Scraping API
ScrapeUnblocker vs ScraperAPI
ScraperAPI is a widely used scraping API: you send a URL and it returns the page, with proxy rotation and optional JavaScript rendering. It meters usage in API credits: according to its documentation, a standard page costs 1 credit, JavaScript rendering 10, and premium or ultra-premium proxies with rendering 25 or 75. ScrapeUnblocker does the same job for 1 credit per request, with browser rendering always on.
ScraperAPI's monthly plans start at $49, and it offers a 7-day trial with 5,000 API credits plus a free plan of 1,000 credits per month. ScrapeUnblocker offers pay as you go at €1.00 per 1,000 requests and plans from €29 per month, with 500 free requests on signup. On simple pages that need neither rendering nor premium proxies, ScraperAPI's 1-credit requests can cost less; on pages that need them, the credit multiplier decides the price.
The billing rules are close: ScraperAPI charges for 200 and 404 responses and not for requests that fail after its retries, and ScrapeUnblocker bills delivered pages, including a target's own 404, but not blocks or timeouts. 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 | ScraperAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Credits per request | 1, rendering included | 1 for a standard page; 5 to 75 for some domains and options |
| JavaScript rendering | Always on | render=true, 10 credits (25 or 75 with premium proxies) |
| Entry price | Pay as you go €1.00 per 1,000; plans from €29 | Plans from $49 per month |
| Free usage | 500 requests on signup, no card | 7-day trial with 5,000 credits; free plan of 1,000 credits a month |
| Concurrency | 20 to 100 concurrent requests (Pay as you go to Pro); 200 to 400 (Business to Ultimate) | 20 to 500 concurrent threads, by plan |
| Failed requests | Not billed (403, timeouts) | Not billed after retries |
When ScrapeUnblocker may fit better
- Most of your targets need JavaScript rendering or premium proxies.
- You want a price per page that does not change with the options you enable.
- You want pay as you go without a monthly plan.
- You want parsed JSON for popular sites from plugin endpoints.
When they may fit better
- Your targets are simple pages that cost 1 credit on ScraperAPI.
- You use ScraperAPI's Async API, DataPipeline or Crawler.
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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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