Scrapfly vs Scrapingdog

Scrapfly
scrapfly.io
95%
Success
16.3s
Speed
$3.75
Cost
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Scrapfly
vs
Scrapingdog
Scrapingdog
www.scrapingdog.com
59%
Success
5.2s
Speed
$3.61
Cost
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Side-by-side comparison of Scrapfly and Scrapingdog 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 Scrapingdog

Pros
  • Low entry point of $40.
  • Autoparse can output structured JSON for some targets.
  • High concurrency for higher plans.
  • Dedicated APIs for Google Search, Amazon, Linkedin, Twitter and Indeed scraping.
  • No charge for blocked scrape requests.
Cons
  • Not a generic web scraping API as many targets require dedicated API configuration (amazon, google, yelp etc.)
  • No integration SDKs.
  • Basic web interface.
  • Limited feature set and headless browser support.
  • Some targets are not supported (see benchmarks).
  • Credits do not carry over month-to-month.

Benchmark Comparison

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

Target Scrapfly success Scrapingdog success
all average 95.3% 59.2%
amazon.com 93.0% 99.1%
booking.com 93.0% 16.5%
etsy.com 99.8% 35.8%
indeed.com 97.2% 38.3%
instagram.com 74.7% 96.4%
linkedin.com 94.0% 65.0%
realtor.com 98.2% 78.9%
stockx.com 99.3% -
twitter.com 97.7% 99.4%
walmart.com 99.8% 88.8%
zillow.com 98.9% 1.5%
Data range Oct 01 - Nov 01

Feature Comparison

Feature Scrapfly Scrapingdog
Capterra ratingCapterra rating
★ 4.9
(237)
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Integrations Python, Typescript No
Proxy support Datacenter default, Residential optional Datacenter, Residential extra cost
Geolocation 50+ countries 15 countries
Webhook support Yes Yes
Javascript rendering Yes, at extra cost Yes, at extra cost
Custom JS evaluation Yes, up to 160s No
Browser control Yes, up to 160s No
Screenshots Yes, full page and individual elements Yes, full page only
Sessions Yes, persistent IP & cookies Yes, persistent IP

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 — — ∞
Scrapingdog
Plan Price Credits Concurrency
Lite 40 200,000 5
Standard 90 1,000,000 50
Pro 200 3,000,000 100
Enterprise 500 8,000,000 200
Custom — — —

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