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Free tiers and trials for scraping APIs and platforms - useful for smoke tests before you commit budget. Compare quotas, concurrency and whether a card is required.
14 tools · Free
Scraping API
Managed scraping API that returns page HTML or structured data while handling proxies, JavaScript rendering, and CAPTCHA challenges for you. Credits scale with render mode and hard domains such as Amazon, Google, or LinkedIn, so you can model unit cost before you buy volume.
Scraping API
Headless-browser scraping API for JS-heavy public pages, billed in credits across classic, premium, and stealth modes. Free credits let you smoke-test rendering and unblock behavior before you commit to a monthly bucket.
Scraping API
Universal Scraper API with transparent credit multipliers for JavaScript rendering and premium proxies. Includes a short trial so you can validate unblock modes before buying Developer, Startup, or Business buckets.
AI crawler
AI-oriented crawl and scrape API that returns LLM-ready markdown, HTML, or structured extracts from sites and sitemaps. Strong fit when your pipeline feeds agents or RAG rather than classic HTML parsing alone.
Reviewed catalog tools for this scrape category: pricing, capabilities, and vendor links.
Scraping API
Managed scraping API that returns page HTML or structured data while handling proxies, JavaScript rendering, and CAPTCHA challenges for you. Credits scale with render mode and hard domains such as Amazon, Google, or LinkedIn, so you can model unit cost before you buy volume.
Scraping API
Headless-browser scraping API for JS-heavy public pages, billed in credits across classic, premium, and stealth modes. Free credits let you smoke-test rendering and unblock behavior before you commit to a monthly bucket.
Scraping API
Universal Scraper API with transparent credit multipliers for JavaScript rendering and premium proxies. Includes a short trial so you can validate unblock modes before buying Developer, Startup, or Business buckets.
AI crawler
AI-oriented crawl and scrape API that returns LLM-ready markdown, HTML, or structured extracts from sites and sitemaps. Strong fit when your pipeline feeds agents or RAG rather than classic HTML parsing alone.
SERP API
SERP API that returns structured JSON for Google and other search engines, including organic results, ads, and rich features. Best when your unit of work is a search, not a full page scrape.
Cloud scraping platform
Cloud scraping platform with a marketplace of Actors, scheduling, datasets, and proxies. Prepaid platform usage funds compute (CUs) while many Actors also bill pay-per-event, so total cost depends on which scrapers you run.
No-code scraper
No-code robot builder that trains on your clicks to extract and monitor website data. Built for operators who want Google Sheets or webhook outputs without writing scrapers.
Scraping API
Crawling API billed per successful request with rates by domain complexity and regular vs JavaScript paths, plus Smart AI Proxy monthly credit plans for proxy-style integration.
Scraping API
Scraping API with monthly successful-credit plans where core features (proxies, JS rendering, geo-targeting, browser play) are unlocked on every tier. Free plan includes 1,000 credits and 5 concurrent requests with no card.
Scraping API
Web Scraper API sold in credit packs with a free trial, plus adjacent SERP, Unlocker, Scraping Browser, and proxy products on the same platform. Structured JSON, CSV, and XLSX outputs are part of the public positioning.
Scraping API
Scraper API with unlimited monthly plans priced by concurrent threads, or PAYG packs from roughly $0.13 to $0.35 per 1,000 requests. Free tier includes 1,500 requests per month plus a short unlimited trial.
Scraping API
Web Scraper API with Basic (datacenter) and Pro (residential + JavaScript) monthly request packages. Data Platform no-code access is included on Pro from Starter Project upward.
Scraping API
Modular Web Scraping API: pick Standard or Premium proxies and toggle JavaScript rendering per request, then pay per 1,000 successful requests on Free through Business monthly plans. Templates and MCP support are part of the product story.
Scraping API
Swiss-hosted Scraper API with PAYG or monthly credit plans, billed on successful results. Supports request vs browser modes, residential geotargeting, and AI enhancement options for structured output.
Choosing a free scraper is about running a decision-quality pilot - not finding unlimited free data forever. Free does not mean unlimited. You need enough credits, searches, or crawl pages to test your real URLs, modes, and parsers before you pay. Confirm monthly quotas, concurrency caps, and whether a card is required - free plans change often.
Use free tiers to answer three questions: Does the tool succeed on my sample? Which paid mode will I need next (render, premium proxy, JSON extract)? What will production cost after multipliers? A free plan that only allows basic mode can hide the true bill for JS-heavy sites such as LinkedIn or Amazon targets.
On ScraperDB this hub lists catalog tools with a documented free plan or trial. For classic page fetches, compare free paths on ScraperAPI, ScrapingBee, and ZenRows via the scraping APIs hub. For rankings, check SerpAPI on the Google hub. For RAG corpora, start with Firecrawl on AI crawlers. For Actors and workflows, see Apify; for operator monitors, see no-code scrapers and Browse AI.
When you outgrow free, re-compare paid plans using the traffic mix you learned in the pilot - not the marketing page you saw first. Credits are not pages: render and premium modes can cost 5–75× a basic request. Keep a second vendor shortlisted so a free-tier sunset or success dip does not block your roadmap.
Always re-verify current free quotas on the vendor site. ScraperDB publishes sourced snapshots and marks unknowns instead of inventing benchmarks.
Only collect public data you are authorized to access. Follow each platform’s terms, robots rules, and applicable law. ScraperDB does not publish bypass or evasion guides.
A practical shortlist process before you commit budget.
Write down the URLs, fields and modes you must validate. If free credits cannot cover that sample, the tier is not useful for a real decision.
Some free plans need a card or throttle concurrency too hard for a meaningful test. Prefer tiers that let you run production-like modes once.
If you will need JS render, premium proxies or JSON extract later, test those modes during the free window - not only the cheapest path.
Convert pilot results into monthly successful-page (or search) cost before picking a paid plan. Compare two vendors from the scraping APIs or AI crawlers hubs.
Match the job to the category before comparing brand names.
Smoke-test HTML/JSON fetches before paying - e.g. limited monthly credits on ScraperAPI, ScrapingBee or ZenRows.
Validate rank-tracking integrations with a small search budget (e.g. SerpAPI free searches).
Test markdown/RAG ingestion on a small site set before scaling crawl credits (e.g. Firecrawl).
Try Actors, workflows or hosted browsers with limited platform credits or browser hours before prepaid upgrades.
Several vendors list free tiers with limited monthly credits. Compare ScraperAPI, ScrapingBee, and ZenRows on the scraping APIs hub, then confirm live on each vendor site.
Rarely. Free tiers are for pilots. Production jobs usually need paid concurrency, higher credits and premium modes once volume grows.
Sometimes, but render may burn free credits quickly (often 5–25× a basic request). Read multiplier notes before assuming the free tier covers JS-heavy pages like LinkedIn or Amazon.
Not by itself. Pick the free tier that lets you validate your real modes and fields - then choose paid based on successful-page cost, not free-credit marketing.
Tools in this hub have a documented free plan or trial in our catalog snapshot - APIs, SERP (SerpAPI), AI crawlers (Firecrawl), platforms (Apify) and browser infra when applicable.
Often. Always re-check the vendor pricing page before you depend on a free quota in a roadmap or client estimate.
