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Head-to-head · SERP APIs

Bright Data SERP API vs SerpApi

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Bright Data SERP API #2 in SERP APIs 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Bright Data
SerpApi #3 in SERP APIs 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 1 features Visit SerpApi

Bright Data SERP API leads on 0 checks, SerpApi on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBright Data SERP API · 9.2/10
  • Lowest starting priceSerpApi · $25/mo
  • Free planboth

Bright Data SERP API scores higher on our rubric for serp apis: 9.2 against 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

SerpApi is cheaper to start at $25/mo against $499/mo. On location targeting, SerpApi gives you Coordinates where Bright Data SERP API offers City.

Bright Data SERP API is the better fit for proxy-managed SERP scraping at scale. SerpApi is the better fit for developers needing mature SDK coverage.

  • Bright Data SERP API fits best

    Proxy-managed SERP scraping at scale

  • SerpApi fits best

    Developers needing mature SDK coverage

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Side by side

Feature Bright Data SERP API 9.2/10 Visit ↗ SerpApi 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 9.1
Ranking #2 in SERP APIs #3 in SERP APIs
Best for Proxy-managed SERP scraping at scale Developers needing mature SDK coverage
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $499/mo $25/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Live chat, Email, Docs · 24/7 Email, Phone, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR SOC 2, ISO 27001
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Bright Data SERP API 1/1 · SerpApi 1/1
Proxy handling ✓ ✓
Specs
Search engine coverage Multi-engine Multi-engine
SERP types Mixed Mixed
Location targeting City Coordinates
Output formats Json Json
Requests included Not checked yet 1000 requests/mo
Our review
Pros
  • Seven search-engine integrations, including Google, Bing, and Naver
  • Proxy management and CAPTCHA solving are handled automatically
  • Unlimited concurrency with synchronous and asynchronous delivery
  • Structured JSON, Markdown, and HTML search-result outputs
  • City, country, and coordinate-based location targeting
  • SDKs and integrations for Ruby, Python, JavaScript, and more
Cons
  • Enterprise-only access to SSO, premium SLA, and priority support
  • Pay-as-you-go costs vary with successful request delivery
  • Its broad SERP coverage may exceed simple single-engine needs
  • Free plan is limited to 250 searches per month
  • Paid plans use fixed monthly search and throughput quotas
  • Enterprise pricing and quotas are custom
Our verdict

Bright Data SERP API collects structured results from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo, Naver, and other search engines. It is designed for applications that need SEO rank tracking, keyword monitoring, AI web search, brand…

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SerpApi is a hosted API for retrieving and parsing live search-engine results into structured data. It is aimed at developers, researchers, SEO teams, AI applications, analytics workflows, and enterprise data products that need…

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  1. Bright Data SERP APISERP APIs 9.2Free plan
  2. SerpApiSERP APIs 9.1Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Bright Data SERP API — where it wins

    • Seven search-engine integrations, including Google, Bing, and Naver
    • Proxy management and CAPTCHA solving are handled automatically
    • Unlimited concurrency with synchronous and asynchronous delivery

    Where it doesn't

    • Enterprise-only access to SSO, premium SLA, and priority support
    • Pay-as-you-go costs vary with successful request delivery
    • Its broad SERP coverage may exceed simple single-engine needs

  • SerpApi — where it wins

    • Structured JSON, Markdown, and HTML search-result outputs
    • City, country, and coordinate-based location targeting
    • SDKs and integrations for Ruby, Python, JavaScript, and more

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 250 searches per month
    • Paid plans use fixed monthly search and throughput quotas
    • Enterprise pricing and quotas are custom

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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