Scraping API
ScrapeUnblocker vs Crawlbase
Crawlbase offers a Crawling API, an Enterprise Crawler, a Smart AI Proxy and Cloud Storage, all drawing from one credit balance. Its Crawling API does the same core job as ScrapeUnblocker: you send a URL and get the page back. According to Crawlbase's pricing page, a standard request costs 1 credit, JavaScript rendering doubles it, and some sites carry multipliers from x1 to x20. ScrapeUnblocker charges 1 credit per request for every site, with browser rendering included.
Crawlbase's pay as you go has no monthly fee and graduated rates from $3.00 down to $0.02 per 1,000 standard requests, with optional subscriptions from $99 per month; new accounts get 1,000 free credits (up to 5,000 after setup steps). ScrapeUnblocker's pay as you go is €1.00 per 1,000 requests, with plans from €29 per month and 500 free requests on signup. On easy sites without JavaScript, Crawlbase's rates can be lower; on sites with a high multiplier, a flat price is easier to predict.
The billing rules are similar: both bill a target's own 404 page, and neither bills a request blocked by the target's bot protection. ScrapeUnblocker adds plugin endpoints that return parsed JSON for sites such as Skyscanner, Google Maps, eBay and Temu, and official SDKs for Python, Node, Ruby and PHP.
Side by side
| Capability | ScrapeUnblocker | Crawlbase |
|---|---|---|
| Credits per request | 1 for every site, rendering included | 1 standard; x2 with JavaScript; site multipliers x1 to x20 |
| Pay as you go | €1.00 per 1,000 requests | Graduated, $3.00 down to $0.02 per 1,000 standard requests |
| Monthly plans | From €29 | Optional, from $99 (200,000 credits) |
| Free usage | 500 requests on signup, no card | 1,000 free credits (up to 5,000 after setup), no card |
| Concurrency | 20 to 100 concurrent requests (Pay as you go to Pro); 200 to 400 (Business to Ultimate) | 20 concurrent requests per token by default |
| Blocked by bot protection | Not billed | Not billed |
When ScrapeUnblocker may fit better
- Your targets carry high site multipliers or need JavaScript rendering.
- You want one price per request, whatever the site.
- You want parsed JSON for popular sites from plugin endpoints.
- You prefer prices in euros.
When they may fit better
- Your targets are easy sites without JavaScript, where graduated rates go very low.
- You want Crawlbase's other tools, such as its Crawler, Smart AI Proxy or Cloud Storage.
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Competitor details come from each provider's public pages as viewed in September 2026 and may have changed. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners; ScrapeUnblocker is not affiliated with them.
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