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Alternatives to ScrapingBee
ScrapingBee: Web scraping API that handles proxies, headless browsers, and anti-bot defenses. 8 products similar to ScrapingBee, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 7 of 8 have a free tier, 8 of 8 have an API, 5 of 8 offer an MCP server, 1 of 8 is open source.
- ScrapingAnt
Web Scraping API with headless Chrome, rotating proxies, and AI extraction
- WebScraping.AI
Web scraping API that returns rendered HTML, clean text, or AI-extracted structured JSON from any URL
- Crawlbase
Web data infrastructure for developers and AI: crawling API, smart AI proxy, enterprise crawler, cloud storage, and a Web MCP Server.
- Browse AI
No-code web scraping and website monitoring platform
- URLpipe
Web data API for Markdown, screenshots & metadata
- SearchApi
Google Search API for real-time SERP scraping
- WebscrapingHQ
Managed web data operations — custom scraping and AI extraction pipelines delivered on a recurring schedule.
- Browserless
Cloud browser automation platform for scraping, testing, and AI agents
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScrapingBee | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | — | no |
| ScrapingAnt | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| WebScraping.AI | Freemium · from $29/month (Personal plan, 250,000 credits); pay-as-you-go $0.0002/credit with $20 minimum top-up | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Crawlbase | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Browse AI | Freemium | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| URLpipe | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| SearchApi | Paid · from $40/month (Developer Plan, $4 per 1,000 searches) | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| WebscrapingHQ | Usage-based · from USD 500/month | no | yes | no | no | no |
| Browserless | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
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