Scrapingdog was founded in 2018 with the goal of revolutionizing the world of web data extraction, making it blockage-free and hassle-free.
Our mission is guided by Manthan's vision: to simplify and streamline the web scraping process for everyone. We understand the challenges faced by businesses and individuals in their quest to extract valuable data from the web.
Overall Scrapingdog performs very well on Scrapeway's benchmarks supporting most web scraping targets and bypassing most anti-bot measures.
Scrapingdog offers core web scraping API features like headless browser scraping, anti-bot bypass and proxy support though uniquely it provides special APIs for specific web scraping targets.
Pros
- Low entry point of $40.
- Above average performance and price value for supported targets.
- 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
- 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.
Scrapingdog vs Other Services
Here's how Scrapingdog compares against other web scraping APIs in terms of success rate, speed and cost.
| # | Service | Success % | Speed | Cost $/1000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrapfly |
94%
|
12.2s
|
$3.71
|
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| 2 | Scrapingbee |
74%
|
3.1s
|
$3.42
|
|
| 3 | WebScrapingAPI |
74%
|
22.1s
|
$2.39
|
|
| 4 | Scraperapi |
71%
|
7.3s
|
$5.17
|
|
| 5 | Zenrows |
69%
|
8.0s
|
$4.52
|
|
| 6 | Scrapingdog |
46%
|
4.8s
|
$1.54
|
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| 7 | Scrapingant |
44%
|
13.4s
|
$1.99
|
This data is based on the averages of Scrapeway's weekly benchmarks covering 12 most popular web scraping targets and overall:
- Scrapingdog has a below-average success rate of 46.1% compared to industry average of 67.5%
- Scrapingdog has an above-average scraping speed of 4.8s compared to industry average of 10.1s
- Scrapingdog has a below-average price of $1.5/1000 scrapes compared to industry average of $3.2
Scrapingdog Benchmarks
Scrapeway runs weekly benchmarks for Scrapingdog for the most popular web scraping targets.
| Target | Success % | Speed | Cost $/1000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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46%
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4.8s
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$1.54
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100%
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6.5s
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$2.2
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98%
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7.6s
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$2.2
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81%
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3.3s
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$2.2
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78%
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1.1s
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-
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67%
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1.9s
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$2.2
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27%
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13.3s
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$2.2
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9%
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12.8s
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$2.2
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2%
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1.0s
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$2.2
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0%
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-
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-
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0%
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-
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-
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0%
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13.9s
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$40.0
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Scrapingdog Pricing
Scrapingdog is a credit-based service where each scrape request can cost 1-25 credits depending on the used features and required anti-bot bypass.
| 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 | - | - | - |
Overall Scrapingdog pricing is inline with other web scraping APIs, with a slightly lower than average entry-point of $40 and above average concurrency rates.
Scrapingdog Features
Overall, Scrapingdog focuses on core features and distinct web scraping target. It offers the standard feature set of for all plans:
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Integrations | No |
| Proxy support | Datacenter, Residential extra cost |
| Geolocation | 15 countries |
| Webhook support | Yes |
| Javascreipt rendering | Yes, at extra cost |
| Custom JS evaluation | No |
| Browser control | No |
| Screenshots | Yes, full page only |
| Sessions | Yes, persistent IP |
To add, Scrapingdog offers some unique features at no extra cost included with every plan:
- Autoparse for select targets that outputs structured JSON.