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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Serpdog

The Insider’s Guide

Google SERP API with a lighter half-price endpoint and scraping APIs

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

Made by Serpdog · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.0GPA

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 Serpdog’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Serpdog’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

2.0

GPA, above 1 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade

Serpdog is a data extraction API with endpoints for Google Search, Maps, News, Shopping, Images, Videos, Scholar, Jobs, Finance and Autocomplete, plus Bing, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart, Yelp and LinkedIn Jobs. Results come back as JSON or raw HTML for any country, and a general web scraping API renders JavaScript and can route through premium residential proxies.

To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Serpdog, taken from its own pages and our grades.

Its website blocks automated readers, so its prices couldn't be checked, and its documentation hasn't been updated in about two years.
From our report card of Serpdog
  1. 1

    Best for Google endpoints with a cheaper Lite search

    Serpdog has endpoints for Google Search, Maps, News, Shopping and Scholar, plus Bing, YouTube, Amazon and a web scraper.

  2. 2

    There is a free plan

    Its documentation, last updated about two years ago, describes a free plan of 1,000 requests a month; current plan terms could not be read.

  3. 3

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  4. 4

    Google Search API

    Google results for any country and language, with location encoding, date ranges, result counts, paging, safe search and a choice of Google domain.

  5. 5

    Lite and Advanced search

    A Lite endpoint returns results faster with fewer SERP features at half the cost of the Advanced endpoint, which parses the full set.

  6. 6

    Other Google endpoints

    Maps with reviews, photos and posts, plus News, Shopping, Product, Images, Videos, Scholar, Jobs, Finance and Autocomplete.

  7. 7

    A 2.0 GPA, above 1 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.

  8. 8

    Keep it

    To replace Serpdog 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.

Serpdog at a glance

Pricing
Free plan
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web
Made by
Serpdog
Category
SERP & SEO Data APIs
Our grade
2.0 GPA, fair

The report card

Best for Google endpoints with a cheaper Lite search

Serpdog has endpoints for Google Search, Maps, News, Shopping and Scholar, plus Bing, YouTube, Amazon and a web scraper. Its website blocks automated readers, so its prices couldn't be checked, and its documentation hasn't been updated in about two years.

ToolGPA report cardSerpdogGraded Oct 23, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyCNo price is on record. Serpdog's website turned our reader away, so neither its prices nor its plan limits could be confirmed; check them yourself before you pay.
Free plan and trialCIts documentation, last updated about two years ago, describes a free plan of 1,000 requests a month. Whether that still stands couldn't be confirmed.
FeaturesCGoogle Search with Lite and Advanced endpoints, Maps, News, Shopping, Scholar and Jobs, plus Bing, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart and a web scraper. The documentation is about two years old, so the listing can't show what's current.
Ease of useCJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: documented endpoints, with requests retried for up to 60 seconds. No rating on record, and the docs haven't been updated in about two years.
Platforms and integrationsCWeb only, with a REST API and no client libraries or integrations named in the listing. No desktop or phone app.
Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.0

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 Serpdog is for

  • Fits if you want Google results and Amazon or YouTube data under one key
  • Works for bulk rank checks where the half-price Lite endpoint returns enough

Who it is not for

  • Watch out: prices and plan limits couldn't be confirmed, so read its pricing page before paying
  • Watch out: the documentation was last updated about two years ago, so endpoints may have changed
  • Skip it if you want client libraries or ready-made integrations, as the listing names none

Good to know

Good for

  • Developers who want Google results and other sources under one API key
  • Cheaper bulk rank checks through the Lite search endpoint

Worth knowing

  • Serpdog's website blocks automated readers, so prices and plan limits could not be confirmed; check its pricing before buying.
  • Requests are retried for up to 60 seconds, and only successful responses are charged.
  • The documentation was last updated about two years ago, so some endpoints may have changed since.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

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

Serpdog's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.

Serpdog's website turned our reader away, so neither its prices nor its plan limits could be confirmed; check them yourself before you pay.
From our grade for value for money

We could not confirm Serpdog’s current prices from its own site, so this guide lists no plans. serpdog.io has them.

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

Google SERP API with a lighter half-price endpoint and scraping APIs. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, sERP API.

The documentation is about two years old, so the listing can't show what's current.
From our grade for features
Google Search API
Google results for any country and language, with location encoding, date ranges, result counts, paging, safe search and a choice of Google domain.
Lite and Advanced search
A Lite endpoint returns results faster with fewer SERP features at half the cost of the Advanced endpoint, which parses the full set.
Other Google endpoints
Maps with reviews, photos and posts, plus News, Shopping, Product, Images, Videos, Scholar, Jobs, Finance and Autocomplete.
Other sources
Bing search, YouTube search, Amazon and Walmart product data, Yelp search and LinkedIn job postings through their own endpoints.
Web scraping API
Fetch any page's HTML with headless JavaScript rendering, a wait time for heavy pages, and premium residential proxies by country.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

Its own pages name no integrations.

Serpdog is made by Serpdog.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

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

1/38

Other SERP and SEO data APIs it is graded above

Serpdog's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 5.

Each grade against the category

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

  • CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 38
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 38
  • CFeaturesAbove 1 of 38
  • CEase of useAbove 0 of 38
  • CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 38

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 Serpdog 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: 32 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs grade higher.

What you could not

  • Search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.
  • An API that other software can build on.

What this rests on. Serpdog’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

Scrapingdog, SerpApi, Serper, HasData and SearchApi

The 5 tools Serpdog 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

10

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 Serpdog free?

Serpdog has a free plan. Its documentation, last updated about two years ago, describes a free plan of 1,000 requests a month; current plan terms could not be read.

What platforms does Serpdog work on?

Serpdog is available on Web.

Does Serpdog have an Android app?

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

Does Serpdog have an iPhone app?

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

Is Serpdog open source?

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

Does Serpdog have an API?

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

Who makes Serpdog?

Serpdog is made by a company of the same name.

What are the alternatives to Serpdog?

The closest alternatives to Serpdog in our directory are Scrapingdog, SerpApi, Serper, HasData and SearchApi.

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

Serpdog's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 5.

Could I make my own version of Serpdog?

To replace Serpdog 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 Serpdog’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Serpdog's own documentation on 23 October 2026; its website turned our reader away, so its prices could not be checked. 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 Serpdog. Prices change, so check serpdog.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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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.

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Serpdog’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. Serpdog is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Serpdog. Prices and plans change: check serpdog.io before you buy.