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ScrapingBee Developer Tools

from $49/mo

About ScrapingBee

ScrapingBee is a web scraping API that abstracts away the messy parts of data extraction: rotating proxies, headless browser rendering, and CAPTCHA solving. You send a URL, it returns clean HTML or JSON.

What it does

ScrapingBee provides a single API endpoint for scraping websites at scale. It manages proxy rotation across thousands of IPs, renders JavaScript-heavy pages with a headless Chrome browser, and automatically solves CAPTCHAs. You get structured data without managing infrastructure.

Best for

  • Developers building data pipelines from websites
  • E-commerce teams needing competitor price monitoring
  • AI / LLM engineers sourcing live web data for training or RAG
  • Market researchers collecting public web and SERP data

Strengths

  • Handles proxy rotation and CAPTCHAs automatically
  • Supports JavaScript rendering with headless Chrome
  • Simple REST API with SDKs for Python, Node, PHP, and more
  • AI extraction rules and natural-language queries available
  • Dedicated APIs for Amazon and Walmart

Key features

  • Proxy rotation — Automatically rotates IPs from a pool of thousands to avoid blocks
  • Headless browser — Renders JavaScript-heavy pages with Chrome
  • CAPTCHA solving — Built-in solver for common CAPTCHA types
  • Screenshot API — Capture full-page screenshots of any URL
  • Custom geotargeting — Scrape from specific countries or cities
  • SDKs — Client libraries for Python, Node.js, PHP, and more
  • AI extraction — Define rules in JSON or use natural-language queries for structured output

ScrapingBee Pricing

ScrapingBee pricing: from $49/mo. Billing model: Freemium.

Freelance – $49/mo

  • 250,000 API credits
  • 10 concurrent requests
  • JavaScript rendering, rotating & premium proxies, geotargeting, screenshots, extraction rules, Google Search API
  • Priority email support

Startup – $99/mo

  • 1,000,000 API credits
  • 50 concurrent requests
  • Everything in Freelance plus dedicated scraping APIs
  • Priority email support

Business – $249/mo

  • 3,000,000 API credits
  • 100 concurrent requests
  • Everything in Startup
  • Priority email support

Business+ – $599/mo

  • 8,000,000 API credits
  • 200 concurrent requests
  • Everything in Business plus dedicated account manager and team management

All plans come with a free trial of 1,000 API credits — no credit card required.

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Frequently asked questions

What is ScrapingBee?
ScrapingBee is a web scraping API that handles proxy rotation, headless browser rendering, and CAPTCHA solving automatically, returning clean HTML or JSON from any URL.
How much does ScrapingBee cost?
ScrapingBee pricing starts at $49/mo for the Freelance plan (250K credits). Higher plans include Startup ($99/mo, 1M credits), Business ($249/mo, 3M credits), and Business+ ($599/mo, 8M credits). Custom plans are also available.
Is there a free trial for ScrapingBee?
Yes, ScrapingBee offers 1,000 free API credits on signup — no credit card required.
Who is ScrapingBee best for?
ScrapingBee is best for developers, e-commerce teams, AI/LLM engineers, and market researchers who need to scrape websites at scale without managing proxies, browsers, or CAPTCHAs.
What are the main features of ScrapingBee?
Key features include automatic proxy rotation, headless Chrome browser rendering, CAPTCHA solving, screenshot API, custom geotargeting, AI extraction rules, dedicated APIs for Amazon and Walmart, and SDKs for Python, Node.js, PHP, and more.
What are the top alternatives to ScrapingBee?
Popular alternatives include Scrapy, Apify, Crawlbase, Bright Data, and Octoparse — each with different strengths in pricing, features, and ease of use.
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