Zenscrape is a focused web scraping API product spinned off a popular API service APILayer in 2019.
Scraping itself is not difficult. Making scraping scalable and reliable is. This is the reason why we created Zenscrape, our scraper API, in 2019. The API takes care of everything that makes scraping difficult. Captcha solving, IP rotation, JS rendering etc.
While Zenscrape might appear barebones it focuses on user-centric development with easy and simple solutions.
Zenscrape offers only the core web scraping API features like headless browser scraping, implicit anti-bot bypass and residential proxy support.
Pros
- Simple focused experience
- Optional Javascript rendering for scraping dynamic pages.
- Automatic anti-bot bypass attempt
- Simple pricing scheme
Cons
- Very limited feature set
- Only scraped content returned
- No browser control or browser results
- Poor anti-bot bypass
Zenscrape vs Other Services
Here's how Zenscrape compares against other web scraping APIs in terms of success rate, speed and cost.
| # | Service | Success % | Speed | Cost $/1000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrapfly |
89%
|
8.6s
|
$3.77
|
|
| 2 | WebScrapingAPI |
80%
|
14.7s
|
$2.47
|
|
| 3 | Scraperapi |
73%
|
13.5s
|
$5.61
|
|
| 4 | Zenrows |
63%
|
7.9s
|
$4.27
|
|
| 5 | Scrapingbee |
50%
|
4.4s
|
$2.82
|
|
| 6 | Scrapingant |
34%
|
19.9s
|
$1.52
|
|
| 7 | Scrapingdog |
31%
|
3.4s
|
$1.1
|
|
| - | Scrapeowl | - | - | - | |
| - | Zenscrape | - | - | - |
This data is based on the averages of Scrapeway's weekly benchmarks covering 0 most popular web scraping targets and overall:
Zenscrape Benchmarks
Zenscrape Pricing
Zenscrape is a credit-based service where each scrape request can cost 1-25 credits depending on the used proxy type (normal or premium) and whether Javascript rendering is enabled:
| Browser | Proxy | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| No | Normal | 1 credit |
| No | Premium | 10 credits |
| Yes | Normal | 5 credits |
| Yes | Premium | 25 credits |
As for pricing plans themselves, Zenscrape offers a simple and straightforward pricing scheme:
| Plan | Price | Credits | Concurrency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | $60 | 250,000 | 10 |
| Medium | $100 | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| Large | $250 | 3,000,000 | 50 |
| Professional | $350 | 5,000,000 | 100 |
Overall Zenscrape' entry plan is not very attractive but it scales much better with higher plan tiers with custom plans also available through sales support.
Zenscrape Features
Overall, Zenscrape offers only the very basic features:
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Browser control | No |
| Custom JS evaluation | No |
| Geolocation | Only for Premium proxies, most countries available |
| Integrations | No |
| Javascript rendering | Yes, at extra cost |
| Proxy support | Datacenter default, Residential optional |
| Screenshots | No |
| Sessions | No |
| Webhook support | No |
To add, Zenscrape does offer a basic web dashboard that can generate code snippets and display basic usage overview.