Scrapfly vs ScrapingBee

Scrapfly
scrapfly.io
98%
Success
17.8s
Speed
$3.14
Cost
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Scrapfly
vs
ScrapingBee
ScrapingBee
www.scrapingbee.com
33%
Success
2.8s
Speed
$1.51
Cost
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Side-by-side comparison of Scrapfly and ScrapingBee using the latest benchmark data for success rate, speed, cost, and features.

Pros & Cons of Scrapfly

Pros
  • Exceptional and fair scraper blocking bypass.
  • Below average pricing for most targets.
  • Javascript rendering with custom javascript evaluation.
  • Full browser control through Javascript Scenarios.
  • Python, Scrapy and Typescript SDKs for easy integration.
  • Detailed web dashboard for reviewing scraping performance.
  • Multi-project support with dedicated environments and quotas.
  • Feature rich with many unique features
  • Low entry point at $30.
  • Web UI player for testing and experimenting.
Cons
  • Credits do not carry over month-to-month.
  • No annual plans are available.
  • Above average pricing for some targets in favor of higher success rate and reliability.

Pros & Cons of ScrapingBee

Pros
  • Python and NodeJS SDKs.
  • Detailed web dashboard for tracking scraping performance.
  • Web UI player for testing and experimenting.
  • Big feature set and extended headless browser support.
Cons
  • Poor entry point of $49.
  • Credits are often charged for blocked requests.
  • Credits do not carry over month-to-month.
  • Some targets are not supported or cost well above industry average (see benchmarks).

Benchmark Comparison

Success rate per target from the latest benchmark run. Higher is better; the winning value is highlighted in green.

Target Scrapfly success ScrapingBee success
all average 97.9% 33.2%
amazon.com 98.9% 28.6%
booking.com 97.8% 17.8%
etsy.com 100.0% 28.8%
indeed.com 97.1% 26.4%
instagram.com 99.0% 27.6%
linkedin.com 97.4% -
realtor.com 90.7% -
stockx.com 99.0% -
twitter.com 97.7% -
walmart.com 99.8% -
zillow.com 99.7% -
Data range Sep 11 - Sep 25

Feature Comparison

Feature Scrapfly ScrapingBee
Capterra ratingCapterra rating
★ 4.9
(237)
★ 4.9
(137)
Integrations Python, Typescript Python, NodeJS
Proxy support Datacenter default, Residential optional Datacenter default, Residential & "Stealth" optional
Geolocation 50+ countries Most countries
Webhook support Yes No
Javascript rendering Yes, at extra cost -
Custom JS evaluation Yes, up to 160s Yes, up to 40s
Browser control Yes, up to 160s Yes, up to 40s
Screenshots Yes, full page and individual elements Yes, full page and individual elements
Sessions Yes, persistent IP & cookies Yes, persistent IP for 5min

Pricing Comparison

Scrapfly
Plan Price Credits Concurrency
Discovery 30 200,000 5
Pro 100 1,000,000 20
Startup 250 2,500,000 50
Enterprise 500 5,500,000 100
Custom — — ∞
ScrapingBee
Plan Price Credits Concurrency
Hobby 19 75,000 25
Freelance 49 250,000 50
Startup 99 1,000,000 100
Business 249 3,000,000 200

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