Comparison

Free monthly tiers that cover 1,000 pages a month

Plans usable every month without paying, for a small workload of 1,000 plain pages.

1,000 plain HTML pages a month
Budget $0/month before tax
Free every month

Checked 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-01 · Change these conditions

Full matches 4

Plan	Monthly cost	Billing	Covers the monthly volume	Monthly cost within budget (before tax)	Recurring monthly free tier	Buy
Free TierBright Data	$0/month	free plan	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
FreeFirecrawl	$0/month	free plan	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
FreeScrapingAnt	$0/month	free plan	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
FreeZenRows	$0/month	free plan	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page

Partial matches 2

A required condition is not stated on the official pages.

Plan	Monthly cost	Billing	Covers the monthly volume	Monthly cost within budget (before tax)	Recurring monthly free tier	Buy
FreeApify	Not computable	free plan	Unknown	Unknown	Met	Pricing page
FreeScrapingdog	Not computable	free plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Pricing page

Evidence by plan

59 plans considered · 4 full · 2 partial · 53 ruled out

Full matches 4

Every required condition is met.

Bright Data · Bright Data Web Unlocker

Free Tier

free plan

$0/month

Free plan includes 5,000 requests; 1,000 plain HTML pages × 1 = 1,000 requests; within the 5,000 requests included → $0/month.

Source

Monthly price
Free Tier 5K requests Start free 5K requests per month No credit card required
brightdata.com/pricing/web-unlocker · checked 2026-10-01

Met
Covers the monthly volumeCovered.
Source
- Units per plain HTML page
  Every plan gives you full access - pay less per record as you scale Data Collection Automated proxy management Full browser rendering CAPTCHA solving Performance at Scale Unlimited concurrency
  brightdata.com/pricing/web-unlocker · checked 2026-10-01
- Included per month
  Free Tier 5K requests Start free 5K requests per month No credit card required
  brightdata.com/pricing/web-unlocker · checked 2026-10-01
- Units per plain HTML pageHow the value follows from the source: One successful request is one billed unit whether or not it needs rendering or unblocking.
Met
Monthly cost within budget (before tax)$0/month is within $0.
Met
Recurring monthly free tierFree plan with a monthly allowance.
Source
- Free allowance
  Free Tier 5K requests Start free 5K requests per month No credit card required
  brightdata.com/pricing/web-unlocker · checked 2026-10-01

Firecrawl · Firecrawl API

Free

free plan

$0/monthbefore tax

Free plan includes 1,000 credits; 1,000 plain HTML pages × 1 = 1,000 credits; within the 1,000 credits included → $0/month.

Source

Monthly price
- **Credits**: 1,000 per month - **Price**: $0 (no credit card required)
firecrawl.dev/pricing.md · checked 2026-10-01

Met
Covers the monthly volumeCovered.
Source
- Units per plain HTML page
  1 credit = 1 page on a basic scrape, crawl, or map. Search costs 2 credits per 10 results
  firecrawl.dev/pricing · checked 2026-10-01
- Included per month
  - **Credits**: 1,000 per month - **Price**: $0 (no credit card required)
  firecrawl.dev/pricing.md · checked 2026-10-01
Met
Monthly cost within budget (before tax)$0/month is within $0.
Met
Recurring monthly free tierFree plan with a monthly allowance.
Source
- Free allowance
  1,000 credits per month. The allotment resets at the start of each monthly cycle.
  docs.firecrawl.dev/billing · checked 2026-10-01

ScrapingAnt · ScrapingAnt Web Scraping API

Free

free plan

$0/month

Free plan includes 10,000 credits; 1,000 plain HTML pages × 1 = 1,000 credits; within the 10,000 credits included → $0/month.

Source

Monthly price
The free plan includes 10,000 API credits every month with no credit card required.
scrapingant.com · checked 2026-10-01

Met
Covers the monthly volumeCovered.
Source
- Units per plain HTML page
  Request settings API credits cost Simple request (no browser usage) + standard (datacenter) proxy 1
  docs.scrapingant.com/credits-cost · checked 2026-10-01
- Included per month
  The free plan includes 10,000 API credits every month with no credit card required.
  scrapingant.com · checked 2026-10-01
Met
Monthly cost within budget (before tax)$0/month is within $0.
Met
Recurring monthly free tierFree plan with a monthly allowance.
Source
- Free allowance
  The free plan includes 10,000 API credits every month with no credit card required.
  scrapingant.com · checked 2026-10-01

ZenRows · ZenRows Universal Scraper API

Free

free plan

$0/month

Free plan includes 5,000 credits; 1,000 plain HTML pages × 1 = 1,000 credits; within the 5,000 credits included → $0/month.

Source

Monthly price
Free N/A $0 5,000 0.2
docs.zenrows.com/first-steps/pricing · checked 2026-10-01

Met
Covers the monthly volumeCovered.
Source
- Units per plain HTML page
  Standard request 1 JavaScript Rendering 5 Premium Proxies 10 JS Rendering + Premium Proxies (protected) 25
  docs.zenrows.com/first-steps/pricing · checked 2026-10-01
- Included per month
  Free N/A $0 5,000 0.2
  docs.zenrows.com/first-steps/pricing · checked 2026-10-01
Met
Monthly cost within budget (before tax)$0/month is within $0.
Met
Recurring monthly free tierFree plan with a monthly allowance.
Source
- Free allowance
  5,000 credits/month · no card Everything unlocked 5 concurrent requests Community support Monthly refresh, no rollover
  zenrows.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-01

Partial matches 2

Nothing required is known to fail, but at least one required condition is not stated on the official pages.

Apify · Apify platform

Free

free plan

Not computable

Unknown: covers the monthly volume, monthly cost within budget (before tax)

Cost per page depends on the Actor and the resources it uses; no per-page price is published.

Unknown
Covers the monthly volumeCost per page depends on the Actor and the resources it uses; no per-page price is published.
Source
- Units per plain HTML page
  The cost of Actor runs depends on the resources used - proxies, data transfers, or runs with a higher memory/CPU.
  apify.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-01
- Units per plain HTML pageCost per page depends on the Actor and the resources it uses; no per-page price is published.
Unknown
Monthly cost within budget (before tax)Cost cannot be computed from published prices: Cost per page depends on the Actor and the resources it uses; no per-page price is published.
Met
Recurring monthly free tierFree plan with a $5 usage credit every month.
Source
- Free usage credit every month
  Prepaid usage to spend in Apify Store or on platform usage $5 / month
  apify.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-01

Scrapingdog · Scrapingdog API

Free

free plan

Not computable

Unknown: covers the monthly volume, monthly cost within budget (before tax), recurring monthly free tier

Needs 1,000 credits; the plan includes 100 and the extra-usage terms are not stated on the official page.

Source

Monthly price
FREE $0 forever 100 Requests Credits 1 Concurrency Access To All APIs No Credit Card Required
scrapingdog.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-01

Unknown
Covers the monthly volumeNeeds 1,000 credits; the plan includes 100 and the extra-usage terms are not stated on the official page.
Source
- Units per plain HTML page
  General web scraping Rotating proxy 1 credit / req
  scrapingdog.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-01
- Included per month
  FREE $0 forever 100 Requests Credits 1 Concurrency Access To All APIs No Credit Card Required
  scrapingdog.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-01
- Extra usage beyond the planBuying extra credits within a month is not described.
Unknown
Monthly cost within budget (before tax)Cost cannot be computed from published prices: Needs 1,000 credits; the plan includes 100 and the extra-usage terms are not stated on the official page.
Unknown
Recurring monthly free tierWhether the free allowance renews monthly is not stated.
Source
- Free allowance
  FREE $0 forever 100 Requests Credits 1 Concurrency Access To All APIs No Credit Card Required
  scrapingdog.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-01
- Free allowanceWhether the 100 credits renew monthly is not stated.