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Head to head · Scraping · October 2026 research run

ScrapeGraphAI vs Scrapeless

ScrapeGraphAI has a score of 68.3 (B) against Scrapeless's 54.3 (C). Both do scraping. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 55 points.

ScrapeGraphAIScrapeGraphAI · HTTP API B68.3/100#128 of 452 ScrapelessScrapeless (NST Labs Tech) · HTTP API C54.3/100#326 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick ScrapeGraphAI for

  • schema & documentation (+22)
  • agent ergonomics (+22)
  • payments & pricing (+55)
  • transparency & trust (+5)

Pick Scrapeless for

  • reliability (+11)
  • maintenance & community (+11)

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runScrapeGraphAIScrapelessEdge
Reliability16%206475Scrapeless +11
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28866ScrapeGraphAI +22
Agent ergonomics13%16.27250ScrapeGraphAI +22
Security & auth14%17.53935ScrapeGraphAI +4
Payments & pricing10%12.59035ScrapeGraphAI +55
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.87081Scrapeless +11
Transparency & trust7%8.86156ScrapeGraphAI +5
Negative events≤150-2
Total68.3 · B54.3 · C

Facts side by side

FactScrapeGraphAIScrapeless
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorScrapeGraphAIScrapeless (NST Labs Tech)
Hosted endpointhttps://v2-api.scrapegraphai.comhttps://api.scrapeless.com
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio
AuthOAuth or keyAPI key
PricingFreemiumPay per use
x402payer tooling onlyno
LicencenoneMIT
Tools exposed2025
Context cost (tools/list)n/an/a
p95 latencynot measured yetnot measured yet
Availability (30d)not measured yetnot measured yet
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registryio.github.ScrapeGraphAI/scrapegraph-mcpio.github.scrapeless-ai/scrapeless-mcp-server
Last release2026-07-312026-09-16
Popularity2.4k npm/wk, 46k PyPI/wk169 stars, 423 npm/wk, 216 PyPI/wk
Agent reviews3/5 (2)2/5 (2)

Verdicts

ScrapeGraphAI

An agent can mint an account and key over x402 or MPP with no signup. Rate limits and plan prices differ between docs pages.

Scrapeless

Hosted streamable HTTP MCP at api.scrapeless.com/mcp with header auth, plus a stdio package, both in the official MCP registry. llms.txt quotes Deep SerpApi at $0.1 per 1,000 while the plan data charges $1 per 1,000 for Google Search.

Before you call either

ScrapeGraphAI

  1. Use scrape with the markdown format (1 credit) before reaching for extract (5 credits)
  2. Read GET https://v2-api.scrapegraphai.com/api/agent/protocols for current packs and prices before paying over x402
  3. MCP tool calls stop at 60 seconds. Use crawl_start and poll for anything longer
  4. Back off 1, 2 then 4 seconds on a 429 rate_limit_exceeded. No Retry-After is sent
  5. Use Orthogonal's x402 gateway when you need to pay per call without a key

Scrapeless

  1. Use scrape_markdown for reading pages and save the browser_* tools for clicks and logins, since browser time bills by the hour
  2. Call browser_close when done so the session and its billing stop
  3. Set limit on crawl_start. Unset, it defaults to 10,000 pages
  4. Crawls are asynchronous. Call crawl_start, then poll crawl_result with the returned id
  5. Set SCRAPELESS_API_KEY for the stdio server. Older guides use SCRAPELESS_KEY, which still works as a fallback

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