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ScraperAPI vs ZenRows

ScraperAPI ScraperAPI is cheaper at all three volumes. 100,000 pages: ScraperAPI ScraperAPI is $149/mo on Startup, ZenRows Fetch (Universal Scraper API) is $251/mo on Growth G1; 500,000 pages: ScraperAPI ScraperAPI is $475/mo on Scaling, ZenRows Fetch (Universal Scraper API) is $749/mo on Scale S2; 2 million pages: ScraperAPI ScraperAPI is $1,975/mo on Advanced, ZenRows Fetch (Universal Scraper API) is $1,999/mo on Scale S4. All prices are for 20% JavaScript, medium bot protection, US targets, 40 concurrent requests, monthly billing.

Pricing checked Nov 13, 2026 · 0.1.0 · cost wins ScraperAPI 3 – ZenRows 0

MetricScraperAPI ScraperAPI

Scraping API · Credits

ZenRows Fetch (Universal Scraper API)

Scraping API · Credits

Cost for the same workload
100,000 pagesper month

$149

Startup · $1.49 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$251

Growth G1 · $2.51 per 1K pages

500,000 pagesper month

$475

Scaling · $0.95 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$749

Scale S2 · $1.50 per 1K pages

2 million pagesper month

$1,975

Advanced · $0.9875 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$1,999

Scale S4 · $0.9995 per 1K pages

BillingCreditsCredits
Capabilities
JavaScript renderingYesYes
Premium proxyYesYes
Country targetingYesYes
City targetingNoNot documented
Sticky sessionYesYes
ScreenshotYesYes
Async requestYesNot documented
Limits
session duration
  • 900 seconds
  • 600 seconds
request timeout
  • 60 seconds
Not documented
geotargeting countries
  • US · hobby
  • US · startup
Not documented
max response sizeNot documented
  • 5 MB · build-b1
  • 20 MB · scale-s1
Things to know
Billing notes
  • Credit costs are an absolute lookup table, not stacked multipliers (premium + render = 25, not 10 x 10).
  • How domain costs combine with render/premium parameters is not documented; the provider points to its urlcost endpoint. Only the documented case (a standard page without render/premium) is encoded; other combinations fall back to the generic rows and are flagged as unverified.
  • PAYG credits exist on Scaling and above but the per-credit rate is not published, so no overage is modelled; lower plans must upgrade.
  • Professional and Advanced currently show limited-time bonus credits (+250K / +500K), not included here.
  • Requests cancelled by the client before 70 seconds are billed.
  • Formerly "Universal Scraper API"; per-plan dollar-per-1K pricing from earlier years is obsolete.
  • Annual billing grants the full year's credits up front as one balance.
  • Country targeting requires premium proxies, so a geotargeted request costs at least 10 credits.
  • No metered overage; up to 10 top-up packs per billing period, usually pricier per credit than the plan. Unused top-up credits roll over once; unused plan credits expire at every renewal.
  • The "Pay as you go (agent storefront)" plan is sold at agents.zenrows.com to AI agents, which pay by card or USDC without a Zenrows account (an agent can also send its human a checkout link). It covers Fetch and Extract only; Batch, Browser Sessions and the CLI need a zenrows.com plan. No concurrency limit is published for it.
  • Site Not Found (RESP007) errors are also billed according to the error-code docs.

“Not documented” means the provider's pages don't say, not that the capability is missing. Estimates use list prices and exclude promotions and taxes; the provider's checkout is authoritative.

Cheapest at each volume

  • 100k: ScraperAPI ScraperAPI — $149/mo on Startup
  • 500k: ScraperAPI ScraperAPI — $475/mo on Scaling
  • 2M: ScraperAPI ScraperAPI — $1,975/mo on Advanced

Switch to ZenRows when…

  • Its billing model or limits fit your workload better; check the tables above and the product page before switching.

Stay with ScraperAPI when…

  • It is cheaper for this workload: $475/month versus $749/month.
  • It documents async request, which the other does not.

ScraperAPI vs ZenRows FAQ

Is ScraperAPI cheaper than ZenRows?

It depends on volume. 100,000 pages: $149/mo on Startup vs $251/mo on Growth G1; 500,000 pages: $475/mo on Scaling vs $749/mo on Scale S2; 2 million pages: $1,975/mo on Advanced vs $1,999/mo on Scale S4. Prices are list prices for 20% JavaScript, medium bot protection, US targets, 40 concurrent requests, monthly billing, checked Nov 13, 2026.

What is the difference between ScraperAPI and ZenRows?

ScraperAPI bills by credits; ZenRows bills by credits. The capability and limit tables above list the documented differences; billing notes list the add-ons that change the headline price.

Which is better for JavaScript-heavy pages?

For ScraperAPI ScraperAPI, JavaScript rendering is documented as supported. For ZenRows Fetch (Universal Scraper API), JavaScript rendering is documented as supported. The cheaper option at your volume is in the cost table above.

Can I switch from ScraperAPI to ZenRows?

The APIs are not drop-in replacements: endpoints, parameters and billing units differ. Check each product's docs before switching; this page compares published prices and documented capabilities, not migration effort.

More ways to compare

Product pages list the official sources and check dates. The methodology explains what the cost engine does and does not model.