What is ScraperAPI?
ScraperAPI is built for developers who want a single HTTP interface instead of operating proxy pools and headless browsers. You send a target URL with optional flags (render, premium proxies, country, and structured endpoints where available), and the service returns HTML or parsed fields after retries and unblock logic run on their side. That makes it a common shortlist pick for price monitoring, catalog enrichment, and other authorized public-data jobs where engineering time is more expensive than API credits.
Public pricing is organized as monthly credit buckets from Free and Hobby through Advanced, plus trial credits on some offers. A regular page is often about one credit, but JavaScript rendering, premium or ultra-premium proxies, and certain domains multiply the bill. Amazon, Google/Bing, and LinkedIn sit on higher published multipliers, so a LinkedIn or SERP-heavy mix can look nothing like a basic HTML crawl. Only successful requests are charged on the published model. Use the free tier and a small pilot of production-like URLs before you lock an annual commitment, and re-check scraperapi.com/pricing for the live credit matrix.
Who ScraperAPI is for
Best for
- +Teams that want a single HTTP API for proxies + render + CAPTCHA
- +Price monitoring and e-commerce catalog jobs on public pages
- +Workloads that can model credit multipliers into unit economics
Skip if
- -You need raw browser sessions (Playwright/Puppeteer control) - look at browser APIs
- -You only need structured Google/Bing SERP JSON - a SERP API may be cheaper
- -You refuse credit multipliers and want flat per-page billing only
ScraperAPI pricing
Monthly credit buckets from ScraperAPI’s public pricing. Regular ≈ 1 credit; JS/premium modes and hard domains cost more.
Fixed monthly plans with included credits or requests
Free
Free tier- 1,000 credits
- 5 concurrent
Regular page ≈ 1 credit. render=true = 10; premium+render = 25; ultra+render = 75
Hobby
$44.10/mo if billed yearly
- 100,000 credits
- 20 concurrent
geotarget US & EU. Same credit matrix: regular 1; render 10; premium+render 25; ultra+render 75. Amazon 5 · Google/Bing 25 · LinkedIn 30
Startup
$134.10/mo if billed yearly
- 1,000,000 credits
- 50 concurrent
1M credits · geotarget US & EU. Multipliers still apply
Business
$269.10/mo if billed yearly
- 3,000,000 credits
- 100 concurrent
3M credits · global geotarget. Multipliers still apply
Scaling
$427.50/mo if billed yearly
- 5,000,000 credits
- 200 concurrent
5M credits · PAYG overage available. Multipliers still apply
Professional
$877.50/mo if billed yearly
- 10,500,000 credits
- 300 concurrent
10.5M credits · PAYG overage. Multipliers still apply
Advanced
$1,777.50/mo if billed yearly
- 21,500,000 credits
- 500 concurrent
21.5M credits · PAYG overage. Multipliers still apply
Pricing snapshot · re-verify on the vendor site before committing volume.
Features & capabilities
Values from public docs and pricing pages. n/a means not verified yet, not a “no”.
Limitations
Credits ≠ pages. Domain and render multipliers apply (render 10, premium+render 25, ultra+render 75). Success rates not verified here.
See ScraperAPI in action
Product walkthrough or tutorial video so you can judge the workflow before you start a pilot.
FAQ
Is ScraperAPI free to start?
Yes. Public pricing lists a Free plan with 1,000 credits and 5 concurrent requests, plus a 7-day trial with 5,000 credits. Paid Hobby starts at $49/month for 100k credits.
Do credits equal pages?
No. Regular pages are ~1 credit, but render=true is 10, premium+render 25, ultra+render 75. Amazon is 5, Google/Bing 25, LinkedIn 30 per ScraperAPI docs.
Does ScraperAPI support JavaScript rendering?
Yes. Set render=true. It costs 10 credits alone, 25 with premium proxies, or 75 with ultra_premium.
What type of tool is ScraperAPI?
ScraperAPI is listed as a Scraping API. URL-in, data-out APIs for developers who need programmable extraction without running their own browser fleet.
Is there a free plan or trial?
A free plan is indicated: Free plan: 1,000 credits, 5 concurrent. Also advertised: 7-day trial with 5,000 credits, no card.
How much does ScraperAPI cost?
Public paid plans start at from $49 on our snapshot. Billing units differ by vendor (credits, searches, browser hours).
Does ScraperDB invent success rates?
No. We publish sourced pricing and capability signals and mark unknowns instead of inventing benchmarks.
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