The Best Web Scraping APIs, Evaluated
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The Latest Benchmarks
Top web scraping APIs are benchmarked twice a month for their success rate, speed and cost.
In our latest benchmark (April 24–May 08, 2026), we tested 8 web scraping APIs across 11 targets, sending over 1,000 requests per service per target.
| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
🥇
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99%
=
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8.4s
+0.1
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$3.65
-0.09
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(237)
★ 4.9
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2
🥈
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89%
-3
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21.3s
+3.8
|
$2.71
=
|
— | |
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3
🥉
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66%
+17
|
11.1s
-1.7
|
$5.22
=
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(103)
★ 4.8
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|
|
4
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61%
=
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7.5s
+1.0
|
$3.21
+0.03
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(62)
★ 4.6
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|
|
5
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57%
-6
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3.7s
-0.9
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$4.76
-1.16
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— | |
|
6
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42%
=
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3.8s
-1.5
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$2.28
-0.42
|
— | |
|
7
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35%
+1
|
2.9s
+0.2
|
$1.48
+0.06
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(137)
★ 4.9
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8
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34%
-3
|
16.9s
=
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$1.11
+=
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— |
Benchmark results for average of all covered scraping targets.
| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
🥇
|
100%
+1
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4.9s
-0.8
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$6.33
-4.3
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— | code | |
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2
🥈
|
99%
=
|
4.4s
+0.8
|
$2.66
+0.1
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
3
🥉
|
98%
-1
|
18.1s
+2.7
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
4
|
95%
+38
|
3.6s
-1.4
|
$5.0
=
|
— | code | |
|
5
|
72%
+3
|
17.6s
+5.8
|
$0.49
=
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
6
|
34%
+28
|
2.6s
-0.5
|
$0.28
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
7
|
0%
—
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—
—
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—
—
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(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
8
|
0%
—
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—
—
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—
—
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— | code |
Benchmark results for zillow.com property listing and search pages
more on zillow.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
100%
=
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2.5s
-0.1
|
$0.18
-0.03
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(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
92%
+12
|
10.5s
+2.1
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
3
🥉
|
92%
-4
|
14.1s
+0.8
|
$2.45
=
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
4
|
91%
-5
|
9.0s
-0.8
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
5
|
83%
-4
|
37.6s
-4.8
|
$1.9
=
|
— | code | |
|
6
|
73%
-9
|
5.0s
-0.2
|
$6.33
=
|
— | code | |
|
7
|
30%
-40
|
12.4s
+2.9
|
$1.0
=
|
— | code | |
|
8
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code |
Benchmark results for walmart.com product pages
more on walmart.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
100%
+2
|
6.3s
+0.8
|
$6.5
+0.13
|
— | code | |
|
2
🥈
|
100%
+10
|
4.0s
+1.1
|
$4.9
=
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
3
🥉
|
100%
=
|
9.4s
-1.6
|
$6.8
-0.45
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
4
|
95%
+8
|
10.5s
-7.6
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
5
|
82%
-9
|
60.8s
+4.8
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
6
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
7
|
0%
—
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—
—
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—
—
|
— | code | |
|
8
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0%
—
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—
—
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—
—
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— | code |
Benchmark results for stockx.com product and other public pages
more on stockx.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
99%
=
|
3.9s
+0.4
|
$4.18
-0.01
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
98%
=
|
16.4s
+4.2
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
3
🥉
|
46%
+38
|
28.8s
-2.2
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
4
|
9%
-2
|
5.3s
-2.7
|
$0.49
=
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
5
|
9%
-28
|
4.1s
+0.4
|
$6.33
=
|
— | code | |
|
6
|
8%
=
|
10.1s
+1.7
|
$5.0
=
|
— | code | |
|
7
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
8
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
— | code |
Benchmark results for realtor.com property listing and search pages
more on realtor.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
100%
+1
|
6.6s
-0.5
|
$4.25
+0.04
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
96%
-2
|
16.6s
+0.5
|
$1.9
+0.01
|
— | code | |
|
3
🥉
|
96%
+1
|
6.0s
-0.3
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
4
|
30%
-11
|
3.2s
+0.1
|
$3.26
+=
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
5
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
— | code | |
|
6
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
— | code | |
|
7
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
8
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code |
Benchmark results for instagram public pages (profile, post)
more on instagram.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
97%
-1
|
6.5s
+0.3
|
$2.65
-0.44
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
94%
+2
|
4.0s
-0.3
|
$6.33
=
|
— | code | |
|
3
🥉
|
93%
+2
|
21.0s
+2.8
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
4
|
91%
+8
|
14.7s
-0.4
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
5
|
9%
-8
|
4.0s
+=
|
$3.23
+0.1
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
6
|
0%
-11
|
—
-7.4
|
—
-5.0
|
— | code | |
|
7
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
— | code | |
|
8
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code |
Benchmark results for booking.com hotel and other public pages
more on booking.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
99%
=
|
26.9s
+1.1
|
$6.87
+0.16
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
93%
+7
|
18.7s
-0.7
|
$14.7
=
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
3
🥉
|
90%
+15
|
16.4s
+4.7
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
4
|
83%
+7
|
0.3s
=
|
$10.0
=
|
— | code | |
|
5
|
67%
-2
|
17.3s
-6.0
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
6
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
7
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
— | code | |
|
8
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
— | code |
Benchmark results for linkedin.com public pages
more on linkedin.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
100%
=
|
3.6s
-0.1
|
$3.84
+0.03
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
98%
+66
|
17.2s
-3.8
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
3
🥉
|
94%
-2
|
35.9s
+6.1
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
4
|
92%
-8
|
7.4s
+3.4
|
$4.9
=
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
5
|
58%
-2
|
6.0s
+0.4
|
$6.33
=
|
— | code | |
|
6
|
41%
-8
|
51.9s
+0.7
|
$1.9
=
|
— | code | |
|
7
|
31%
+10
|
4.0s
-0.1
|
$3.28
+0.15
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
8
|
3%
=
|
13.3s
-12.4
|
$5.0
=
|
— | code |
Benchmark results for etsy.com product and other public pages
more on etsy.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
99%
+1
|
9.6s
-0.3
|
$1.62
-0.15
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
97%
+1
|
5.4s
+0.4
|
$6.33
=
|
— | code | |
|
3
🥉
|
97%
-1
|
3.1s
-0.1
|
$0.2
=
|
— | code | |
|
4
|
97%
+1
|
4.1s
-0.9
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
5
|
96%
-1
|
7.4s
+0.3
|
$2.45
=
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
6
|
90%
+12
|
8.5s
-1.1
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
7
|
43%
=
|
24.2s
+0.7
|
$1.9
=
|
— | code | |
|
8
|
39%
-11
|
6.1s
-0.4
|
$0.34
+0.01
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code |
Benchmark results for amazon.com product pages
more on amazon.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
99%
+2
|
13.5s
-1.1
|
$1.03
-0.25
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
99%
=
|
1.3s
-0.1
|
$1.0
=
|
— | code | |
|
3
🥉
|
92%
=
|
20.8s
+5.9
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
4
|
85%
+27
|
14.1s
-1.8
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
5
|
44%
-10
|
16.8s
+4.8
|
$1.9
=
|
— | code | |
|
6
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
7
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
8
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
— | code |
Benchmark results for x.com (twitter) posts and other public pages
more on twitter.com →| # | Service | Success | Speed | Cost/1k | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
🥇
|
96%
=
|
5.4s
+1.8
|
$6.05
+0.07
|
(237)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
2
🥈
|
90%
-4
|
11.3s
+4.6
|
$4.9
=
|
(62)
★ 4.6
|
code | |
|
3
🥉
|
90%
+9
|
8.2s
+1.4
|
$6.9
=
|
(103)
★ 4.8
|
code | |
|
4
|
66%
-23
|
21.4s
+13.3
|
$2.71
=
|
— | code | |
|
5
|
20%
-14
|
1.9s
+0.1
|
$3.31
+0.17
|
(137)
★ 4.9
|
code | |
|
6
|
20%
-7
|
19.5s
-1.5
|
$1.9
=
|
— | code | |
|
7
|
0%
—
|
—
—
|
—
—
|
— | code | |
|
8
|
0%
-92
|
34.4s
+19.0
|
$26.39
+11.17
|
— | code |
Benchmark results for job listing pages on indeed.com
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Watch how web scraping API rankings evolve over time
How does this work?
Scrapeway runs benchmarks for each of these web scraping APIs multiple times per week, aggregates and measures the average performance details like success rate and speed.
Each benchmark scrapes over a thousand urls from popular website targets and measure the success rate and performance. The results are published twice a month for the newsletter subscribers.
- All services are tested against the same urls concurrently.
- Cost estimations are calculated based on the entry plan pricing.
- Scrapeway does not use any affiliate links.
Why use web scraping APIs?
Modern web scraping has the joy sucked out of it by the rise of anti-bot technologies. APIs put the joy back in by abstracting all that away, letting developers focus on making cool stuff. Let's make stuff!
Anti-Bot Bypass
CAPTCHAs, fingerprinting and IP rotation handled automatically by every major API.
Headless Browsers
Render JavaScript-heavy pages server-side without managing your own browser fleet.
Global Proxy Network
Access geo-restricted content from residential and datacenter IPs across 100+ countries.
Frequently Asked Questions
01 Why does success rate matters in web scraping APIs?
Success rate directly impacts overall scraping performance even if retries are used. It's the primary reason why web scraping APIs are used in the first place so it's the most critical metric.
Success rate and speed are especially important in real-time scraping applications where web scraping is performed on demand.
02 Why does speed matters when it comes to scraping?
Speed plays an important role in real-time web scraping. When performed on demand, long execution windows can be a deal breaker.
Complex scenarios like using headless browsers can significantly increase the scraping time.
03 What features are important in web scraping APIs?
Headless Browsers for scraping Javascript-powered websites. Official SDKs with built-in retry and concurrency. Geo-targeted proxies for location-restricted targets.