# Jina Reader vs ZenRows (slim)

> ZenRows has a score of 75.1 (BB) against Jina Reader's 45.3 (E). Both do scraping. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 45 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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ZenRows has a score of 75.1 (BB) against Jina Reader's 45.3 (E). Both do scraping. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 45 points.

- Jina Reader: E 45.3, rank #402 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jina-reader.min.md
- ZenRows: BB 75.1, rank #43 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zenrows.min.md
- Pick Jina Reader for nothing in particular. Pick ZenRows for reliability (+27), schema & documentation (+40), security & auth (+9), payments & pricing (+45), maintenance & community (+22), transparency & trust (+14).

| Category | Jina Reader | ZenRows |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 87 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 43 | 83 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 41 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 80 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 87 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 75 |