# ScraperAPI vs Scrapewise

> Scrapewise scores 62.5 (B) to ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D) for scraping. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Scrapewise scores 62.5 (B) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do scraping.

- ScraperAPI: grade D, 52.1/100, rank #799 of 1098. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scraperapi.json
- Scrapewise: grade B, 62.5/100, rank #462 of 1098. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapewise.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scrapewise.json
- Best web scraping and crawling APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/web-scrapers/index.md
- All 224 scrapers comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/web-scrapers/index.md

## Which one, for what

### ScraperAPI (D)

Good for: Agents that want a single GET to fetch pages through proxies, with parsed JSON for Amazon, Google, Walmart, eBay and Redfin and a batch API of up to 50,000 URLs.

Also in its favour:
- Runs on your own machine

Watch for: No status page is linked from the home, pricing, support or docs pages, although the pricing page lists a 99.9% uptime guarantee

### Scrapewise (B)

Good 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 67
- Agent ergonomics, 86 against 74
- Security & auth, 58 against 29
- Maintenance & community, 79 against 61

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


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | ScraperAPI | Scrapewise | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 45 | even |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 79 | Scrapewise +12 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 74 | 86 | Scrapewise +12 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 29 | 58 | Scrapewise +29 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 40 | even |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 61 | 79 | Scrapewise +18 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 54 | 53 | ScraperAPI +1 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **52.1 · D** | **62.5 · B** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | ScraperAPI | Scrapewise |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | ScraperAPI (saas.group) | BEBOTECH OÜ |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.scraperapi.com` | `https://mcp.scrapewise.ai/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| x402 | no | no |
| Tools exposed | 28 | 14 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `ai.scrapewise/scrapewise` |
| Last release | 2026-08-07 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2025-10-29 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2025-10-29 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 5 stars | 1 stars, 30 PyPI/wk |

## Verdicts

**ScraperAPI.** One GET request with a key and a URL returns a page, and the MCP server's 28 tools carry read-only and destructive hints. No status page, OpenAPI file, security.txt or certification was found, and the documented default puts the API key in the URL query string.

**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

### ScraperAPI

1. Set the client timeout to 70 seconds. The API retries for that long before it returns 500, and a request cancelled earlier is still charged
2. Send the key as the `x-sapi-api_key` header to keep it out of URLs and logs
3. Pass `max_cost` on each request, or call `/account/urlcost` first, because domain and anti-bot surcharges vary from 1 to 75 credits
4. Use `output_format=markdown` or `text` to cut response size, and `autoparse=true` only on supported domains
5. On 429 reduce concurrency to the plan limit (5 on Free, 20 on Hobby). The request is rejected, not queued

### 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, ScraperAPI or Scrapewise?

Scrapewise scores 62.5 (B) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.

### Do ScraperAPI and Scrapewise need an API key?

Both need an API key.

### Can an agent call ScraperAPI and Scrapewise without installing anything?

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


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scraperapi-vs-scrapewise.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scraperapi-vs-scrapewise.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "scraperapi", "b": "scrapewise"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare scraperapi scrapewise`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scraperapi.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scrapewise.json

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