What is ScrapingBee?
ScrapingBee focuses on giving developers clean HTML from modern, JavaScript-rendered sites without running Chrome fleets themselves. The default path often assumes rendering is on, which is useful for SPAs and anti-bot pages but must be priced carefully: classic without JS, classic with JS, premium+JS, and stealth+JS each consume different credit amounts. You integrate over HTTPS, pass the target URL and options, and receive HTML (or screenshots / other outputs depending on the endpoint) while ScrapingBee manages browsers and proxies.
Public plans start with a free 1,000-credit tier that typically does not require a card, then move into Freelance, Startup, Business, and higher buckets. Because JS is commonly enabled, headline credit totals are not page counts. Pilot with the exact mode you expect in production (classic vs premium vs stealth), measure success on your sample URLs, then map credits to monthly spend. ScrapingBee fits teams that want an API-shaped scraper rather than a no-code robot builder or a full actor marketplace.
Who ScrapingBee is for
Best for
- +JS-heavy public pages where a managed headless stack helps
- +Teams that want a free tier without a card for early tests
- +Scraping API workflows with explicit classic / premium / stealth modes
Skip if
- -You need a full actor marketplace or workflow platform (see Apify)
- -You want LLM-ready markdown crawl pipelines (see Firecrawl)
- -You only need SERP structured results
ScrapingBee pricing
Monthly credit plans from ScrapingBee’s public pricing. JS is commonly the default path - include that in cost models.
Subscriptions
Fixed monthly plans with included credits or requests
Free
Free tier- 1,000 credits
no card. classic no JS=1 · classic+JS=5 (default) · premium+JS=25 · stealth+JS=75
Freelance
- 250,000 credits
- 50 concurrent
≈250k regular pages or ≈50k default JS pages or ≈3.3k stealth+JS pages
Startup
- 1,000,000 credits
- 100 concurrent
1M credits · . Same credit matrix (1 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 75)
Business+
- 8,000,000 credits
- 400 concurrent
8M credits · . Same credit matrix. Custom plans available above this
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
JS rendering is default (5 credits). Premium/stealth multiply further (up to 75). Success rates not verified here.
See ScrapingBee in action
Product walkthrough or tutorial video so you can judge the workflow before you start a pilot.
FAQ
Does ScrapingBee require a credit card for the free plan?
Public materials indicate a free 1,000-credit tier that does not require a card. Confirm on scrapingbee.com before signing up.
How much does JavaScript rendering cost?
Classic with JS is listed at 5 credits (JS is default). Premium+JS is 25 credits; stealth+JS is 75 credits. Classic without JS is 1 credit.
What type of tool is ScrapingBee?
ScrapingBee 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: 1,000 credits, no credit card required.
How much does ScrapingBee 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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