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Head-to-head · Web Scraping Tools

Zyte API vs ScrapingBee

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Zyte API #3 in Web Scraping Tools 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Zyte API
ScrapingBee #4 in Web Scraping Tools 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit ScrapingBee

Zyte API leads on 0 checks, ScrapingBee on 1, and 1 is 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 scoreZyte API · 8.5/10
  • Lowest starting priceScrapingBee · $19/mo
  • Free trialonly Zyte API

Zyte API scores higher on our rubric for web scraping tools: 8.5 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #4.

ScrapingBee is cheaper to start at $19/mo against $100/mo.

Zyte API is the better fit for developers needing browser rendering and anti-blocking. ScrapingBee is the better fit for API users scraping dynamic pages and targeted sites.

  • Zyte API fits best

    Developers needing browser rendering and anti-blocking

  • ScrapingBee fits best

    API users scraping dynamic pages and targeted sites

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Side by side

Feature Zyte API 8.5/10 Visit ↗ ScrapingBee 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.3
Ranking #3 in Web Scraping Tools #4 in Web Scraping Tools
Best for Developers needing browser rendering and anti-blocking API users scraping dynamic pages and targeted sites
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $100/mo $19/mo (best)
Free plan — —
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Tickets, Docs · 24/7 Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance ISO 27001, GDPR SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations 9 integrations 8 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zyte API 0/2 · ScrapingBee 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
  • Renders pages and supports browser actions, screenshots, and CDP access.
  • Rotates proxies and handles bans, sessions, geolocation, and IP types.
  • Extracts structured data and integrates with Playwright, Puppeteer, and Scrapy.
  • Renders JavaScript with headless Chrome and supports interactive scenarios.
  • Offers proxy options, geotargeting, screenshots, and extraction rules.
  • Connects through SDKs, workflow tools, CLI, and MCP.
Cons
  • No free plan; usage charges vary by target site, request type, and features.
  • Monthly commitment plans start at $100, with volume discounts at higher tiers.
  • Enterprise pricing is custom; premium 24/7 support and SLAs are enterprise-only.
  • No permanent free plan; paid monthly plans start at $19.
  • JavaScript rendering and several advanced features start at Business.
  • Cloud-only deployment; self-hosting is not supported.
Our verdict

Zyte API is a cloud-hosted web scraping API for developers and data teams working with pages that need browser rendering or more than a basic HTTP fetch. It returns rendered HTML and screenshots, can perform browser actions such as…

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ScrapingBee is a hosted web-scraping API for developers, founders, and product teams that need page data in applications, workflows, data pipelines, or internal tools. It fetches pages with headless Chrome, renders JavaScript, and provides…

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  1. Zyte APIWeb Scraping Tools 8.530-day trial
  2. ScrapingBeeWeb Scraping Tools 8.3Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Zyte API — where it wins

    • Renders pages and supports browser actions, screenshots, and CDP access.
    • Rotates proxies and handles bans, sessions, geolocation, and IP types.
    • Extracts structured data and integrates with Playwright, Puppeteer, and Scrapy.

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; usage charges vary by target site, request type, and features.
    • Monthly commitment plans start at $100, with volume discounts at higher tiers.
    • Enterprise pricing is custom; premium 24/7 support and SLAs are enterprise-only.

  • ScrapingBee — where it wins

    • Renders JavaScript with headless Chrome and supports interactive scenarios.
    • Offers proxy options, geotargeting, screenshots, and extraction rules.
    • Connects through SDKs, workflow tools, CLI, and MCP.

    Where it doesn't

    • No permanent free plan; paid monthly plans start at $19.
    • JavaScript rendering and several advanced features start at Business.
    • Cloud-only deployment; self-hosting is not supported.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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