Proxy rotation and browser automation baked into one API
ScraperAPI is a managed scraping API: send a URL, get rendered HTML, with proxy rotation, geo-targeting, CAPTCHA solving and headless browsers handled. We picked it because for engineering teams that want to scrape without running a proxy farm, the API is genuinely small — one endpoint, a few parameters — and autoparse for Amazon and Google saves hours of selector work. Trade-off: vanilla requests cost 1 credit, JS rendering 10, premium residential 25.
Hit the API with token and URL. ScraperAPI routes through its pool — datacenter, residential and mobile IPs — handles retries, CAPTCHAs and returns HTML. Parameters control geo, JS rendering, premium proxies, headers and structured-data extraction.
Async Scraper queues bulk jobs and posts results to a webhook, fitting crawls of thousands of URLs. Structured Data endpoints return parsed JSON from Amazon, Google Search, Google Shopping, Walmart and Redfin, replacing custom selector logic.
Five tiers plus Enterprise. Hobby $49/mo: 100k credits, five threads. Startup $149: 1M credits, 25 threads. Business $299: 3M credits, 50 threads, premium residential. Pro $649: 14M credits, 100 threads. Annual saves ~10%.
Honest cost watch: multipliers matter more than the price. JS rendering at 10x burns Hobby in an afternoon on a dynamic site. Business is often the realistic production floor.
| Tool | Strength | Starter price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScraperAPI | Simple API, autoparse | Trial / $49/mo | Engineering scraping |
| Bright Data Web Unlocker | Top unblocking success | From $4/CPM | Enterprise unblocking |
| ZenRows | Anti-bot bypass | From $69/mo | Hard targets |
| Oxylabs | Premium proxy network | From $49/mo | Geo-sensitive |
Verified deal
The 5,000-credit trial covers a real proof-of-concept. Test with JS rendering on, then size the plan from observed credit consumption.
See the ScraperAPI offerData teams use Scraper API to pull product prices, availability, and reviews from 50+ competitor sites daily. Scraper API handles rotating IPs and retries, so pipelines run unattended. Engineers focus on data transformation instead of proxy management.
Early-stage founders monitor job postings across LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glassdoor to identify hiring patterns in their target market. Scraper API's browser rendering captures dynamically-loaded listings. Founders get fresh data weekly without hiring a data engineer.
Agencies scrape real estate sites, map data, and build lead lists for clients. Scraper API's geographic proxy selection ensures listings load correctly from different regions. Agencies bill clients per project without managing proxy infrastructure.
Quarterly access to product leadership.
Bonus credits redeemable on partner tooling.
We re-verify the offer every quarter so it never goes stale.
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Check your investor or accelerator benefits portal for the Scraper API partner code. Y Combinator, Sequoia, and most Tier 1 VCs have codes available.
Renewals stay at the same rate — verified by us, not the vendor.
| Feature | Scraper API |
|---|---|
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Cheapest paid plan | $0/mo |
| Annual discount | Up to 25% |
| Refund window | 30 days |
| Setup time | < 1 hour |
| Best for | Founders |
“Enabled our real estate listings aggregation in two days”
“Handles the hard parts of e-commerce price scraping”
“Replaced our homegrown proxy rotation with one API call”
