Comparison / Crawlbase vs ScraperAPICrawlbase vs ScraperAPI.
Crawlbase vs ScraperAPI.
The ScraperAPI alternative.
Start without a plan: pay as you go, with proxies, CAPTCHA handling and 100+ built-in scrapers in every request. Get up to 5,000 free requests: 1,000 on signup, and more as you complete onboarding steps.
01 Why switch
Why teams move off ScraperAPI.
No plan to start
Pay as you go with no monthly fee. Subscriptions are optional credit blocks, not a gate to features.
One balance for every product
The same credits cover the Crawling API, Crawler, Smart AI Proxy and Cloud Storage, free credits included.
Proxies, CAPTCHA and scrapers included
Proxy rotation, CAPTCHA and block handling come with every request, and 100+ built-in scrapers cost the same as raw HTML.
02 Head to head
Crawlbase and ScraperAPI, side by side.
Same job, fewer moving parts. Here is how each handles the work, and why the difference matters for your bill and your uptime.
CrawlbaseScraperAPIWhy it matters
Pay as you go, no monthly feeMonthly plans; pay as you go only from the Scaling plan upBoth bill only successful requests. Crawlbase needs no plan to start.
99% average success rateAround 98% average success rateBoth are vendor figures, so test your own targets with free requests.
Up to 5,000 free requests, no card1,000 free credits a month, plus a 7-day 5,000-credit trialCrawlbase free credits work across every product, including the Crawler and Cloud Storage.
Country targeting with no plan tiersUS and EU only on entry plans; country targeting from Business upCountry-level data without upgrading your plan.
Real browser rendering at 2x a requestRendering costs 10 credits, 10x a basic requestJavaScript rendering adds less on top of the base rate.
Built-in Cloud Storage for resultsAsync results kept for up to 72 hoursRe-read crawled pages later without crawling them again.
99.99% network uptime, live status page99.9% uptime guaranteeBoth are built for production; check each status history.
03 Built for your use case
One API, every team.
Enterprise teams
Millions of requests with guaranteed uptime, advanced geotargeting for global collection, and dedicated account management with priority support.
Developers and startups
Start free with up to 5,000 requests, scale on pay-as-you-grow pricing, with full documentation and code examples.
Data scientists and analysts
Structured data from complex sites, multiple output formats (JSON, CSV, screenshots), and dynamic content captured by real browsers.
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Get up to 5,000 free requests: 1,000 on signup, and more as you complete onboarding steps.