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Head-to-head · Web Scraping Tools

ScraperAPI vs ScrapeHero Cloud

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks 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
ScrapeHero Cloud #7 in Web Scraping Tools 7.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 2 features Try ScrapeHero Cloud

ScraperAPI leads on 0 checks, ScrapeHero Cloud on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreScraperAPI · 8.1/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresScrapeHero Cloud · 1 of 2

ScraperAPI scores higher on our rubric for web scraping tools: 8.1 against 7.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

ScraperAPI is the better fit for developers needing a flexible scraping API. ScrapeHero Cloud is the better fit for users who can use ready-made website scrapers.

  • ScraperAPI fits best

    Developers needing a flexible scraping API

  • ScrapeHero Cloud fits best

    Users who can use ready-made website scrapers

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Side by side

Feature ScraperAPI 8.1/10 Visit ↗ ScrapeHero Cloud 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.1 7.7
Ranking #5 in Web Scraping Tools #7 in Web Scraping Tools
Best for Developers needing a flexible scraping API Users who can use ready-made website scrapers
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — $5/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 7 days 30 days
Free trial length 7 days · no card needed 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Docs, Community Email
Integrations 7 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features ScraperAPI 0/2 · ScrapeHero Cloud 1/2
JavaScript rendering Not checked yet Not checked yet
Scheduled runs Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Scraping modes Not checked yet Ready-made scrapers; real-time APIs; no-code projects
Export formats Not checked yet Excel, CSV, JSON
Deployment options Not checked yet Cloud
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
  • Ready-made scrapers with configurable URLs and site-specific filters
  • Run projects now or schedule recurring runs with record limits
  • Export to Excel, CSV or JSON; connect cloud storage on eligible plans
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
  • Custom dynamic scraping flexibility is comparatively limited
  • API integration and premium proxies start at Standard
  • The free plan is non-renewing and capped at 400 credits
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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ScrapeHero Cloud is a hosted, no-code service for collecting structured data from websites through ready-made scrapers and real-time APIs. It suits people who can work with prebuilt crawlers rather than needing to design a custom scraping…

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  1. ScraperAPIWeb Scraping Tools 8.1Free plan · 7-day trial
  2. ScrapeHero CloudWeb Scraping Tools 7.7Free plan · 30-day trial

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

  • ScrapeHero Cloud — where it wins

    • Ready-made scrapers with configurable URLs and site-specific filters
    • Run projects now or schedule recurring runs with record limits
    • Export to Excel, CSV or JSON; connect cloud storage on eligible plans

    Where it doesn't

    • Custom dynamic scraping flexibility is comparatively limited
    • API integration and premium proxies start at Standard
    • The free plan is non-renewing and capped at 400 credits

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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