#1 ScraperAPI Alternative
ScraperAPI bills extra credits when a page needs JavaScript or anti-bot work. Context.dev includes stealth on every request and ships brand data and AI extraction ScraperAPI does not sell. One API, one credit per scrape, no multiplier hidden in the pricing footnotes.
ScraperAPI → Context.dev
Why Switch
Credit multipliers turn a low sticker price into a surprise bill. Moving to Context.dev means predictable credits and enrichment bundled with the crawl, not bolted on afterward.
Stealth included, no credit multipliers
The unified Scrape API starts at 1 credit per request across selected formats. JavaScript rendering and proxy escalation are included in that base charge. See pricing for optional browser action and OCR charges.
Brand data built in
Retrieve Brand resolves company profiles by domain, name, email, ticker, transaction descriptor, or direct URL. Read available logos, colors, descriptions, social profiles, addresses, and EIC industry labels. Get Styleguide provides typography and font assets in a separate call.
AI extraction, not raw pages
Use Scrape with CSS parsing rules for fields on a known page, or give Answers a research task and an example JSON shape. Answers returns json_content and source URLs in Fast or Ultra mode.
Base pricing across scrape formats
The unified Scrape API starts at 1 credit per request across selected formats. JavaScript rendering and proxy escalation are included in that base charge. See pricing for optional browser action and OCR charges.
Company data no scraper gives you
Retrieve Brand resolves company profiles by domain, name, email, ticker, transaction descriptor, or direct URL. Read available logos, colors, descriptions, social profiles, addresses, and EIC industry labels. Get Styleguide provides typography and font assets in a separate call.
Free tier, no credit card
ScraperAPI's trial shuts off after seven days. Context.dev gives you 1,000 credits/month free with no card and no clock.
Full Comparison
Real-World Pricing
ScraperAPI markets huge credit buckets. Multipliers for JavaScript rendering, anti-bot work, and premium proxies eat them long before you hit the printed limit.
The printed credit count is not the real scrape count
One credit per scrape even when the site fights back. No 10x multiplier buried in the docs.
Brand data and AI extraction ride on the same plan, not a separate SKU.
Free tier stays open: 1,000 credits/month free, no card, no seven-day cutoff.
ScraperAPI advertises 100K credits at $49/mo, but anti-bot pulls often cost 10-25 credits, so real throughput lands closer to 4K-10K scrapes.
At $99/mo you get 125K stealth scrapes on Context.dev. On ScraperAPI, $149/mo buys 1M credits that shrink to about 40K-100K scrapes when sites stay in "hard" mode.
Ready to ditch ScraperAPI?
Stop stacking credits every time a page needs JavaScript or anti-bot work. Stealth and rendering are in the base price on Context.dev, and brand data plus AI extraction ship with the same plan.