results on every paid plan.
- AI Overviews and answer engines
- Google AI Overviews with citations on paid plans, at 3 searches each, and answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok and Copilot from Medium up.
- Keyword volume and CPC
- Search volume and cost-per-click data come with the Medium plan and above.
- Batch endpoint
- Send many queries in one batch from the Medium plan; Premium and Enterprise add a custom queue.
- Only successful requests billed
- Invalid or failed requests do not count against the monthly limit, and email alerts go out at 90% and 100% of usage.
Plans
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.
Zenserp
Free$0
50 Google searches a month.
Small$49.99
per month for 25,000 searches, billed monthly
$2.00 per 1,000. Bing, Yandex, DuckDuckGo, images, news, maps, shopping, trends, video, hotels, flights, jobs, Markdown and AI Overviews.
Medium$149.99
per month for 100,000 searches, billed monthly
$1.50 per 1,000. Adds the batch endpoint, keyword volume and CPC, AI answer engines, personal support, onboarding and an SLA.
Large$299.99
per month for 250,000 searches, billed monthly
$1.20 per 1,000, with everything in Medium.
Premium$499.99
per month for 500,000 searches, billed monthly
$1.00 per 1,000, plus a custom queue.
Enterprise$899
per month for 1,000,000 searches, billed monthly
$0.90 per 1,000, plus priority support. Above 1 million searches a month is a custom quote.
Ways to pay less
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.
Zenserp
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
Zenserp's pricing page offers a 20% discount on a yearly subscription compared with paying monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, VALUE SERP or Zenserp?
As of Oct 23, 2026, VALUE SERP starts at $25 one-time top-up for 10,000 requests, used as you go, and Zenserp starts at $49.99 per month for 25,000 searches, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, VALUE SERP or Zenserp?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Zenserp 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.