5× more scraping credits. Same price.
ScraperAPI charges $49/month for 100,000 API calls. ScrapingAnt gives you 100,000 credits at $19, or 500,000 at $49 — same headless Chrome, same proxy rotation, hosted MCP and AI extractor included.
Real free tier · failed requests cost 0 · cancel anytime
# Typical ScraperAPI call shape — host + api_key in params.
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.scraperapi.com",
params={
"api_key": "SCRAPERAPI_KEY",
"url": "https://example.com",
},
)# Just swap the host. Keep api_key in params.
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.scrapingant.com/v2/general",
params={
"x-api-key": "SCRAPINGANT_KEY",
"url": "https://example.com",
},
)# x-api-key works as a query param OR a header — your choice.
$ curl 'https://api.scrapingant.com/v2/general' \
--data-urlencode 'x-api-key=YOUR_API_KEY' \
--data-urlencode 'url=https://example.com'Why teams switch.
Same scraping capabilities — at a fraction of the cost, with a few extras ScraperAPI doesn't ship.
More credits per dollar
~$0.10 per 1K requests on Startup vs ~$0.49 on ScraperAPI Hobby.
See the math →Pay only for success
HTTP 200 only. Cloudflare blocks, 403s, 429s — all zero credits.
How it works →One key, whole platform
API, Markdown, AI extractor, MCP — all share the same credit pool.
What's included →~5× more credits, ~80% cheaper per call.
At $49/month, ScraperAPI Hobby gives you 100,000 credits — that's $0.49 per 1,000 requests. ScrapingAnt Startup at the same $49 gives you 500,000 credits — about $0.10 per 1,000. Same Chrome rendering, same proxy pools underneath. The price gap widens as you scale up.
- $19 plan covers 100K credits — ScraperAPI doesn't have a $19 tier
- 10,000 free credits every month, no card, no 7-day clock
- Failed requests don't count — only HTTP 200s burn credits
A 2-line diff, no auth refactor.
The request shape stays nearly identical. Swap api.scraperapi.com for api.scrapingant.com/v2/general and rename api_key → x-api-key. Our key works as a query param or an HTTP header — no auth layer to refactor. Your retries, timeouts, and error-handling logic don't move. Most teams migrate in under an hour.
- Two lines change — host and key name. Everything else stays put.
- Key as query param OR header — pick whichever your client prefers
- Run both keys side-by-side during cutover — separate metering
One key. The whole API platform.
JS-rendered HTML, LLM-ready Markdown, AI-extracted JSON, the hosted MCP server for your agents, country-level routing, and proxy-type selection per call — all share the same credit balance. One API key, one dashboard, one invoice. Stand-alone raw residential and datacenter proxies are separate GB-billed products on a different plan.
- /v2/general · /v2/markdown · /v2/extract all share the credit pool
- Hosted MCP for Claude / Cursor / Windsurf — same key, same pool
- Switch proxy mode per call with
proxy_type=residential— credits-only, no extra plan
Per-credit price drops every tier you climb.
Free → Enthusiast → Startup → Business → Custom. Each tier gives you more credits for the same dollar — $0.19 per 1K on Enthusiast, $0.10 on Startup, $0.083 on Business, $0.075 on Business Pro, and custom rates above 10 M credits. Same Chrome rendering, same proxy fleet, same MCP/AI/Markdown access at every level — only the volume math changes.
- Same capabilities at every tier — you don't pay extra to unlock features
- Upgrade or downgrade between tiers any time, prorated
- Custom volume past 10 M credits — talk to sales for the rate
How much would you save?
Drag the slider to your monthly volume. We'll pick the right plan on each side and show the gap.
What teams build after switching.
Common workloads we see migrate over — yours doesn't have to fit any of these.
E-commerce price tracking
Track SKU prices, stock, and reviews across thousands of products daily — at a fraction of the per-call cost.
Talk to us →SERP & rank monitoring
Daily Google / Bing / Yandex queries at scale — unlimited concurrency lets you cover bigger keyword sets.
Talk to us →Real estate listings
Address, price, beds, baths from regional portals — geo-targeted by country on every plan, no upgrade tax.
Talk to us →AI training corpora
Bulk-fetch domain content as Markdown for fine-tunes — same proxies, no separate billing per provider.
Talk to us →Lead enrichment
Hit public profile pages and return cleaned JSON via the AI extractor — schema-stable across messy sources.
Talk to us →AI agents on the open web
Hosted MCP server gives Claude / Cursor / Windsurf direct web access — same credit pool, same key.
Talk to us →
Pricing
Industry leading pricing that scales with your business.
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Plans
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Enthusiast
100K credits / mo
$19/mo
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★ Most Popular
Startup
500K credits / mo
$49/mo
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Business
3M credits / mo
$249/mo
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Business Pro
8M credits / mo
$599/mo
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Custom
10M+ credits / mo
$699+/mo
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| Monthly API credits | 100,000 | 500,000 | 3,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 10M+ |
| Support channel | Priority email | Priority email | Priority email | Priority + dedicated | |
| Integration help | Docs only | Custom code snippets | Debug sessions | Priority debug sessions | Full enterprise onboarding |
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| Start Free | Start Free → | Start Free | Start Free | Talk to Sales |
What teams are saying.
From solo developers shipping side projects to enterprise pipelines at Fortune 500s.
★★★★★ 5.0 on Capterra →★★★★★“Onboarding and API integration was smooth and clear. Everything works great. The support was excellent.”
★★★★★“Great communication with co-founders helped me to get the job done. Great proxy diversity and good price.”
★★★★★“This product helps me to scale and extend my business. The setup is easy and support is really good.”
Frequently asked questions.
Still curious? Get in touch with our team — we usually reply within hours.
What is a ScraperAPI alternative?
A ScraperAPI alternative is a managed web scraping API that gives you the same primitives — Headless Chrome rendering, rotating proxies, anti-bot bypass — under a different pricing or feature contract. ScrapingAnt is one such alternative: same call surface (URL + parameters → rendered HTML), but with 5× more credits at the same monthly price tier and a single credit pool that also covers LLM-ready Markdown, AI data extraction, the MCP server for AI agents, and access to residential / datacenter proxies. Migration is a 2-line diff — change the host and the auth header name.
Is ScrapingAnt really 5× cheaper at $49?
For raw API calls, yes. ScraperAPI's $49 Hobby plan includes 100,000 credits; ScrapingAnt's $49 Startup plan includes 500,000. Same Headless Chrome, same rotating proxies, same anti-bot stack — different per-credit math. At higher tiers the gap widens.
Will my code break when I switch from ScraperAPI?
No. The request shape stays nearly identical — change the host to https://api.scrapingant.com/v2/general and rename api_key → x-api-key. Our x-api-key works as a query parameter or as an HTTP header, so you don't need to refactor your auth layer. Most teams migrate in under an hour. Migration docs →
Do I get charged for failed requests?
No. ScrapingAnt only deducts credits when we return an HTTP 200 with content. Cloudflare blocks, 403s, 429s, timeouts — all cost zero credits.
How does ScrapingAnt's pricing compare?
At $19/month, ScrapingAnt's Enthusiast plan covers 100,000 credits — about $0.19 per 1K requests. At $49/month, the Startup plan covers 500,000 credits — about $0.10 per 1K. Per-credit cost drops further at higher tiers. Compare those numbers to whatever your current scraping bill looks like; the math usually comes out in our favour for raw API volume.
What does ScrapingAnt include in the credit pool?
One key, one bill. The same credits cover the /v2/general Web Scraping API with browser=true JavaScript rendering, /v2/markdown for LLM-ready Markdown, /v2/extract for AI-extracted JSON, the hosted MCP server for AI agents (including Claude Code), and access to residential / datacenter proxies with country-level targeting. No à-la-carte add-ons, no separate plans per feature.
Is the ScrapingAnt free tier real?
Yes. 10,000 credits every month, no card, no time limit, no expiring trial clock. Enough to prototype a real workload before you decide whether to upgrade.
What about concurrency limits?
ScrapingAnt doesn't cap concurrency on any plan — push as many parallel requests as your worker pool can drive. Failed connections are free, so a queue burst that hits some retries doesn't blow your credit budget. See the Playwright alternative page for a side-by-side breakdown of how unbounded concurrency lands compared to a self-hosted Chrome cluster.
How is this different from a Playwright alternative?
The Playwright alternative page targets users replacing self-hosted Playwright infrastructure. This page targets users moving off ScraperAPI for cost / feature reasons. The product underneath is the same managed scraping API — the framing differs by where the buyer is coming from.
Migrating a high-volume workload?
Custom volume pricing, dedicated proxy pools, migration help on a tight deadline, or a one-shot dataset to seed your move — drop us a line and a real human gets back within a few hours.
“Our clients are pleasantly surprised by the response speed of our team.”
