--- description: Review of ScraperAPI Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: ScraperAPI | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Web Scraping](/directory/4845/web-scraping/software) > [ScraperAPI](/software/330436/scraper-api) # ScraperAPI Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/330436/scraper-api Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/330436/scraper-api?page=2) > ScraperAPI is a web-scraping tool with which web content can be scraped and further processed via an API call. Its capacity includes HTML content, PDF files, documents, and images. It has the capacity to scrape protected web content including security mechanisms such as CAPTCHA. It can also handle proxies and websites with CDNs in the background. This is achieved with both its integrated rotating proxy solutions and anti-bot bypasses. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 62 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 62 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: ScraperAPI ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$49.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Hobby: $29/user/month Startup: $99/user/month Business: $249/user/month - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - API - Auto Extraction - Batch Processing - Bot Mitigation - CAPTCHA Solving - Customization - Data Aggregation - Data Aggregation and Publishing - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Cleansing - Data Extraction - Data Import/Export - Data Mapping - Data Mining - Data Storage Management - Data Transformation - Document Extraction - Email Address Extraction - Error Handling - Geotargeting ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Web Scraping](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4845/web-scraping/software) ## Related Categories - [Web Scraping](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4845/web-scraping/software) - [Data Extraction Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4555/data-extraction/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Easy to set up and use. > > **Cons**: The only con I can think of is sometimes requests do timeout but it's rare. ----- ### "ScraperAPI Delivers Exceptionally Value" — 5.0/5 > **John** | *25 February 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of use, simplicity, and reliability of the service is top notch. Highly recommend for all scraping needs. > > **Cons**: Breakdown of credit costs can be confusing, especially as you use premium parameters. > > Great communication, ease of dashboard use, and great communication of product launches/releases. ----- ### "Inconsistent tool." — 2.0/5 > **Jack** | *16 September 2023* | Research | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's cheap. If you want to prototype a new concept, use ScraperAPI. > > **Cons**: ScraperAPI is temperamental. For a day you'll have no issue running links through the platform. The next day, a large portion of your scrape requests will timeout with no explanation. Given that we are building a prototype, it is OK. Though once we move to the next stage of development, it is likely we'll use a consistent alternative. > > 3/10 overall. Straight forward to set up, documentation seems fine but is lacking in areas. Inconsistency in the actual job of the platform. Wouldn't recommend to a friend unless you're trialling a concept. ----- ### "Reliable rotating IP service with low price and responsive and helpful support team" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *11 November 2021* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: - The URL encoding is fairly straightforward to implement and maintain - The support team is quick to respond and support on any issues that come up - The pricing is very reasonable and they give a lot of queries vs other providers - was able to upgrade, downgrade, or pause subscription without any issues > > **Cons**: - there are a few websites where it didn't work for me, e.g Tesco.com - the IP locations were not always accurate, e.g set to USA, and still see China, or Malaysia etc appearing as the location on Amazon.com > > Overall very positive experience with ScraperAPI and have been a customer for 2 years +. Always pleased with my interactions with the support team and their response time and their efforts to help. ----- ### "Great API service with good value" — 4.0/5 > **Thien** | *17 November 2021* | Management Consulting | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I like most about ScraperAPI is its ease of use. The documentation gets me up and running in no time and the sample code is highly illustrative. I also feel like they offer the best value as I had to do a lot of web scraping in a short amount of time, and the pricing scheme is flexible enough to accommodate my changing need for the service. I did shop around and while other providers offer comparable prices (or perhaps even a little bit cheaper), I just stick with ScraperAPI as I got used to its interface. I have had good results in highly readable format most of the time. The customer support team is also quick in replying my emails. > > **Cons**: Even with the Business subscription, I don't always get the data I needed. But I'm sure this is a challenge to which there's no quick-and-easy solution just yet. JSON auto parsing is a really nice feature but currently is offered on a limited number of websites. I also think residential proxy is a little bit pricy relative to its value, because even with residential proxy activated, I still got blocked sometimes. > > Overall, I would still say my experience with ScraperAPI is positive. I've been able to save a lot of time collecting data, and the auto parsing feature has been a great help. I didn't get a 100% success rate, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get it anywhere else any way. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/330436/scraper-api?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/330436/scraper-api) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data