ScraperAPI vs ScrapingBee
ScraperAPI
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ScrapingBee
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| Figure | ScraperAPI | ScrapingBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $19/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 15 | 5 |
| Spec score · Web Scraping Software | 6.7 (#10) | 7.9 (#3) |
| Spec score · Data Mining And Extraction Software | 6.5 (#21) | 7.8 (#13) |
| Spec score · SERP APIs | 6.9 (#28) | 8.2 (#5) |
| Spec score · Screenshot APIs | 6.9 (#36) | 8.1 (#16) |
| Spec score · Browser Automation Tools | 6.7 (#57) | 8.0 (#27) |
| Deployment | cloud, self hosted | cloud |
| Integrations | Playwright, n8n, LangChain, LlamaIndex, MCP, Zapier, Claude | The maker lists API, CLI, MCP, Python and Node.js SDKs, coding agents and IDEs, LangChain, ChatGPT, Claude, n8n, Make, and Zapier integrations. |
| Key features | REST scraping API · Asynchronous scraping API · JavaScript rendering · Rotating and premium proxies · CAPTCHA and bot-blocker bypass · Geotargeting with country codes · Structured-data parsing and output formats · Crawler and scheduled DataPipeline jobs | Headless Chrome JavaScript rendering · Rotating, premium, and stealth proxy options · JavaScript scenarios for scrolling, clicking, and form filling · Screenshots · CSS/XPath extraction rules · AI query and AI extraction rules · Google, Amazon, Walmart, YouTube, ChatGPT, and Gemini APIs · Concurrent request processing |
| Support | email, docs, community | email, chat, docs |
Plans
ScraperAPI
- FreePriced on request
- HobbyPriced on request
- Hobby (billed yearly)Priced on request
- StartupPriced on request
- Startup (billed yearly)Priced on request
- BusinessPriced on request
- Business (billed yearly)Priced on request
- ScalingPriced on request
- Scaling (billed yearly)Priced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
ScrapingBee
- Hobby$19 a month
- Freelance$49 a month
- Startup$99 a month
- Business$249 a month
- Business +$599 a month
In their own words
ScraperAPI
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ScrapingBee
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