# Scrape.do vs Zyte API (slim)

> Zyte API scores 69.7 (B) on agent readiness against Scrape.do's 43.7 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do scraping. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-zyte.md (~2,300 tokens) · this version ~680 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-zyte.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scrape-do-vs-zyte
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-09

Zyte API scores 69.7 (B) on agent readiness against Scrape.do's 43.7 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do scraping.

- Scrape.do: E 43.7, rank #781 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrape-do.min.md
- Zyte API: B 69.7, rank #166 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zyte.min.md
- Scrape.do, good for Cheap bulk fetching through rotating proxies when you call HTTP directly and keep the token server-side.
- Zyte API, good for An agent or pipeline that fetches protected pages and wants the service to choose proxy and browser per site and to bill only success, and teams already on Scrapy. Ahead on Reliability, 85 against 40; Schema & documentation, 85 against 57; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 62; Security & auth, 55 against 23; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Maintenance & community, 77 against 45; Transparency & trust, 66 against 46.

| Category | Scrape.do | Zyte API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 85 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 57 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 62 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 23 | 55 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 45 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 46 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Scrape.do | Zyte API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Scrape.do | Zyte Group Limited |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.scrape.do/` | `https://api.zyte.com/v1/extract` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under Zyte's terms of service. The Python client is BSD 3-Clause, and the Agentic Web Data plugin is under Zyte's own end-user licence |
| Tools exposed | none | 34 |
| Last release | 2026-07-31 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-09-22 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2024-08-30 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 2 npm/wk | 42k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |