# Scrapeless vs Spider (slim)

> Spider has a score of 74.3 (BB) against Scrapeless's 54.3 (C). Both do scraping. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 61 points. Spider accepts x402. Scrapeless doesn't. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Spider has a score of 74.3 (BB) against Scrapeless's 54.3 (C). Both do scraping. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 61 points. Spider accepts x402. Scrapeless doesn't.

- Scrapeless: C 54.3, rank #326 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapeless.min.md
- Spider: BB 74.3, rank #49 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/spider-cloud.min.md
- Pick Scrapeless for nothing in particular. Pick Spider for reliability (+5), schema & documentation (+21), agent ergonomics (+20), security & auth (+7), payments & pricing (+61), transparency & trust (+13).

| Category | Scrapeless | Spider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 80 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 66 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 50 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 35 | 42 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 96 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 69 |