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Scraping API Platforms
Commercial HTML-in/HTML-out APIs. Pricing is claimed from public pricing pages (Oct 2026) — we have not benchmarked them yet. Apify is the exception: we measure its ecosystem directly.
Data snapshot: October 21, 2026 · Directory updated October 21, 2026
| Listing | Vendor | Data | ^Runs/30d | ^Fail rate | Entry pricing (claimed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScrapingBee — ScrapingBee ↗ | ScrapingBee | Claimed | — | — | Hobby $19/mo (75k credits); Freelance $49/mo (250k credits) |
| ScraperAPI — ScraperAPI ↗ | ScraperAPI | Claimed | — | — | $49/mo for ~100k credits (claimed) |
| Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) — Scraping API ↗ | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Claimed | — | — | Free trial 1k credits; Hobby ~$49/mo for ~100k credits |
| Bright Data — Web Scraper API ↗ | Bright Data | Claimed | — | — | ~$0.70 per 1k requests (claimed — verify) |
| Oxylabs — Web Scraper API ↗ | Oxylabs | Claimed | — | — | from $49/mo (claimed — verify) |
| Zyte — Zyte API ↗ | Zyte | Claimed | — | — | ~$4-5 per 1k requests (claimed — verify) |
| Crawlbase — Crawlbase (ex ProxyCrawl) ↗ | Crawlbase | Claimed | — | — | from ~$50/mo (claimed — verify) |
| Firecrawl — Firecrawl ↗ | Firecrawl | Claimed | — | — | Free tier; paid from ~$16/mo (claimed — verify) |
| Browserless — Browserless ↗ | Browserless | Claimed | — | — | from ~$50/mo (claimed — verify) |
| ScrapingDog — ScrapingDog ↗ | ScrapingDog | Claimed | — | — | from ~$20/mo (claimed — verify) |
| Apify — Apify Platform + Store ↗ | Apify | Claimed | — | — | Free plan with $5 credit; Starter $49/mo (claimed) |
ScrapingBee — ScrapingBee
Hobby $19/mo (75k credits); Freelance $49/mo (250k credits)
Claimed
JS rendering · Stealth proxies · CAPTCHA handling
ScraperAPI — ScraperAPI
$49/mo for ~100k credits (claimed)
Claimed
JS rendering · Proxy rotation · Structured data parsing
Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) — Scraping API
Free trial 1k credits; Hobby ~$49/mo for ~100k credits
Claimed
JS rendering · Proxy rotation · E-commerce parsing
Bright Data — Web Scraper API
~$0.70 per 1k requests (claimed — verify)
Claimed
Pre-built parsers · JS rendering · Scheduled crawls
Oxylabs — Web Scraper API
from $49/mo (claimed — verify)
Claimed
Pre-built parsers · JS rendering · Proxy rotation
Zyte — Zyte API
~$4-5 per 1k requests (claimed — verify)
Claimed
JS rendering · HTTP+browser hybrid · Automatic retries
Crawlbase — Crawlbase (ex ProxyCrawl)
from ~$50/mo (claimed — verify)
Claimed
JS rendering · Anti-bot handling · Pay per success
Firecrawl — Firecrawl
Free tier; paid from ~$16/mo (claimed — verify)
Claimed
Markdown output · JS rendering · Anti-bot handling
Browserless — Browserless
from ~$50/mo (claimed — verify)
Claimed
Headless browsers · Puppeteer/Playwright · PDF & screenshots
ScrapingDog — ScrapingDog
from ~$20/mo (claimed — verify)
Claimed
JS rendering · Proxy rotation · Dedicated vertical APIs
Apify — Apify Platform + Store
Free plan with $5 credit; Starter $49/mo (claimed)
Claimed
Serverless actors · Schedules & webhooks · Datasets & storage
Commercial listings show claimed pricing from public vendor pages as of Oct 2026. We have not benchmarked these services yet — treat numbers as marketing until our D60 benchmarks land.