Scrapfly vs Scrapingdog

Scrapfly
scrapfly.io
98%
Success
17.8s
Speed
$3.14
Cost
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Scrapfly
vs
Scrapingdog
Scrapingdog
www.scrapingdog.com
34%
Success
4.5s
Speed
$2.7
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 97.9% 34.0%
amazon.com 98.9% 85.9%
booking.com 97.8% 14.1%
etsy.com 100.0% 15.3%
indeed.com 97.1% -
instagram.com 99.0% -
linkedin.com 97.4% 20.4%
realtor.com 90.7% 50.3%
stockx.com 99.0% -
twitter.com 97.7% 74.0%
walmart.com 99.8% 72.9%
zillow.com 99.7% 0.9%
Data range Sep 11 - Sep 25

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 -
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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