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Head-to-head · Web Scraping Tools

ScraperAPI vs Oxylabs SERP Scraper API

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
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

ScraperAPI leads on 1 check, Oxylabs SERP Scraper API on 0, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreScraperAPI · 8.1/10
  • Free planonly ScraperAPI
  • Free trialonly ScraperAPI

ScraperAPI scores higher on our rubric for web scraping tools: 8.1 against 7.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

ScraperAPI offers free plan; Oxylabs SERP Scraper API doesn't.

ScraperAPI is the better fit for developers needing a flexible scraping API. Oxylabs SERP Scraper API is the better fit for teams focused on localized, multi-engine SERP collection.

  • ScraperAPI fits best

    Developers needing a flexible scraping API

  • Oxylabs SERP Scraper API fits best

    Teams focused on localized, multi-engine SERP collection

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Side by side

Feature ScraperAPI 8.1/10 Visit ↗ Oxylabs SERP Scraper API 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.1 7.6
Ranking #5 in Web Scraping Tools #8 in Web Scraping Tools
Best for Developers needing a flexible scraping API Teams focused on localized, multi-engine SERP collection
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — $49/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial 7 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Support Email, Docs, Community Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Integrations 7 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ScraperAPI 0/2 · Oxylabs SERP Scraper API 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
  • Collects organic and paid results from Google, Baidu, Bing, and Yandex
  • Targets locations down to coordinates and supports JavaScript rendering
  • Returns HTML or JSON, with scheduling and cloud-storage delivery
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
  • Focused on SERP collection rather than general-purpose web scraping
  • Paid monthly plans start at $49
  • Result pricing varies by target and JavaScript rendering
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…

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Oxylabs SERP Scraper API collects search-result data from Google, Baidu, Bing, and Yandex. It is aimed at businesses doing SEO analysis, market research, competitor tracking, and other large-scale web-data collection. Teams can request…

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  1. ScraperAPIWeb Scraping Tools 8.1Free plan · 7-day trial
  2. Oxylabs SERP Scraper APIWeb Scraping Tools 7.6Paid

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
  • Oxylabs SERP Scraper API — where it wins

    • Collects organic and paid results from Google, Baidu, Bing, and Yandex
    • Targets locations down to coordinates and supports JavaScript rendering
    • Returns HTML or JSON, with scheduling and cloud-storage delivery

    Where it doesn't

    • Focused on SERP collection rather than general-purpose web scraping
    • Paid monthly plans start at $49
    • Result pricing varies by target and JavaScript rendering
  • 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 →
  • Oxylabs SERP Scraper API7.6/10 · Paid

    A localized, multi-engine SERP API for teams that need structured search results at scale.

    Visit OxylabsFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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