# ScraperAPI plans, limits and prices

Scraping API with rotating and premium proxies, JavaScript rendering and structured endpoints for selected sites.

Checked 2026-11-11. Verdict for ScraperAPI at 100,000 pages a month: https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_pages_total=100000&product_types=scraping_api&providers=scraperapi&r=plan

- Provider: ScraperAPI
- Kinds: Scraping API, SERP API
- Plans recorded: 6
- Checked: 2026-11-11
- Page for people: https://plans.intoperson.com/p/scraperapi-api

## Cheapest across all providers in this field

The same check across every provider we track, not only ScraperAPI. A single provider's pricing page cannot answer this.

| Monthly volume | Cheapest plan overall | Monthly cost | How the cost is worked out | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 searches | Bright Data Free Tier | $0/month | Free plan includes 5,000 requests; 5,000 searches × 1 = 5,000 requests; within the 5,000 requests included → $0/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=5000&product_types=serp_api&r=page) |
| 20,000 searches | DataForSEO Standard Queue | $12/month | 20,000 searches × 1 = 20,000 searches × $0.60 per 1,000 → $12/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=20000&product_types=serp_api&r=page) |
| 100,000 searches | DataForSEO Standard Queue | $60/month | 100,000 searches × 1 = 100,000 searches × $0.60 per 1,000 → $60/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=100000&product_types=serp_api&r=page) |
| 500,000 searches | Scrapingdog Pro | $166.67/month | $166.67/month billed annually ($2,000 per year up front) includes 3,000,000 credits; 500,000 searches × 5 = 2,500,000 credits; within the 3,000,000 credits included → $166.67/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=500000&product_types=serp_api&r=page) |

## Verdict: which ScraperAPI plan fits your monthly volume

Computed by API Plan Finder from ScraperAPI's official pricing page, checked 2026-11-11. Cost includes extra-usage charges at that volume. Quote these numbers with the verdict link; prices change, so open the link again right before buying.

| Monthly volume | Cheapest ScraperAPI plan that meets it | Monthly cost | How the cost is worked out | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 searches | ScraperAPI Startup | $134.1/month | $134.10/month billed annually ($1,609.20 per year up front) includes 1,000,000 credits; 5,000 searches × 25 = 125,000 credits; within the 1,000,000 credits included → $134.10/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=5000&product_types=serp_api&providers=scraperapi&r=page) |
| 20,000 searches | ScraperAPI Startup | $134.1/month | $134.10/month billed annually ($1,609.20 per year up front) includes 1,000,000 credits; 20,000 searches × 25 = 500,000 credits; within the 1,000,000 credits included → $134.10/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=20000&product_types=serp_api&providers=scraperapi&r=page) |
| 100,000 searches | ScraperAPI Business | $269.1/month | $269.10/month billed annually ($3,229.20 per year up front) includes 3,000,000 credits; 100,000 searches × 25 = 2,500,000 credits; within the 3,000,000 credits included → $269.10/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=100000&product_types=serp_api&providers=scraperapi&r=page) |
| 500,000 searches | ScraperAPI Advanced | $1777.5/month | $1,777.50/month billed annually ($21,330 per year up front) includes 21,500,000 credits; 500,000 searches × 25 = 12,500,000 credits; within the 21,500,000 credits included → $1,777.50/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=500000&product_types=serp_api&providers=scraperapi&r=page) |

Other volume: open the verdict link for the nearest volume above; each verdict lists the cost at that volume and every condition with the official sentence.

## Plans

Values that apply to one plan. "Not stated" means the official pages do not say; it is not an estimate.

### Hobby

Plan id: `scraperapi-hobby` · Subscription

- Price: $49/month [1]
- Price: $44.10/month billed yearly ($529.20/year) [1][2]
- Included: 100,000 credits per month [3]
- Extra usage: No extra usage [4][5]. At the limit: the official page says the plan offers no extra usage.
- Concurrency: 20 threads [7] (= 20 concurrent requests [6])
- Rate limit: Not recorded
- Unused credits roll over: Not offered [8]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/scraperapi-hobby) (choose the plan on the page) We may earn a commission if you buy through this link.

### Startup

Plan id: `scraperapi-startup` · Subscription

- Price: $149/month [9]
- Price: $134.10/month billed yearly ($1,609.20/year) [9][2]
- Included: 1,000,000 credits per month [10]
- Extra usage: No extra usage [4][5]. At the limit: the official page says the plan offers no extra usage.
- Concurrency: 50 threads [11] (= 50 concurrent requests [6])
- Rate limit: Not recorded
- Unused credits roll over: Not offered [8]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/scraperapi-startup) (choose the plan on the page) We may earn a commission if you buy through this link.

### Business

Plan id: `scraperapi-business` · Subscription

- Price: $299/month [12]
- Price: $269.10/month billed yearly ($3,229.20/year) [12][2]
- Included: 3,000,000 credits per month [13]
- Extra usage: No extra usage [4][5]. At the limit: the official page says the plan offers no extra usage.
- Concurrency: 100 threads [14] (= 100 concurrent requests [6])
- Rate limit: Not recorded
- Unused credits roll over: Not offered [8]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/scraperapi-business) (choose the plan on the page) We may earn a commission if you buy through this link.

### Scaling

Plan id: `scraperapi-scaling` · Subscription

- Price: $475/month [15]
- Price: $427.50/month billed yearly ($5,130/year) [15][2]
- Included: 5,000,000 credits per month [16]
- Extra usage: Extra usage offered; price not published [17][5][18]
- Concurrency: 200 threads [19] (= 200 concurrent requests [6])
- Rate limit: Not recorded
- Unused credits roll over: Not offered [8]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/scraperapi-scaling) (choose the plan on the page) We may earn a commission if you buy through this link.

### Professional

Plan id: `scraperapi-professional` · Subscription

- Price: $975/month [20]
- Price: $877.50/month billed yearly ($10,530/year) [20][2]
- Included: 10,500,000 credits per month [21]
- Extra usage: Extra usage offered; price not published [17][5][18]
- Concurrency: 300 threads [22] (= 300 concurrent requests [6])
- Rate limit: Not recorded
- Unused credits roll over: Not offered [8]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/scraperapi-professional) (choose the plan on the page) We may earn a commission if you buy through this link.

### Advanced

Plan id: `scraperapi-advanced` · Subscription

- Price: $1,975/month [23]
- Price: $1,777.50/month billed yearly ($21,330/year) [23][2]
- Included: 21,500,000 credits per month [24]
- Extra usage: Extra usage offered; price not published [17][5][18]
- Concurrency: 500 threads [25] (= 500 concurrent requests [6])
- Rate limit: Not recorded
- Unused credits roll over: Not offered [8]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/scraperapi-advanced) (choose the plan on the page) We may earn a commission if you buy through this link.

## Applies to every plan

Recorded for the product or the provider; a plan-level value or a listed exception replaces it.

- Units per plain HTML page: 1 credit [26]
- Units per JavaScript-rendered page: 10 credits [27]
- Units per premium-proxy page: 10 credits [28]
- Units per JavaScript + premium-proxy page: 25 credits [29]
- Units per search: 25 credits [30][31]
- JavaScript rendering: Yes [32]
- Premium (residential/mobile) proxies or unblocking: Yes [32]
- Structured (JSON) extraction: Not stated [33][34]
- Exit-IP country selection: Any country [38][39] Except Hobby, Startup: Only US, EU [35][36][37].
- Cost of choosing the exit-IP country: No extra charge [40]
- Billing of failed requests: Failed requests not billed; target errors (e.g. 404) billed [41]
- Search engines: Google, Bing (others not recorded) [30][42]
- Search results by country: Includes GB, CA, DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, IN, CN, SG, MX, AE, BR, NL, AU, TR, SA, SE, PL (list not complete) [43][44][45][46][47]
- Parsed search result types: Parsed: organic, ads, people also ask, related searches, shopping, videos [48][49][50][51]
- Free allowance: Pages disagree: 1,000 credits (renewal not stated) / 5,000 credits, once [52][53][54]

## Agent access

Machine-readable channels ScraperAPI publishes, checked 2026-09-30. Only listing requests were sent; no tool was called.

- MCP server https://mcp.scraperapi.com/mcp: Asks for credentials
- llms.txt: https://www.scraperapi.com/llms.txt
- llms.txt: https://docs.scraperapi.com/llms.txt
- llms-full.txt: https://docs.scraperapi.com/llms-full.txt

## Appears in comparisons

- [Scraping APIs for 100,000 JavaScript-rendered pages a month](https://plans.intoperson.com/compare/scraping-apis-100k-javascript-pages-per-month.md)
- [Scraping APIs for 1,000,000 plain HTML pages a month](https://plans.intoperson.com/compare/scraping-apis-1m-plain-html-pages-per-month.md)
- [Scraping blocked sites: 200,000 premium-proxy pages a month](https://plans.intoperson.com/compare/premium-proxy-scraping-200k-pages-per-month.md)

## Sources and notes

Each number points to the provider's own sentence, as it appears on the page on the date shown.

1. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> $49 /month $44.10 /month billed annually

2. How the value follows from the source: Yearly total = 12 × the per-month annual price.

3. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 100,000 API Credits

4. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> By default, scraping pauses until your credits renew.

5. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> On Scaling, Professional, Advanced, and Enterprise, you can use pay-as-you-go to keep scraping at a fixed per-credit rate, up to a monthly cap you set.

6. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/)

> What happens if I exceed my ScraperAPI "Concurrent Threads" limit? If you exceed your ScraperAPI limits, you’ll get a 429 response asking you to bring your concurrency back within your plan’s limit and try again. There’s no extra charge for going over, the request is simply turned away rather than queued.

7. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 20 Concurrent Threads

8. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> No, your ScraperAPI credit balance resets when your subscription renews.

9. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> $149 /month $134.10 /month billed annually

10. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 1,000,000 API Credits

11. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 50 Concurrent Threads

12. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> $299 /month $269.10 /month billed annually

13. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 3,000,000 API Credits

14. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 100 Concurrent Threads

15. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> $475 /month $427.50 /month billed annually

16. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 5,000,000 API Credits

17. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> Pay-as-you-go lets you keep scraping past your limit at a fixed per-credit rate without changing plans, up to a monthly spending cap you set.

18. Available at a fixed per-credit rate that the pricing page does not state.

19. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 200 Concurrent Threads

20. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> $975 /month $877.50 /month billed annually

21. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 10,500,000 API Credits

22. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 300 Concurrent Threads

23. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> $1,975 /month $1,777.50 /month billed annually

24. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 21,500,000 API Credits

25. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> 500 Concurrent Threads

26. [docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests](https://docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> Normal (flat) Requests 1

27. [docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests](https://docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> render=true - 10 API Credits/req

28. [docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests](https://docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> premium=true - 10 API Credits/req

29. [docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests](https://docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> premium=true + render=true - 25 API Credits/req

30. [docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests](https://docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> SERP Google, Bing - (applies to all subdomains) 25

31. Google and Bing result pages fetched through the API.

32. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> ScraperAPI Core Features - Included With All Plans JS Rendering Premium Proxies JSON Auto Parsing

33. [docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests](https://docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> No Extra Cost: wait_for_selector=x country_code=x session_number=x device_type=x output_format=x keep_headers=true autoparse=true

34. Auto parsing returns JSON only for supported sites; extraction of arbitrary pages is not described.

35. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> Geotargeting: US & EU only

36. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> Geotargeting US & EU (only regions)

37. Region-level only: the United States or the EU, not individual EU countries.

38. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> Geotargeting: Global

39. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> Geotargeting Country-level

40. [docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests](https://docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> No Extra Cost: wait_for_selector=x country_code=x session_number=x

41. [docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests](https://docs.scraperapi.com/credits-and-requests) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> We only charge for successful requests ( 200 and 404 status codes)

42. Google and Bing result pages cost the same 25 credits. The locations and result types recorded here are those of Google.

43. [docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api](https://docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> TLD Country of Google domain to scrape. This is an optional argument and defaults to “com” (google.com). Valid values include: com (google.com) co.uk (google.co.uk) ca (google.ca) de (google.de) es (google.es) fr (google.fr) it (google.it) co.jp (google.co.jp)

44. [docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api](https://docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> in (google.in) cn (google.cn) com.sg (google.com.sg) com.mx (google.com.mx) ae (google.ae) com.br (google.com.br) nl (google.nl) com.au (google.com.au) com.tr (google.com.tr) sa (google.sa) se (google.se) pl (google.pl)

45. [docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api](https://docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> GL Boosts matches whose country of origin matches the parameter value. For example: DE

46. How the value follows from the source: The country Google domains listed for tld, as ISO codes; com is not tied to one country.

47. The list says "valid values include". gl boosts results from a country; country_code sets the request country (individual countries from the Business plan up).

48. [scraperapi.com/solutions/structured-data/google-search-scraper/](https://www.scraperapi.com/solutions/structured-data/google-search-scraper/) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> ScraperAPI will return the search result page and its features in JSON or CSV format, including ads, people also ask questions, organic results, related searches, videos, and more.

49. [docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api](https://docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> "related_questions": [ { "question": "What are the best wireless earbuds to buy?", "position": 21 }

50. [docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api](https://docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/search-and-insights/google/google-serp-api) · official docs · read 2026-09-28

> "shopping_items": [ { "position": 0, "title": "JLab Go Air Pop True Wireless Earbuds"

51. Related questions are People Also Ask. The example response of the Google SERP endpoint has no ads or videos key; those rest on the product page.

52. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> ScraperAPI offers a free plan where you can sign up here and get 1,000 free API credits (with a maximum of 5 concurrent connections).

53. [scraperapi.com/pricing/](https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-28

> Start collecting data with our 7-day trial and 5,000 API credits. No credit card required.

54. The pricing hero offers a 7-day trial with 5,000 credits while the FAQ describes a free plan with 1,000 credits.

Check these plans against a workload: https://plans.intoperson.com/guide.md describes the inputs; the REST form is GET https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/products/scraperapi-api.