# Context.dev vs ScraperAPI (slim)

> Context.dev scores 78.2 (A) to ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D) for scraping. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Context.dev scores 78.2 (A) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do scraping.

- Context.dev: A 78.2, rank #15 of 1084 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-dev.min.md
- ScraperAPI: D 52.1, rank #791 of 1084 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi.min.md
- Context.dev, good for Agents that need one call for Markdown, screenshots and schema-shaped JSON from a page, plus batches, monitors and search on the same balance, and teams that also want brand data. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 45; Schema & documentation, 96 against 67; Agent ergonomics, 90 against 74; Security & auth, 83 against 29; Payments & pricing, 50 against 40; Maintenance & community, 85 against 61; Transparency & trust, 73 against 54. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- ScraperAPI, good for Agents that want a single GET to fetch pages through proxies, with parsed JSON for Amazon, Google, Walmart, eBay and Redfin and a batch API of up to 50,000 URLs. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Context.dev | ScraperAPI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 96 | 67 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 90 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 83 | 29 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 61 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 54 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Context.dev | ScraperAPI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Context Dev Inc. | ScraperAPI (saas.group) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.context.dev/v1` | `https://api.scraperapi.com` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Price for scraping | $0.79 per 1,000 pages | not published |
| Tools exposed | 42 | 28 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-08-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 5 stars, 62k npm/wk, 10k PyPI/wk | 5 stars |