ScraperAPI pricing
Proxy-rotating scraping API billed in API credits, with per-domain credit costs.
partial verification from $49/mo MCP: Yes Last checked
Monthly credit plans. A standard page costs 1 credit; Amazon 5, Google/Bing 25, LinkedIn 30, and bot-protected sites add 10 credits when bypassed.
Official links: Website (opens official site in a new tab) · Pricing page (opens official site in a new tab) (plain links; no affiliate tracking)
Quick facts
| Free tier | 1,000 free credits/month (max 5 concurrent) per the FAQ; 7-day trial with 5,000 credits. |
|---|---|
| How units are counted | Per the pricing FAQ: standard page = 1 credit; Amazon = 5; Google & Bing = 25; LinkedIn = 30; sites behind Cloudflare/Datadome/PerimeterX add +10 credits per request. Credits do not roll over. |
| MCP / agent support | Yes. MCP server repo under the scraperapi GitHub org. Evidence. |
| Verification | Plans and domain credit costs verified. JS-rendering multiplier and PAYG rate not published on the page. |
Plans
| Plan | Per month (monthly billing) | Per month (annual billing) | Included | Overage / extra usage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $49 | $44.1 | 100,000 credits | n/a | 20 threads; US & EU geotargeting |
| Startup | $149 | $134.1 | 1,000,000 credits | n/a | 50 threads |
| Business | $299 | $269.1 | 3,000,000 credits | n/a | 100 threads; global geotargeting |
| Scaling | $475 | $427.5 | 5,000,000 credits | Pay-as-you-go available at a fixed per-credit rate (rate not published on page) | 200 threads |
| Professional | $975 | $877.5 | 10,500,000 credits (limited offer incl. +250K bonus; unclear) | Pay-as-you-go available (rate not published) | Bonus-credit wording is ambiguous, so not normalized |
| Advanced | $1975 | $1777.5 | 21,500,000 credits (limited offer incl. +500K bonus; unclear) | Pay-as-you-go available (rate not published) | Not normalized (bonus wording) |
| Enterprise | not published | n/a | 22,000,000+ credits | Custom | Contact sales |
Normalized prices
Effective price per unit, computed only from published numbers and assuming you use the whole included allowance. See methodology.
| Metric | Plan / rate | Billing | Monthly spend | Effective price | How computed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic page fetch | Hobby | monthly | $49 | $0.49 per 1,000 | formula$49 / 100,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $0.49 |
| Basic page fetch | Hobby | annual | $44.1 | $0.441 per 1,000 | formula$44.1 / 100,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $0.441 |
| Basic page fetch | Startup | monthly | $149 | $0.149 per 1,000 | formula$149 / 1e+06 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $0.149 |
| Basic page fetch | Business | monthly | $299 | $0.0997 per 1,000 | formula$299 / 3e+06 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $0.0997 |
| Basic page fetch | Scaling | monthly | $475 | $0.095 per 1,000 | formula$475 / 5e+06 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $0.095 |
| Protected / anti-bot page | Hobby | monthly | $49 | $5.39 per 1,000 | formula$49 / 100,000 units x 11 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $5.391 base credit + 10 for bot-protection bypass per FAQ. |
| Protected / anti-bot page | Business | monthly | $299 | $1.10 per 1,000 | formula$299 / 3e+06 units x 11 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.10 |
| Protected / anti-bot page | Scaling | monthly | $475 | $1.04 per 1,000 | formula$475 / 5e+06 units x 11 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.04 |
| SERP query (structured search results) | Hobby (Google = 25 credits) | monthly | $49 | $12.25 per 1,000 | formula$49 / 100,000 units x 25 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $12.25 |
| SERP query (structured search results) | Business (Google = 25 credits) | monthly | $299 | $2.49 per 1,000 | formula$299 / 3e+06 units x 25 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $2.49 |
| SERP query (structured search results) | Scaling (Google = 25 credits) | monthly | $475 | $2.38 per 1,000 | formula$475 / 5e+06 units x 25 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $2.38 |
Best for
- Simple 'send URL, get HTML' scraping at modest volume
- Teams that value predictable monthly credit plans
Watch-outs
- Credit cost varies by domain: Google SERP = 25 credits, bot-protected sites 11+.
- Credits reset monthly with no rollover.
- Use the dashboard's Domain Cost Estimator before committing.
What we could not verify
- page_js: Credit multiplier for JavaScript rendering not stated on the pricing page/FAQ.
- pay_as_you_go: Per-credit PAYG rate for Scaling and above is not published.
- plans.Professional/Advanced: Bonus-credit offer makes included credits ambiguous; not normalized.
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