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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Scrapfly

The Insider’s Guide

Web scraping API with anti-bot unblocking, browsers and AI extraction

Scrapfly, as pictured on scrapfly.io

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SERP and SEO data APIs, read from Scrapfly’s own pages.

Made by Joam Intelligence, LLC · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.4GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Scrapfly’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Scrapfly’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.4

GPA, above 16 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade

Scrapfly is a set of web scraping APIs that share one key and one pool of monthly credits: a scraping API with anti-bot unblocking, a cloud browser, a site crawler, a data extraction API and a screenshot API. It can return search results from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other engines as structured data, and the credits a request uses depend on whether it needs a browser, residential proxies or a screenshot.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Scrapfly, taken from its own pages and our grades.

Judged on how fast a developer gets a first result: one flag for unblocking, SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust and Scrapy, and a CLI.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for scraping protected sites and several search engines

    Scrapfly puts a scraping API with anti-bot unblocking, a cloud browser, a crawler, extraction and screenshots on one key and one pool of credits, and returns Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex or Baidu results as JSON.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at $30 a month

    As its pricing page puts it: $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.

  3. 3

    You can try it first

    1,000 free API credits on sign-up, no card needed and no time limit

  4. 4

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  5. 5

    Web Scraping API with Unblocker

    One flag handles anti-bot systems, browser rendering, proxy rotation and retries, with residential and datacenter proxies in more than 190 countries.

  6. 6

    Search result scraping

    Send a query with a location and get positions, titles, URLs, snippets and SERP features back as JSON or CSV from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex or Baidu.

  7. 7

    Cloud Browser and Crawler APIs

    Drive a hosted Chromium with Playwright or Puppeteer and keep sessions between calls, or crawl a whole site in one job with path filters and webhooks.

  8. 8

    A 2.4 GPA, above 16 of 38

    That is against the other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Keep it

    To replace Scrapfly 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.

Scrapfly at a glance

Pricing
Free trial, from $30 per month for 200,000 API credits
Free plan
No
Free trial
1,000 free API credits on sign-up, no card needed and no time limit
Runs on
Web
Made by
Joam Intelligence, LLC, since 2020
Category
SERP & SEO Data APIs
Our grade
2.4 GPA, fair

The report card

Best for scraping protected sites and several search engines

Scrapfly puts a scraping API with anti-bot unblocking, a cloud browser, a crawler, extraction and screenshots on one key and one pool of credits, and returns Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex or Baidu results as JSON. A request costs 1 to 60 credits depending on what it needs, the $30 plan stops dead at its quota, and team accounts start at $250 a month.

ToolGPA report cardScrapflyGraded Oct 24, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyCDiscovery is $30 a month for 200,000 credits, this category's middle. What that buys swings with the request: 1 credit plain, 5 with a browser or the Unblocker, 25 with residential proxies, so 8,000 to 200,000 pages. Pro is $100 for 1 million.
Free plan and trialCNo free plan: 1,000 credits on sign-up with no card and no time limit, across every product. They don't renew, and at 25 credits on residential proxies that's 40 requests.
FeaturesBSearch results from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex and Baidu with positions and SERP features as JSON or CSV, anti-bot unblocking, proxies in more than 190 countries, a cloud browser, a site crawler, AI extraction and screenshots. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job.
Ease of useCJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: one flag for unblocking, SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust and Scrapy, and a CLI. No rating on record, and the credit cost of each request changes with its options.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb, with an API, SDKs, a CLI and a hosted MCP server for Claude, Cursor, Cline and Windsurf, plus Zapier, Make, n8n, LangChain, LlamaIndex and CrewAI. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top.
Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.4

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Scrapfly is for

  • Fits if you track rankings on Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex or Baidu from your own code
  • Works for developers who want scraping, a hosted browser and screenshots on one key

Who it is not for

  • Watch out: a request costs 1 credit plain, 5 with a browser, 25 on residential proxies and 60 for a full-page screenshot
  • Tight if your usage spikes on Discovery, which stops at its quota with no pay-as-you-go overflow
  • Pricey if you need a team, since Discovery and Pro are single-user and team management starts at $250 a month
  • Tight if your usage swings, as credits reset at renewal and don't roll over

Good to know

Good for

  • Developers scraping sites protected by anti-bot systems
  • Rank tracking across several search engines from your own code
  • Teams that want scraping, browsers and screenshots on one key

Worth knowing

  • A request costs 1 credit as plain HTTP on a datacenter IP, 5 with a browser or the Unblocker, 25 with residential proxies and 60 for a full-page screenshot.
  • Discovery stops when its credits run out; only Pro and above continue as pay as you go.
  • Credits reset at renewal and do not roll over. Failed requests are not charged.
  • Discovery and Pro are single-user accounts; team management starts at Startup for $250 a month.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$30

A month to start

Scrapfly is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.

  • Discovery

    $30

    per month for 200,000 API credits

    5 concurrent requests, 1 week of logs and one user. Stops at the quota, with no pay-as-you-go overflow.

  • Pro

    $100

    per month for 1,000,000 API credits

    20 concurrent requests, 2 weeks of logs and one user. Extra credits at $3.50 per 10,000.

  • Startup

    $250

    per month for 2,500,000 API credits

    50 concurrent requests, 3 weeks of logs and team management. Extra credits at $2.00 per 10,000.

  • Enterprise

    $500

    per month for 5,500,000 API credits

    100 concurrent requests, 4 weeks of logs, team management and premium support. Extra credits at $1.20 per 10,000.

  • Custom

    Custom

    Negotiated volume above 5.5 million credits, with committed concurrency, dedicated residential IPs, a BAA and 24/7 support.

Trying it first

1,000 free API credits on sign-up, no card needed and no time limit

Read from scrapfly.io on Oct 23, 2026.

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

1

Place it runs: Web

Web scraping API with anti-bot unblocking, browsers and AI extraction. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, sERP API.

Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job.
From our grade for features
Web Scraping API with Unblocker
One flag handles anti-bot systems, browser rendering, proxy rotation and retries, with residential and datacenter proxies in more than 190 countries.
Search result scraping
Send a query with a location and get positions, titles, URLs, snippets and SERP features back as JSON or CSV from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex or Baidu.
Cloud Browser and Crawler APIs
Drive a hosted Chromium with Playwright or Puppeteer and keep sessions between calls, or crawl a whole site in one job with path filters and webhooks.
Data Extraction API
Turn pages into JSON with ready-made models for products, articles, reviews and jobs, with CSS or XPath templates, or with plain-language AI prompts.
Screenshot API
Full-page or viewport captures in PNG, JPEG or WebP, with auto-scroll and scheduled captures sent to a webhook.
MCP server, CLI and SDKs
A hosted MCP server for Claude, Cursor, Cline and Windsurf, a command-line tool, and SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust and Scrapy.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

  • Zapier
  • Make
  • n8n
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • CrewAI
  • Scrapy
  • Cursor

Scrapfly is made by Joam Intelligence, LLC, and has been around since 2020.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

16/38

Other SERP and SEO data APIs it is graded above

Scrapfly's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 16 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 14.

It stands best on features (B, above 26 of 38) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $30 a month, against a middle price of $29.49 for the category: 14 of the 25 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 39 SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, cut by the letter each got. Scrapfly’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 38
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 38
  • BFeaturesAbove 26 of 38
  • CEase of useAbove 0 of 38
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 38

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 26 SERP and SEO data APIs. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Scrapfly is the marked dot.

C2.0B3.0A4.0$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessScrapflySerpBaseApifyZenserpScrape.do

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

To replace Scrapfly 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.

It costs $360 a year.

What you could not

  • Search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.
  • It plugs into other products, Zapier, Make and n8n among them, and has an API.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Scrapfly’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.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

ScrapingBee, ZenRows, ScraperAPI, Zyte and Scrapingdog

The 5 tools Scrapfly is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

13

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Scrapfly free?

No, Scrapfly is a paid product, but you can try it first. 1,000 free API credits on sign-up, no card needed and no time limit.

How much does Scrapfly cost?

Scrapfly lists 5 plans. Discovery: $30 per month for 200,000 API credits.

What platforms does Scrapfly work on?

Scrapfly is available on Web.

Does Scrapfly have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Scrapfly is listed for Web.

Does Scrapfly have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Scrapfly is listed for Web.

Is Scrapfly open source?

Scrapfly is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.

Does Scrapfly have an API?

Yes. Scrapfly offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Scrapfly integrate with?

Scrapfly's listing names Zapier, Make, n8n, LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, Scrapy and Cursor.

Who makes Scrapfly?

Scrapfly is made by Joam Intelligence, LLC. It dates from 2020.

What are the alternatives to Scrapfly?

The closest alternatives to Scrapfly in our directory are ScrapingBee, ZenRows, ScraperAPI, Zyte and Scrapingdog.

How does Scrapfly compare with other SERP and SEO data APIs?

Scrapfly's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 16 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 14.

Is Scrapfly good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Scrapfly C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $30 a month, against a middle price of $29.49 for the category: 14 of the 25 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Scrapfly?

To replace Scrapfly you would be making search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Scrapfly’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 24, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Scrapfly's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Joam Intelligence, LLC. Prices change, so check scrapfly.io before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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