#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 cheap plan 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
ScraperAPI can burn 10-25x credits when you turn on JS rendering or anti-bot bypass. Context.dev runs stealth and proxy escalation on every request and still counts it as one credit per scrape.
Brand data built in
ScraperAPI gives you HTML. Context.dev attaches structured brand data to the same response: logos, colors, fonts, social links, and company metadata, so you are not building that pipeline from scratch.
AI extraction, not raw pages
Ask a question about a domain and get structured fields back, or pull every product from a site in one call. ScraperAPI stops at markup; you own the parsing and inference.
Flat pricing, no multipliers
A "heavy protected" scrape on ScraperAPI can cost 25-75 credits. On Context.dev the same request is still one credit, no matter how hostile the target is.
Company data no scraper gives you
Resolve a company by domain, email, or ticker and pull NAICS codes, transaction enrichment, and merchant data. ScraperAPI is a proxy layer; Context.dev mixes scraping with those enrichment endpoints.
Free tier, no credit card
ScraperAPI's trial shuts off after seven days. Context.dev keeps a free tier at 500 credits 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: 500 credits, 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 $149/mo you get 200K stealth scrapes on Context.dev. On ScraperAPI the same pool shrinks 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.