ScraperAPI vs Octoparse

ScraperAPI8.1Visit Octoparse7.9Visit

Higher score ScraperAPI #5 in Web Scraping Tools 8.1/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit ScraperAPI

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Octoparse #6 in Web Scraping Tools 7.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Octoparse

• ScraperAPI fits best

  Developers needing a flexible scraping API

• Octoparse fits best

  Non-coders building visual scrapers with cloud runs

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Side by side

Feature	ScraperAPI 8.1/10 Visit ↗	Octoparse 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.1	7.9
Ranking	#5 in Web Scraping Tools	#6 in Web Scraping Tools
Best for	Developers needing a flexible scraping API	Non-coders building visual scrapers with cloud runs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$83/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	7 days	14 days
Free trial length	7 days · no card needed	14 days · card required
Money-back guarantee	7 days	5 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS
Support	Email, Docs, Community	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ScraperAPI 0/2 · Octoparse 0/2
JavaScript rendering	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Scheduled runs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Scraping modes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines synchronous and asynchronous scraping with JavaScript rendering Offers proxies, geotargeting, and CAPTCHA and bot-blocker handling Includes crawler jobs, multiple SDKs, and cloud or self-hosted deployment	Visual workflows, auto-detection, and templates simplify scraper creation. Handles pagination, infinite scroll, JavaScript, and AJAX pages. Cloud scheduling, IP rotation, and exports support automated data collection.
Cons	Free plan is limited to 1,000 API credits and 5 concurrent connections Hobby provides US and EU geotargeting; country-level targeting starts at Business Primarily a scraping API, not a standalone browser automation framework	The Free plan is limited to local extraction and 10 scraping tasks. Standard allows up to 3 concurrent cloud processes; higher concurrency costs more. The 14-day trial requires a card.
Our verdict	ScraperAPI is a web-scraping API for developers, data teams, agencies, and businesses that need to retrieve pages, APIs, images, documents, and other files. Its interfaces include REST and asynchronous APIs, proxy access, structured-data… Read the review →	Octoparse is a visual web scraping tool for individuals, analysts, and teams that want to build extraction workflows without coding. Its desktop software runs on Windows and macOS, while supported plans add cloud execution. A visual… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ScraperAPI — where it wins

  • Combines synchronous and asynchronous scraping with JavaScript rendering
  • Offers proxies, geotargeting, and CAPTCHA and bot-blocker handling
  • Includes crawler jobs, multiple SDKs, and cloud or self-hosted deployment

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 1,000 API credits and 5 concurrent connections
  • Hobby provides US and EU geotargeting; country-level targeting starts at Business
  • Primarily a scraping API, not a standalone browser automation framework

• Octoparse — where it wins

  • Visual workflows, auto-detection, and templates simplify scraper creation.
  • Handles pagination, infinite scroll, JavaScript, and AJAX pages.
  • Cloud scheduling, IP rotation, and exports support automated data collection.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan is limited to local extraction and 10 scraping tasks.
  • Standard allows up to 3 concurrent cloud processes; higher concurrency costs more.
  • The 14-day trial requires a card.

• ScraperAPI8.1/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A flexible scraping API with crawler jobs, SDKs, and cloud or self-hosted deployment.

  Visit ScraperAPIFull verdict →
• Octoparse7.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A visual scraper with desktop workflows and scheduled cloud extraction on paid plans.

  Visit OctoparseFull verdict →