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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Serply

The Insider’s Guide

Prepaid Google search API with a hosted MCP server for AI agents

Serply, as pictured on serply.io

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

Made by Serply, Inc. · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.6GPA

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

2.6

GPA, above 31 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade

Serply is a search API aimed at AI applications. Twelve REST endpoints cover Google Search, News, Maps, Images, Jobs, Scholar, Video and Product results, Bing, Reddit and eBay, plus a scraper that returns any page as markdown, and a hosted MCP server gives agents the same data as fourteen tools. It sells prepaid credit packs that never expire, at one credit per successful uncached request.

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

Judged on how fast a developer gets a first result: one key and one set of headers for every endpoint, and a hosted MCP server.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for prepaid Google searches for AI agents

    Serply sells prepaid packs of Google, Bing, Reddit and eBay searches that never expire, from $5, with a hosted MCP server for AI agents.

  2. 2

    What it costs

    Paid plans start at $5 one-time for 2,500 credits (1 credit = 1 request), used as you go.

  3. 3

    You can try it first

    2,500 free credits for new accounts, usable for 30 days, no card required

  4. 4

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  5. 5

    Google search endpoints

    Organic results with the answer box, plus News, Maps, Images, Jobs, Scholar, Video and Product search, under one key and one set of headers.

  6. 6

    Bing, Reddit and eBay

    Bing results with ads and shopping ads, Reddit subreddits, posts, users and comment trees, and eBay search.

  7. 7

    Pages as markdown

    A scraping endpoint fetches any public page and returns it as markdown or JSON, with proxies, retries and CAPTCHAs handled by Serply.

  8. 8

    A 2.6 GPA, above 31 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 Serply 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.

Serply at a glance

Pricing
Free trial, from $5 one-time for 2,500 credits (1 credit = 1 request), used as you go
Free plan
No
Free trial
2,500 free credits for new accounts, usable for 30 days, no card required
Runs on
Web
Made by
Serply, Inc.
Category
SERP & SEO Data APIs
Our grade
2.6 GPA, good

The report card

Best for prepaid Google searches for AI agents

Serply sells prepaid packs of Google, Bing, Reddit and eBay searches that never expire, from $5, with a hosted MCP server for AI agents. Location stops at a proxy country, with 14 listed, so it won't show you rankings for a city, and the free sign-up credits lapse after 30 days.

ToolGPA report cardSerplyGraded Oct 23, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyA$5 buys 2,500 requests that never expire, a first spend under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter, at $2 per 1,000; the $49 pack is $0.98. Unused credits can be refunded in proportion within 30 days.
Free plan and trialCNo free plan: 2,500 credits for new accounts with no card, and they lapse after 30 days.
FeaturesCGoogle Search, News, Maps, Images, Jobs, Scholar, Video and Product, plus Bing, Reddit, eBay and pages as markdown. The gap for SEO work: location is a proxy country, and the homepage lists 14 of them.
Ease of useCJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: one key and one set of headers for every endpoint, and a hosted MCP server. No rating on record.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb, with an API and a hosted MCP server for Claude, Cursor and Windsurf. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top.
Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.6

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 Serply is for

  • Fits if you're grounding an AI agent in live Google results through MCP
  • Works for low or uneven volumes where a monthly plan would go unused

Who it is not for

  • Skip it if you need rankings by city, since location is a proxy country and 14 are listed
  • Watch out: the 2,500 free sign-up credits lapse after 30 days
  • Pricey if you stay on small packs, at $2 per 1,000 on Micro against $0.75 from Pro up

Good to know

Good for

  • Grounding AI agents in live Google results through MCP
  • Low or irregular volumes where a monthly plan would go unused
  • Teams moving off Google's Custom Search JSON API

Worth knowing

  • Every endpoint, MCP tool calls included, costs one credit per request; the rate falls from $2.00 per 1,000 on Micro to $0.75 from Pro up.
  • Cached responses and failed requests cost nothing, and purchased credits never expire.
  • The 2,500 free sign-up credits lapse after 30 days.
  • Unused purchased credits are refunded in proportion if asked within 30 days of the charge.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

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

$5 one-time

To start

Serply is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $5 one-time for 2,500 credits (1 credit = 1 request), used as you go.

  • Micro Pack

    $5

    one-time pack of 2,500 credits, used as you go

    $2.00 per 1,000 requests; the smallest top-up once the free credits run out.

  • Starter Pack

    $15

    one-time pack of 10,000 credits, used as you go

    $1.50 per 1,000 requests.

  • Growth Pack

    $49

    one-time pack of 50,000 credits, used as you go

    $0.98 per 1,000 requests, the pack Serply recommends for production use.

  • Pro Pack

    $375

    one-time pack of 500,000 credits, used as you go

    $0.75 per 1,000 requests, the lowest self-serve rate.

  • Scale Pack

    $1,875

    one-time pack of 2,500,000 credits, used as you go

    Keeps the $0.75 per 1,000 rate in a larger balance.

  • Max Pack

    $7,500

    one-time pack of 10,000,000 credits, used as you go

    $0.75 per 1,000 requests; higher volumes and invoicing through enterprise pricing by email.

Trying it first

2,500 free credits for new accounts, usable for 30 days, no card required

Read from serply.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

Prepaid Google search API with a hosted MCP server for AI agents. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, sERP API.

Google Search, News, Maps, Images, Jobs, Scholar, Video and Product, plus Bing, Reddit, eBay and pages as markdown.
From our grade for features
Google search endpoints
Organic results with the answer box, plus News, Maps, Images, Jobs, Scholar, Video and Product search, under one key and one set of headers.
Bing, Reddit and eBay
Bing results with ads and shopping ads, Reddit subreddits, posts, users and comment trees, and eBay search.
Pages as markdown
A scraping endpoint fetches any public page and returns it as markdown or JSON, with proxies, retries and CAPTCHAs handled by Serply.
Hosted MCP server
Point Claude, Cursor or another MCP client at Serply's server with an API key to get fourteen search and Reddit tools, billed like REST calls.
Location and device headers
Set the proxy country and a desktop or mobile user agent per request; the homepage lists 14 countries.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • MCP

Serply is made by Serply, Inc.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

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

31/38

Other SERP and SEO data APIs it is graded above

Serply's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 31 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).

Each grade against the category

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

  • AValue for moneyAbove 35 of 38
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 38
  • CFeaturesAbove 1 of 38
  • CEase of useAbove 0 of 38
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 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 Serply 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 2.6 is higher than 31 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade. It costs $5, paid once.

What you could not

  • Search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.
  • It plugs into other products, Claude, Cursor and Windsurf among them, and has an API.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

What this rests on. Serply’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, Brave Search API and Scavio

The 5 tools Serply 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

12

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 Serply free?

No, Serply is a paid product, but you can try it first. 2,500 free credits for new accounts, usable for 30 days, no card required.

How much does Serply cost?

Serply lists 6 plans. Micro Pack: $5 one-time pack of 2,500 credits, used as you go.

What platforms does Serply work on?

Serply is available on Web.

Does Serply have an Android app?

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

Does Serply have an iPhone app?

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

Is Serply open source?

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

Does Serply have an API?

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

What does Serply integrate with?

Serply's listing names Claude, Cursor, Windsurf and MCP. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Serply?

Serply is made by Serply, Inc.

What are the alternatives to Serply?

The closest alternatives to Serply in our directory are Serper, SerpApi, SearchApi, Brave Search API and Scavio.

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

Serply's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 31 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 3.

Could I make my own version of Serply?

To replace Serply 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 Serply’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 Serply'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 Serply, Inc. Prices change, so check serply.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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