# Simplescraper review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Point-and-click web scraper that sends data to sheets and APIs Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Simplescraper turns pages into datasets: select the data on a site through a Chrome extension or the dashboard, and it can run on a schedule and deliver results to Google Sheets, Airtable, Zapier, webhooks or an AI agent. It also offers bulk scraping, AI extraction, change monitoring and an API. - **Category:** Automation - **Made by:** Simplescraper - **Website:** https://simplescraper.io - **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you scrape at volume on Free, since only 5-page browser runs are free. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Simplescraper has a free plan, and paid plans start at $39 per month, billing term not shown. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Browser runs of up to 5 pages are free, with 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Browser runs of up to 5 pages, plus 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping. | | Plus | $39 per month, billing term not shown | 6,000 credits, unlimited scrapers, scheduling, bulk scraping, change monitoring and Sheets, Airtable, Zapier and webhook delivery. | | Pro | $70 per month, billing term not shown | 15,000 credits and the scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs, on top of Plus. | | Premium | $150 per month, billing term not shown | 40,000 credits for broader scraping and monitoring, on top of Pro. | | Scale | $249 per month, billing term not shown | 100,000 credits, a scraper setup service and priority support. | Read from https://simplescraper.io/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Simplescraper before buying. ## Key features - **Point-and-click scrapers:** Click the data you want on a page and it becomes a scraper, used through the Chrome extension or the dashboard. - **Bulk scraping:** Run a scraper over a list of links, such as a thousand product pages at once, and collect the rows into one dataset. - **AI extraction:** Describe the data you want in plain language and the page is returned as a table, Markdown or JSON. - **Scheduling and delivery:** Scrapers run on a schedule and send results to Google Sheets, Airtable, Zapier, webhooks or an AI agent over MCP. - **Change monitoring:** Website change monitoring is listed on the Plus plan and above and flags what changed since the last run. ## Good for - Collecting prices, listings, leads or job postings without writing code - Feeding scraped data into spreadsheets or other apps on a schedule ## Worth knowing - The pricing section does not say whether the monthly prices assume monthly or annual billing. - Scraping is metered in credits, and longer runs and cloud scraping use them. - The scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs start on the Pro plan. - The pricing shown sits on the homepage; no separate detailed pricing page was readable. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Simplescraper lets you point at a web page, pick what to collect and send it to Google Sheets, Airtable or Zapier. Scraping is metered in credits and the scrape APIs start on the $70 Pro plan. - **Value for money: C.** Plus is $39 a month, between the cheapest quarter ($13.49) and the dearer quarter ($50) of automation tools. The listing does not say whether that is a monthly or annual rate. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free tier covers browser runs of up to 5 pages, with 100 starting credits for longer runs and cloud scraping, so you will hit the cap. - **Features: C.** Point-and-click scrapers, bulk scraping, AI extraction, scheduling and change monitoring. The scrape, screenshot and AI extraction APIs only start on Pro. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You build each scraper on a page, and credits need watching. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web app plus a Chrome extension, with Google Sheets, Airtable and Zapier listed. No desktop or phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Simplescraper's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Note: the pricing figures could not be re-read on its page. ## Where it stands among automation tools - Simplescraper's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 54 of the 134 other automation tools we grade, and level with 35. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 39 of 134) and worst on features (C, above 2). - Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $22.17 for the category: 44 of the 65 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/automation ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Simplescraper you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $468 a year. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Sheets, Airtable, Zapier, Chrome **Tags:** No-code, Workflow automation, AI features, Public API ## Alternatives - [Browse AI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/browse-ai): No-code web scraping and website change monitoring. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/browse-ai-vs-simplescraper) - [Hexomatic](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hexomatic): No-code web scraping and workflow automation with built-in tasks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hexomatic-vs-simplescraper) - [Axiom.ai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/axiom-ai): Browser automation and web scraping bots, built without code. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/axiom-ai-vs-simplescraper) - [Parabola](https://toolgpa.com/tools/parabola): Agent builder for finance and operations teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/parabola-vs-simplescraper) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://simplescraper.io/pricing - https://simplescraper.io Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/simplescraper Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).