ScraperAPI

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ScraperAPI's free trial includes 5,000 API credits with no credit card required, allowing genuine evaluation before any payment. The lowest paid plan is the Hobby plan at $49/month, providing 100,000 API credits, 20 concurrent threads, and US/EU geotargeting—sufficient to scrape approximately 20,000 ecommerce pages from sites like Amazon and Walmart (5 credits per request). With 10% annual discounts and first-month promotions, the effective first-month cost can be reduced to approximately $40-45. For comparison, competitive solutions cost significantly more for equivalent functionality.

ScraperAPI uses a transparent credit-based pricing model where each API request costs a certain number of credits based on domain complexity. Standard HTML pages typically cost 1 credit per request. E-commerce domains like Amazon and Walmart cost 5 credits per request. Heavy anti-bot protected sites cost more credits but guarantee higher success rates due to advanced bypass technology. All plans include prepaid monthly credits that don't expire month-to-month—unused credits roll over. If you exceed your monthly credits, you can upgrade to the next tier or contact support for custom plans. This approach provides cost predictability and transparency.

ScraperAPI supports three primary integration approaches. API Endpoint Integration (5-minute setup) involves sending JSON requests to ScraperAPI's endpoint and receiving HTML responses—simplest for one-off requests and prototyping. SDK Libraries include Python, Node.js, Ruby, Java, and other language integrations for seamless code integration without replacing existing libraries. Proxy Port Connection supports Puppeteer, Scrapy, and other tools expecting proxy protocol connections. All methods support JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA solving, geotargeting, and auto-retry functionality, allowing developers to choose based on existing architecture and preferences.

Yes, CAPTCHA handling and anti-bot bypass are core ScraperAPI features included in all plans. The platform uses machine learning algorithms and proprietary bypass techniques to automatically solve and bypass CAPTCHAs, IP blocking, WAF (Web Application Firewall) rules, and other anti-scraping measures. Users don't need to handle CAPTCHAs manually or externally—they're solved transparently during request processing. Success rates stay high even on highly protected targets, and the platform continuously updates bypass techniques to counter new anti-scraping technologies.