Geekflare API review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Scraping, search, screenshot and site-check APIs on one key
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Geekflare API report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for scraping, search and screenshots on one key
Geekflare API puts scraping, search, screenshots, PDFs and site checks behind one key. Free gives 500 credits a month at 1 request per second, and Starter is $19 for 20,000. Credits reset each cycle and do not roll over, and payments are non-refundable.
Who Geekflare API is for
- Fits if you want scraping, screenshots and site checks without juggling several vendors
- Works for small teams that start free and pay $19 once volume grows
Who Geekflare API is not for
- Tight if you stay free: 500 credits a month and 1 request per second
- Watch out: credits do not roll over, and requests pause at the limit unless you buy a pack
- Watch out: payments are non-refundable under the terms, with review case by case
- Skip it if you cannot code, as every endpoint is an API call
- Watch out: the Yearly toggle says 2 months free but only monthly prices were read
Why Geekflare API gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyStarter is $19 a month for 20,000 credits, at the cheaper-quarter edge for data APIs. Growth is $69 for 100,000.
- CFree plan and trial500 credits a month with no card, 1 request per second and 7 days of logs. Enough to try every endpoint, not to run anything.
- BFeaturesScraping and crawling, a search API, screenshots and PDFs, site checks, metadata, brand and DNS lookups on one key. The listing names no gap in the core job.
- DEase of useNo store rating on record. It is an API you call from code.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb API only, with no integrations or SDKs listed on the pages we read.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Geekflare's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Geekflare API's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 15 of the 56 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on features (B, above 37 of 56) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 5 of the 39 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 57 SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, cut by the letter each got. Geekflare API’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 35 of 56, level with 16
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 56, level with 44
- BFeaturesAbove 37 of 56, level with 18
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 56, level with 5
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 56, level with 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 41 SERP and SEO data APIs. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Geekflare API, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Geekflare API you would be making search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 30 of the 56 other SERP and SEO data APIs grade higher. It costs $228 a year.
What you could not
- Search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- An API that other software can build on.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Geekflare API’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Geekflare API?
Geekflare API is a set of 16 web APIs, including web scraping, crawling, search, screenshots, metadata, DNS lookup and Lighthouse audits, sold on one credit allowance. Every account starts on a free plan, with monthly subscriptions and one-time credit packs for more.
Worth knowing
- Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over to the next month.
- Requests pause at the monthly limit unless you buy a credit pack; packs start at $10 for 7,500 credits and are valid for a year.
- Payments are non-refundable under the terms, with case-by-case review in exceptional cases.
- The pricing page has a Yearly toggle labeled 2 months free; only monthly prices were read.
Key features
- Web scraping and crawl
- Returns markdown, HTML or JSON; a page costs 0.25 credits without a browser, 1 with JavaScript, 5 with a premium proxy and 7 with AI extraction.
- Search API
- Real-time web results for 2 credits a search, or 5 with an AI-grounded answer.
- Screenshots and PDFs
- Full-page or viewport captures of a URL at 5 credits each.
- Site checks
- Lighthouse audits (10 credits), load time tests, broken-link checks and redirect checks share the same credit pool.
- Metadata, brand and DNS
- Page metadata, brand lookups and DNS record lookups are separate endpoints on the same key.
Geekflare API pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Geekflare API has a free plan, and paid plans start at $19 per month for 20,000 credits.
- Starts at
- $19 per month for 20,000 credits
- Free plan
- 500 credits a month on every endpoint, 1 request per second, 1 team member and 7 days of logs; no card needed.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 500 credits a month, 1 request per second, 1 team member and 7 days of log retention. |
| Starter | $19per month for 20,000 credits | 5 requests per second, 3 team members, 30 days of logs and standard email support. |
| Growth | $69per month for 100,000 credits | 10 requests per second, 5 team members, 30 days of logs and priority email support. |
| Business 500K | $299per month for 500,000 credits | 25 requests per second, 25 team members, 90 days of logs and priority email support. |
| Business 1M | $499per month for 1,000,000 credits | 25 requests per second, 25 team members, 90 days of logs and priority email support. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Above 1M credits a month, committed-use pricing and a custom rate limit, arranged through sales. |
Read from geekflare.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Geekflare API before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing is labeled 2 months free
The subscription plans have a Yearly toggle marked 2 months free.
Stated on geekflare.com
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Common questions
Does Geekflare API have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Geekflare API is listed for Web.
Does Geekflare API have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Geekflare API is listed for Web.
Is Geekflare API open source?
Geekflare API is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Geekflare API have an API?
Yes. Geekflare API offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.