ScrapingBee
Simple scraping API with a dedicated Google Search endpoint
Founded
2018
Starting Price
$49
Category
Developer Tools
Last updated April 26, 2026
About ScrapingBee
ScrapingBee is a lean scraping API built for developers who want a single endpoint for headless Chrome, proxies, and CAPTCHA bypass. Its Google Search API returns parsed SERP JSON for a fixed credit cost per call, and its residential proxy mode unlocks country-level SERPs with almost no setup. ScrapingBee is favored by indie hackers and small SEO teams who value simple documentation, predictable pricing, and no per-GB bandwidth math.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Flat 25-credit cost per Google SERP call — predictable budgeting for rank trackers
- Excellent documentation and code examples in every major language
- Country geo-targeting included on every plan (not upsold)
- Responsive support from a small, technical team
Cons
- No city-level SERP targeting — rules out local-pack and map-pack tracking at scale
Key Features
Google Search API
Dedicated endpoint that returns parsed Google SERP JSON — organic, ads, featured snippets — at 25 credits per call
Headless Chrome Rendering
Full JavaScript execution for SPA and dynamic SERP features
Residential & Datacenter Proxies
Country-level geo-targeting with automatic rotation
Auto Retries & Anti-Bot Bypass
Handles Cloudflare, DataDome, and Google's reCAPTCHA automatically
Webhook & Async API
Fire-and-forget large SERP batches with webhook delivery
Pricing
Freelance
$49/month
- 100,000 API credits
- 10 concurrent requests
- Country-level geo-targeting
Startup
$99/month
Best For
Indie rank trackers
Power solo or small-team SERP tracking with minimal scraping code
SEO content research tools
Pull SERP features, snippets, and PAA boxes for content briefs
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