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      "pricingNotes": "Free plan with 1,000 successful credits a month and 5 concurrent requests, no card. Hobby $29 a month (250,000 credits), Pro $99 (1.25 million), Business $249 (3.5 million), Advanced $699 (10 million). A datacenter request costs 1 credit, headless rendering 5, residential or mobile 10, both 25, and some domains carry fixed higher costs (google.* 10, linkedin.com 30, sainsburys.co.uk 200). Annual billing gives 2 months free but is set up by support (https://scrape.do/pricing/).",
      "priceSummary": "$29 / mo",
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        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 in the docs, llms.txt or pricing FAQ, which lists card, crypto and bank wire only (checked 2026-09-30).",
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        "scraping.screenshot",
        "scraping.serp"
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        "free-tier",
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        "grade": "E",
        "agentReady": false,
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          "security": 23,
          "transparency": 49
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          "$29 for 250,000 basic credits, and 429s, 502s and most failures aren't billed",
          "Per-domain credit costs published, and each response carries its cost in a header",
          "Free plan of 1,000 requests a month with residential proxies and rendering, no card",
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          "Automatic retries on the server side, with `disableRetry` to turn them off"
        ],
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          "Start with the default data centre request (1 credit). Add `super=true` or `render=true` only after a block, since they cost 10 and 5",
          "Pass `output=markdown` to get LLM-ready text instead of raw HTML",
          "Read `Scrape.do-Request-Cost` from the response headers. Some domains cost 10 to 200 credits whatever you pass",
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          "item": "Pro plan",
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        },
        {
          "item": "Business plan",
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          "item": "Advanced plan",
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          "item": "Datacenter request on Hobby",
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        {
          "item": "Residential request on Hobby",
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        "privacy": "https://scrape.do/privacy-policy/",
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          "The .do registry has no RDAP service, so the registration date couldn't be read.",
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              "date": "2026-09-30",
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              "ok": 35
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
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              "ok": 276
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
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              "date": "2026-10-05",
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          "url": "https://scrape.do/.well-known/security.txt",
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            "url": "https://scrape.do/privacy-policy/",
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            "url": "https://scrape.do/terms-of-use/",
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      "category": "web-scrapers",
      "summary": "Scrape API with datacenter or residential proxies, JS rendering and an anti-bot Unblocker, plus screenshot, LLM extraction, crawler and hosted Cloud Browser APIs on one credit balance.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scrapfly.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/scrapfly/scrapfly-mcp",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http",
        "stdio"
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      "remoteUrl": "https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "scrapfly-sdk"
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        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "scrapfly-sdk"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "scrapfly-mcp"
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      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "API key in the `key` query parameter (their canonical form) or the `X-Scrapfly-Api-Key` header. Keys are per project, `scp-live-` for live and `scp-test-` for sandbox. The hosted MCP accepts OAuth 2.0, a Bearer key or `?key=` in the URL.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "1,000 free credits on signup, no card. Discovery $30 a month (200,000 credits), Pro $100 (1 million), Startup $250 (2.5 million), Enterprise $500 (5.5 million), custom from $1,200. Annual billing gives 2 months free. A datacenter request costs 1 credit, residential 25, browser rendering adds 5, and the Unblocker can add target-specific fees that aren't published. Extra credits run $5 per 10,000 on Discovery down to $1.20 on Enterprise, and Discovery and Free stop at quota (https://scrapfly.io/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$30 / mo",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 in llms.txt, the docs index or pricing.md (checked 2026-09-30).",
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        "scraping.anti-bot",
        "scraping.screenshot"
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        "proxies",
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        "typescript",
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          "MCP tools carry readOnlyHint, destructiveHint and idempotentHint, and mutating vault and alert tools need confirm=true",
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          "Status page shows an overall state only, with no components or incident history, and status.scrapfly.io doesn't resolve",
          "Residential requests cost 25 credits and per-target Unblocker surcharges aren't published",
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          "Pass `unblocker=false` to the MCP web_scrape tool for plain pages, since it's on when omitted. `asp` is the deprecated alias",
          "Set `cost_budget` on each scrape so an Unblocker upgrade can't blow through credits",
          "Check `retryable` in the error body before retrying, and stop on `ERR::THROTTLE::MAX_API_CREDIT_BUDGET_EXCEEDED`",
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        "http": "curl -G \"https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape\" -H \"X-Scrapfly-Api-Key: $SCRAPFLY_API_KEY\" \\\n  --data-urlencode \"url=https://example.com\" -d \"format=markdown\"",
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        "config": {
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                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"
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        "tool": "https://letme.dev/scrapfly"
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          "usd": 30,
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          "item": "Pro plan",
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          "item": "Extra credit on Discovery",
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              "date": "2026-10-02",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
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          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scrapfly.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Scrape.do for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Scrapfly for reliability (+10), schema \u0026 documentation (+38), agent ergonomics (+18), security \u0026 auth (+47), payments \u0026 pricing (+5), maintenance \u0026 community (+39), transparency \u0026 trust (+28).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Scrape.do | Scrapfly | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 40 | 50 | Scrapfly +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 57 | 95 | Scrapfly +38 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 62 | 80 | Scrapfly +18 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 23 | 70 | Scrapfly +47 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 40 | Scrapfly +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 45 | 84 | Scrapfly +39 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 49 | 77 | Scrapfly +28 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **44 · E** | **69.8 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Scrape.do | Scrapfly |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Scrape.do | Scrapfly (Joam Intelligence, LLC) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.scrape.do/` | `https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | 61 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.scrapfly.mcp/mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-08 |\n| Popularity | 2 npm/wk | 14 stars, 21k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Scrape.do.** $29 for 250,000 basic credits, and 429s, 502s and most failures aren't billed. Token travels in the query string on the main API.\n\n**Scrapfly.** The error catalogue documents HTTP status, retry behaviour and billing for over 100 codes. The MCP server loads 61 tools at once.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Scrape.do\n\n1. Start with the default data centre request (1 credit). Add `super=true` or `render=true` only after a block, since they cost 10 and 5\n2. Pass `output=markdown` to get LLM-ready text instead of raw HTML\n3. Read `Scrape.do-Request-Cost` from the response headers. Some domains cost 10 to 200 credits whatever you pass\n4. Treat a 429 as too many concurrent requests and wait for one to finish\n5. Keep URLs with `token=` out of logs and shared traces\n\n### Scrapfly\n\n1. Send `X-Scrapfly-Api-Key` as a header rather than `key=` so the key stays out of logs\n2. Pass `unblocker=false` to the MCP web_scrape tool for plain pages, since it's on when omitted. `asp` is the deprecated alias\n3. Set `cost_budget` on each scrape so an Unblocker upgrade can't blow through credits\n4. Check `retryable` in the error body before retrying, and stop on `ERR::THROTTLE::MAX_API_CREDIT_BUDGET_EXCEEDED`\n5. Use web_get_page for a simple fetch and save cloud_browser_open for pages that need clicks\n\n## Other comparisons with Scrape.do or Scrapfly\n\n- [Bright Data vs Scrape.do](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bright-data-vs-scrape-do.md)\n- [Bright Data vs Scrapfly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bright-data-vs-scrapfly.md)\n- [Jina Reader vs Scrape.do](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jina-reader-vs-scrape-do.md)\n- [Jina Reader vs Scrapfly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jina-reader-vs-scrapfly.md)\n- [Olostep vs Scrape.do](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/olostep-vs-scrape-do.md)\n- [Olostep vs Scrapfly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/olostep-vs-scrapfly.md)\n- [Scrape.do vs ScrapeGraphAI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-scrapegraphai.md)\n- [Scrape.do vs Scrapeless](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-scrapeless.md)\n- [Scrape.do vs ScrapingAnt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-scrapingant.md)\n- [Scrape.do vs ScrapingBee](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-scrapingbee.md)\n- [Scrape.do vs Scrapingdog](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-scrapingdog.md)\n- [Scrape.do vs Spider](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-spider-cloud.md)\n- [Scrape.do vs ZenRows](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-zenrows.md)\n- [ScrapeGraphAI vs Scrapfly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrapegraphai-vs-scrapfly.md)\n- [Scrapeless vs Scrapfly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrapeless-vs-scrapfly.md)\n- [Scrapfly vs ScrapingAnt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrapfly-vs-scrapingant.md)\n- [Scrapfly vs ScrapingBee](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrapfly-vs-scrapingbee.md)\n- [Scrapfly vs Scrapingdog](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrapfly-vs-scrapingdog.md)\n- [Scrapfly vs Spider](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrapfly-vs-spider-cloud.md)\n- [Scrapfly vs ZenRows](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrapfly-vs-zenrows.md)\n- [Firecrawl MCP vs Scrape.do](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/firecrawl-mcp-vs-scrape-do.md)\n- [Firecrawl MCP vs Scrapfly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/firecrawl-mcp-vs-scrapfly.md)\n- [Apify MCP Server vs Scrapfly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apify-mcp-vs-scrapfly.md)\n",
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