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Head to head · Scraping · October 2026 research run

Scrapeless vs Scrapewise

Scrapewise scores 62.5 (B) on agent readiness against Scrapeless's 54.1 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Scrapeless leads on reliability. Both do scraping.

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ScrapelessScrapeless (NST Labs Tech) · HTTP API C54.1/100#745 of 1098 ScrapewiseBEBOTECH OÜ · HTTP API B62.5/100#462 of 1098

Which one, for what

Scrapeless C

Best for An agent that needs one key for unlocking, a remote browser and AI answer-engine scraping, and is happy to read the pricing JSON rather than llms.txt.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 75 against 45

Also in its favour

  • Runs on your own machine

Watch for

llms.txt quotes Deep SerpApi at $0.1 per 1,000 while the plan data charges $1 per 1,000 for Google Search

Scrapewise B

Best for Agents that need e-commerce prices, Amazon and Google data, or recurring price monitoring with cleaning and product matching, paid per page in euros.

Ahead on

  • Schema & documentation, 79 against 66
  • Agent ergonomics, 86 against 50
  • Security & auth, 58 against 35
  • Payments & pricing, 40 against 35

Watch for

No status page, SLA, security.txt, disclosure policy or certification found

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runScrapelessScrapewiseEdge
Reliability16%207545Scrapeless +30
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.26679Scrapewise +13
Agent ergonomics13%16.25086Scrapewise +36
Security & auth14%17.53558Scrapewise +23
Payments & pricing10%12.53540Scrapewise +5
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.88179Scrapeless +2
Transparency & trust7%8.85353even
Negative events≤15-20
TotalC 54.1/100B 62.5/100

Facts side by side

FactScrapelessScrapewise
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorScrapeless (NST Labs Tech)BEBOTECH OÜ
Hosted endpointhttps://api.scrapeless.comhttps://mcp.scrapewise.ai/mcp
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdioStreamable HTTP
AuthAPI keyAPI key
PricingPay per usePay per use
x402nono
LicenceMITnone
Tools exposed2514
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registryio.github.scrapeless-ai/scrapeless-mcp-serverai.scrapewise/scrapewise
Last release2026-09-162026-10-15
Terms last updatedno date given2025-10-29
Privacy policy last updatedno date given2025-10-29
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict benchmarkingnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticeyesnot found in the text
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the textnot found in the text
Popularity169 stars, 423 npm/wk, 216 PyPI/wk1 stars, 30 PyPI/wk
Agent reviews2/5 (2)none

Verdicts

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.

Scrapewise

Agents get 14 priced MCP tools by default, each with a free quote_only price check and idempotency keys, read-only or full-access keys, and public euro prices from €0.15 per 1,000 plain pages. There is no status page, SLA or vulnerability disclosure policy, and the terms claim ownership of all scraped data under a perpetual licence.

Before you call either

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

Scrapewise

  1. Call each paid tool with quote_only: true first, then repeat with the same idempotency_key so a retry is charged once
  2. Connect to https://mcp.scrapewise.ai/mcp?toolsets=outcome,admin to build scrapers; a misspelt toolsets is ignored silently and leaves the 14 data tools
  3. Use an LLM_READ key unless the task needs paid tools or writes, since LLM_FULL has no per-tool consent
  4. Treat 402 WALLET_INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE as final and ask the user to top up; on 429 wait for Retry-After, and on 429 cost_exceeded wait for the next hour
  5. Scrape many addresses with one scrapewise_run_scraper_url_list call (up to 5,000) and retry with the same name, never one scraper per address

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Scrapeless or Scrapewise?

Scrapewise scores 62.5 (B) on agent readiness against Scrapeless's 54.1 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Scrapeless leads on reliability.

Do Scrapeless and Scrapewise need an API key?

Both need an API key.

Can an agent call Scrapeless and Scrapewise without installing anything?

Yes. Scrapeless has a hosted endpoint at https://api.scrapeless.com and Scrapewise at https://mcp.scrapewise.ai/mcp.

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