Scrapfly vs WebScrapingAPI

Scrapfly
scrapfly.io
98%
Success
17.8s
Speed
$3.14
Cost
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Scrapfly
vs
WebScrapingAPI
WebScrapingAPI
www.webscrapingapi.com
68%
Success
17.7s
Speed
$2.04
Cost
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Side-by-side comparison of Scrapfly and WebScrapingAPI 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 WebScrapingAPI

Pros
  • Good scraper blocking bypass.
  • Simple pricing structure 1 request == 1 credit, always.
  • Low entry point of $19.
  • Integrations for NodeJS, Python, Java, Rust, Scrapy and PHP.
  • Optional Javascript rendering for scraping dynamic pages.
  • Web UI player for testing and experimenting.
  • Does not charges for blocked requests.
Cons
  • Extremely limited feature set — no request header and other basic request customizations.
  • Static 1 credit pricing leaves no room for pricing optimizations.
  • Programming integrations are relatively basic and outdated.
  • Significantly slower than competition.
  • 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 WebScrapingAPI success
all average 97.9% 67.5%
amazon.com 98.9% 90.7%
booking.com 97.8% 83.0%
etsy.com 100.0% 57.9%
indeed.com 97.1% -
instagram.com 99.0% 94.6%
linkedin.com 97.4% 81.5%
realtor.com 90.7% -
stockx.com 99.0% 92.0%
twitter.com 97.7% 67.6%
walmart.com 99.8% 81.0%
zillow.com 99.7% 97.6%
Data range Sep 11 - Sep 25

Feature Comparison

Feature Scrapfly WebScrapingAPI
Capterra ratingCapterra rating
★ 4.9
(237)
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Integrations Python, Typescript Python, Scrapy, NodeJS, Java, PHP, Rust
Proxy support Datacenter default, Residential optional Datacenter default, Residential optional
Geolocation 50+ countries 12+ countries
Webhook support Yes No
Javascript rendering Yes, at extra cost -
Custom JS evaluation Yes, up to 160s No
Browser control Yes, up to 160s Yes, predefined actions like scroll, click, input
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 — — ∞
WebScrapingAPI
Plan Price Credits Concurrency
Started 19 7,000 20
Basic 49 20,000 20
Standard 99 45,000 50
Advanced 149 100,000 100
Premium 249 180,000 200
Pro 599 450,000 500

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