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ScrapingBee vs ScraperAPI

ScrapingBee Web Scraping API is cheaper at all three volumes. 100,000 pages: ScrapingBee Web Scraping API is $99/mo on Startup, ScraperAPI ScraperAPI is $149/mo on Startup; 500,000 pages: ScrapingBee Web Scraping API is $249/mo on Business, ScraperAPI ScraperAPI is $475/mo on Scaling; 2 million pages: ScrapingBee Web Scraping API is $999/mo on Enterprise 14, ScraperAPI ScraperAPI is $1,975/mo on Advanced. All prices are for 20% JavaScript, medium bot protection, US targets, 40 concurrent requests, monthly billing.

Pricing checked Nov 14, 2026 · 0.1.0 · cost wins ScrapingBee 3 – ScraperAPI 0

MetricScrapingBee Web Scraping API

Scraping API · Credits

ScraperAPI ScraperAPI

Scraping API · Credits

Cost for the same workload
100,000 pagesper month

$99

Startup · $0.99 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$149

Startup · $1.49 per 1K pages

500,000 pagesper month

$249

Business · $0.498 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$475

Scaling · $0.95 per 1K pages

2 million pagesper month

$999

Enterprise 14 · $0.4995 per 1K pages

Cheaper at this volume

$1,975

Advanced · $0.9875 per 1K pages

BillingCreditsCredits
Capabilities
JavaScript renderingYesYes
Premium proxyYesYes
Country targetingYesYes
City targetingNoNo
Sticky sessionYesYes
ScreenshotYesYes
AI extractionYesNot documented
Async requestNot documentedYes
Limits
session duration
  • 300 seconds
  • 900 seconds
request timeout
  • 140 seconds
  • 60 seconds
geotargeting countriesNot documented
  • US · hobby
  • US · startup
Things to know
Billing notes
  • render_js defaults to true, so a request with default options costs 5 credits, not 1.
  • No metered overage. When credits run out, upgrade, renew early, or buy a one-off pack (pack prices are only shown in the dashboard).
  • Stealth proxy is only offered together with JS rendering.
  • 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.

“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: ScrapingBee Web Scraping API — $99/mo on Startup
  • 500k: ScrapingBee Web Scraping API — $249/mo on Business
  • 2M: ScrapingBee Web Scraping API — $999/mo on Enterprise 14

Switch to ScraperAPI when…

  • It documents async request, which the other does not.

Stay with ScrapingBee when…

  • It is cheaper for this workload: $249/month versus $475/month.
  • It documents ai extraction, which the other does not.

ScrapingBee vs ScraperAPI FAQ

Is ScrapingBee cheaper than ScraperAPI?

It depends on volume. 100,000 pages: $99/mo on Startup vs $149/mo on Startup; 500,000 pages: $249/mo on Business vs $475/mo on Scaling; 2 million pages: $999/mo on Enterprise 14 vs $1,975/mo on Advanced. Prices are list prices for 20% JavaScript, medium bot protection, US targets, 40 concurrent requests, monthly billing, checked Nov 14, 2026.

What is the difference between ScrapingBee and ScraperAPI?

ScrapingBee bills by credits; ScraperAPI 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 ScrapingBee Web Scraping API, JavaScript rendering is documented as supported. For ScraperAPI ScraperAPI, JavaScript rendering is documented as supported. The cheaper option at your volume is in the cost table above.

Can I switch from ScrapingBee to ScraperAPI?

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.