The SerpBase Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about SerpBase in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
SerpBase
The Insider’s Guide
Search, social and shopping data API with 47 endpoints on one key
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SERP and SEO data APIs, read from SerpBase’s own pages.
Made by SerpBase · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from SerpBase’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on SerpBase’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
2.8
GPA, above 35 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade
SerpBase is a data API with 47 endpoints that return clean JSON from Google (web, images, news, maps, shopping, jobs, scholar, trends and more), Bing and DuckDuckGo, as well as social sites, online stores and plain web pages. Each endpoint has a fixed price of 1 to 3 credits, and credits come from small monthly subscriptions or prepaid packs that do not expire.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about SerpBase, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Judged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a fixed credit price per endpoint and an MCP server.
- 1
Best for Google plus social and shop data on one key
SerpBase has 47 endpoints that return JSON from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, social sites and online stores at a fixed 1 to 3 credits each, from a $3 monthly plan or prepaid packs.
- 2
Paid plans start at $3 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $3 per month for 10,000 credits.
- 3
You can try it first
100 free credits for every new account, no card needed
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Google search endpoints
Web, images, news, videos, shopping, jobs, scholar, books, finance, patents, Play and Trends, plus autocomplete and Google Maps search, places and reviews.
- 6
Parsed Google results
Web search JSON includes organic results, the knowledge graph, the AI overview, People also ask and other modules on the page.
- 7
Bing and DuckDuckGo
Web search endpoints for Bing and DuckDuckGo, each at 1 credit a request.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 35 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
Keep it
To replace SerpBase 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.
SerpBase at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $3 per month for 10,000 credits
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 100 free credits for every new account, no card needed
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- SerpBase
- Category
- SERP & SEO Data APIs
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for Google plus social and shop data on one key
SerpBase has 47 endpoints that return JSON from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, social sites and online stores at a fixed 1 to 3 credits each, from a $3 monthly plan or prepaid packs. Requests that run but fail may still use credits, and the request rate only rises with what you've prepaid, starting at 2 a second.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Starter Boost is $3 a month for 10,000 credits, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter, and a $10 pack of 20,000 credits has no calendar expiry. A Google web search is 1 credit, so that's $0.25 to $0.50 per 1,000. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan: 100 credits for a new account with no card, enough for a quick test and no more. |
| Features | B | Google web, images, news, video, shopping, jobs, scholar, Trends and Maps, with the AI overview and People also ask parsed out, plus Bing, DuckDuckGo, social sites, stores and plain page scraping. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | C | Judged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a fixed credit price per endpoint and an MCP server. No rating on record, and the request rate depends on how much you've prepaid in total. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with an API, an open-source MCP server and an agent skill for Claude, Codex, Cursor, Cline and OpenClaw. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
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 SerpBase is for
- Fits if you want Google, social and shop data on one key for a few dollars
- Works for AI agents that call search through MCP
Who it is not for
- Watch out: requests that ran but failed may still use credits, and only failures proven never to have run are refunded
- Tight if you need speed, as the rate starts at 2 requests a second and only prepaid packs raise it, not subscriptions
- Watch out: the $3 plan's credits are time-limited, and Maps, Shopping, Jobs, Scholar and Trends cost 2 credits a request
- Watch out: used credits are generally not refundable, and the payment reseller's refund terms apply too
- Tight if you're testing, as new accounts get 100 free credits
Good to know
Good for
- Developers who need Google results and other sources on one key
- Small projects: plans start at $3 a month or a $10 pack
- AI agents that call search through MCP
Worth knowing
- Google web, image, news and video searches cost 1 credit; Maps searches, Shopping, Jobs, Scholar and Trends 2; Maps place details 3.
- Requests that ran but failed may still use credits; only failures proven never to have run are refunded automatically.
- The request rate rises with total prepaid top-ups, from 2 a second at $3 to 50 at $1,000; subscriptions do not count toward it.
- Used credits are generally not refundable; payments go through a reseller such as Paddle, whose refund terms also apply.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$3
A month to start
SerpBase is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $3 per month for 10,000 credits.
Starter Boost
$3
per month for 10,000 credits
A monthly subscription with time-limited credits at $0.30 per 1,000; it does not raise the request rate.
Starter
$10
one-time for 20,000 credits, no calendar expiry
Prepaid pack at $0.50 per 1,000 credits, with 2 requests a second.
Growth
$50
one-time for 125,000 credits, no calendar expiry
Prepaid pack at $0.40 per 1,000 credits, with 5 requests a second.
Pro Monthly
$100
per month for 400,000 credits
A monthly subscription at $0.25 per 1,000 credits, with 10 requests a second.
Pro
$200
one-time for 570,000 credits, no calendar expiry
Prepaid pack at $0.35 per 1,000 credits, with 15 requests a second.
Business
$500
one-time for 1,500,000 credits, no calendar expiry
Prepaid pack at $0.33 per 1,000 credits and 15 requests a second. An Enterprise pack is $1,000 for 3.3M credits at 50 a second.
Trying it first
100 free credits for every new account, no card needed
Read from serpbase.dev 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
Search, social and shopping data API with 47 endpoints on one key. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, sERP API.
Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job.
- Google search endpoints
- Web, images, news, videos, shopping, jobs, scholar, books, finance, patents, Play and Trends, plus autocomplete and Google Maps search, places and reviews.
- Parsed Google results
- Web search JSON includes organic results, the knowledge graph, the AI overview, People also ask and other modules on the page.
- Bing and DuckDuckGo
- Web search endpoints for Bing and DuckDuckGo, each at 1 credit a request.
- Social and shopping data
- Reddit, TikTok, X and YouTube (including transcripts), Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Flipkart and Myntra, and Zillow property search.
- Web scrape and crawl
- Fetch or crawl ordinary web pages through the same key, at 1 credit per request.
- MCP server and agent skill
- An open-source MCP server and a portable skill let Claude, Codex, Cursor, Cline and other agents call SerpBase with your key.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Claude
- Codex
- Cursor
- Cline
- OpenClaw
SerpBase is made by SerpBase.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
35/38
Other SERP and SEO data APIs it is graded above
SerpBase's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 35 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 35 of 38) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $3 a month, against a middle price of $29.49 for the category: 0 of the 25 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 39 SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, cut by the letter each got. SerpBase’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 35 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. SerpBase is the marked dot.
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 SerpBase 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 35 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade. It costs $36 a year.
What you could not
- Search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.
- It plugs into other products, Claude, Codex and Cursor among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. SerpBase’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
Serper, SerpApi, SearchApi, Serpshot and Autom
The 5 tools SerpBase is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Serper
Free trial · from $50 one-time
- 2.4GPA
SerpApi
Free plan · from $25/mo
Real-time search results API for Google and dozens of other engines.
- SerpApi has a free plan. SerpBase does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.4GPA
SearchApi
Free trial · from $40/mo
Real-time SERP API for Google, AI answers and dozens of other sites.
- 2.4GPA
Serpshot
Free trial · from $19 one-time
Google SERP API sold in one-time credit packs, no subscription.
- 2.4GPA
Autom
Free trial · from $50 one-time
SERP API for Google, Bing, Brave and Perplexity, one credit each.
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 SerpBase free?
No, SerpBase is a paid product, but you can try it first. 100 free credits for every new account, no card needed.
How much does SerpBase cost?
SerpBase lists 6 plans. Starter Boost: $3 per month for 10,000 credits.
What platforms does SerpBase work on?
SerpBase is available on Web.
Does SerpBase have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SerpBase is listed for Web.
Does SerpBase have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SerpBase is listed for Web.
Is SerpBase open source?
SerpBase is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does SerpBase have an API?
Yes. SerpBase offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does SerpBase integrate with?
SerpBase's listing names Claude, Codex, Cursor, Cline and OpenClaw. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes SerpBase?
SerpBase is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to SerpBase?
The closest alternatives to SerpBase in our directory are Serper, SerpApi, SearchApi, Serpshot and Autom.
How does SerpBase compare with other SERP and SEO data APIs?
SerpBase's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 35 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 3.
Is SerpBase good value for money?
ToolGPA grades SerpBase A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3 a month, against a middle price of $29.49 for the category: 0 of the 25 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of SerpBase?
To replace SerpBase 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 SerpBase’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 SerpBase'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 SerpBase. Prices change, so check serpbase.dev before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- SerpBase, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/serpbase
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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- Decodo SERP Scraping API Insider's GuideSERP scraping for Google, Bing and more, inside a web data API2.8 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what SerpBase’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. SerpBase is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by SerpBase. Prices and plans change: check serpbase.dev before you buy.