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It has async jobs, a crawler, structured data endpoints and an MCP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scraperapi.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.scraperapi.com", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "scraperapi-mcp-server" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "scraperapi-sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "scraperapi-sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "scraperapi-cli" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Self-serve API key from the dashboard after a browser signup. The sync API takes it as the `api_key` query parameter by default or as an `x-sapi-api_key` header. The async, crawler and AI parser APIs take it in the JSON body, and the remote MCP server takes `Authorization: Bearer`. One key per account, regenerated at most once every 24 hours, with no scopes.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free plan of 1,000 credits a month with 5 concurrent threads, and 5,000 credits for the first 7 days, no card. Hobby $49 a month (100,000 credits, 20 threads), Startup $149 (1 million, 50), Business $299 (3 million, 100), Scaling $475 (5 million, 200), Professional $975 (10.5 million, 300), Advanced $1,975 (21.5 million, 500), Enterprise custom. Annual billing takes 10% off. A plain request costs 1 credit, rendering or premium proxies 10, Google and Bing 25. Only 200 and 404 responses are charged. Pay-as-you-go overage starts at Scaling (https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "$49 / mo", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index, the pricing page or llms.txt (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 28, "popularity": { "githubStars": 5, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.scraperapi.com/", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.scraperapi.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "web.scrape", "web.extract", "web.crawl", "scraping.proxies", "scraping.js-render", "scraping.anti-bot", "scraping.screenshot", "scraping.serp" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "no-card", "api-key", "mcp", "llms-txt", "proxies", "async-jobs", "webhooks", "cli", "python", "javascript", "php", "ruby", "java", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-07", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 52.1, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 739, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 14, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 74, "maintenance": 61, "payments": 40, "reliability": 45, "schema": 67, "security": 29, "transparency": 54 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "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.", "strengths": [ "Only `api_key` and `url` are required, and JavaScript rendering is off by default, so a plain request costs 1 credit", "Failed requests are not charged. Only 200 and 404 responses are billed, and each response carries an `sa-credit-cost` header", "`max_cost` caps the credits one request may spend, and `/account/urlcost` returns the cost of a URL before it is scraped", "The open-source MCP server (MIT) defines 28 typed tools, each with read-only, destructive and idempotent hints", "Free plan of 1,000 credits a month with no card, plus 5,000 credits for the first 7 days" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page is linked from the home, pricing, support or docs pages, although the pricing page lists a 99.9% uptime guarantee", "The documented default sends the API key in the URL query string. A header alternative, `x-sapi-api_key`, exists", "No OpenAPI file, security.txt, bug bounty, certification or sub-processor list was found", "The site's robots.txt disallows `/terms/`, so the Terms of Use went unread by us", "Google and Bing cost 25 credits a request and LinkedIn 30, and a bypassed anti-bot check adds 10" ], "agentNotes": [ "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", "Send the key as the `x-sapi-api_key` header to keep it out of URLs and logs", "Pass `max_cost` on each request, or call `/account/urlcost` first, because domain and anti-bot surcharges vary from 1 to 75 credits", "Use `output_format=markdown` or `text` to cut response size, and `autoparse=true` only on supported domains", "On 429 reduce concurrency to the plan limit (5 on Free, 20 on Hobby). The request is rejected, not queued" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 52.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 74, "maintenance": 61, "payments": 40, "reliability": 45, "schema": 67, "security": 29, "transparency": 35 }, "provenanceScore": 72 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install scraperapi-mcp-server", "http": "curl --request GET \\\n--url 'https://api.scraperapi.com?api_key=API_KEY\u0026url=https://www.example.com'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add scraperapi -- npx mcp-remote https://mcp.scraperapi.com/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_API_KEY}\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "ScraperAPIRemote": { "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.scraperapi.com/mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_API_KEY}" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/web.scrape", "tool": "https://letme.dev/scraperapi" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Hobby plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 49, "note": "100,000 credits, 20 concurrent threads" }, { "item": "Startup plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 149, "note": "1 million credits, 50 concurrent threads" }, { "item": "Business plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 299, "note": "3 million credits, 100 concurrent threads" }, { "item": "Plain request on Hobby", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.49, "note": "1 credit each, no rendering" }, { "item": "Rendered request on Hobby", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 4.9, "note": "render=true, 10 credits each" }, { "item": "Google or Bing request on Hobby", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 12.25, "note": "25 credits each" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "ScraperAPI LLC", "domain": "scraperapi.com", "domainRegistered": "2018-05-14", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.scraperapi.com/terms/", "privacy": "https://www.scraperapi.com/privacy/", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/release-notes", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The legal entity is taken from a November 2025 release note that says the service now operates as ScraperAPI LLC. The privacy policy names ScraperAPI and Saas.group Inc. and carries no date.", "robots.txt disallows `/terms/` for every agent, so the Terms of Use were not read. The link is the one in the site footer.", "No status page is linked from the home, pricing, support or docs pages read on 9 October 2026." ], "score": 72 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi.json", "live": { "slug": "scraperapi", "probe": { "target": "https://api.scraperapi.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T02:07:23.635021127Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 274, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 292, "p95ms24h": 420, "samples24h": 107, "samples30d": 107, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 22, "ok": 22 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "scraperapi-cli", "version": "1.0.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:18:21.384773614Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "scraperapi-sdk", "version": "2.0.1", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:18:20.565772441Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "scraperapi-mcp-server", "version": "1.1.1", "released": "2026-07-17", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:18:18.482139053Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "scraperapi-sdk", "version": "1.6.1", "released": "2026-07-20", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:18:18.669301731Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 9692, "pypiWeekly": 30, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:38:13.938433175Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "4aebcdd45c58" }, { "url": "https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:48.25707916Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6255ef627810" }, { "url": "https://www.scraperapi.com/privacy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:50.700817252Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "96d859a19f94" }, { "url": "https://www.scraperapi.com/terms/", "kind": "terms", "status": 0, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:53.81669813Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "blockedByRobots": true } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T02:07:23.635021127Z" } }, "answer": "Scrapfly scores 69.6 (B) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "scrapfly", "name": "Scrapfly", "vendor": "Scrapfly (Joam Intelligence, LLC)", "vendorUrl": "https://scrapfly.io", "kind": "http-api", "category": "web-scrapers", "summary": "Scrape API with datacenter or residential proxies, JS rendering and an anti-bot Unblocker, plus screenshot, LLM extraction, crawler and hosted Cloud Browser APIs on one credit balance.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scrapfly.json", "repo": "https://github.com/scrapfly/scrapfly-mcp", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "scrapfly-sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "scrapfly-sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "scrapfly-mcp" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "API key in the `key` query parameter (their canonical form) or the `X-Scrapfly-Api-Key` header. Keys are per project, `scp-live-` for live and `scp-test-` for sandbox. The hosted MCP accepts OAuth 2.0, a Bearer key or `?key=` in the URL.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "1,000 free credits on signup, no card. Discovery $30 a month (200,000 credits), Pro $100 (1 million), Startup $250 (2.5 million), Enterprise $500 (5.5 million), custom from $1,200. Annual billing gives 2 months free. A datacenter request costs 1 credit, residential 25, browser rendering adds 5, and the Unblocker can add target-specific fees that aren't published. Extra credits run $5 per 10,000 on Discovery down to $1.20 on Enterprise, and Discovery and Free stop at quota (https://scrapfly.io/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$30 / mo", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in llms.txt, the docs index or pricing.md (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 61, "popularity": { "githubStars": 14, "npmWeekly": 21337, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://scrapfly.io/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://scrapfly.io/docs/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.scrapfly.mcp/mcp", "capabilities": [ "web.scrape", "web.fetch", "web.extract", "web.crawl", "browser.hosted", "scraping.proxies", "scraping.js-render", "scraping.anti-bot", "scraping.screenshot" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "no-card", "free-tier", "mcp", "llms-txt", "proxies", "python", "typescript", "openapi", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 69.6, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 176, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 40, "reliability": 50, "schema": 95, "security": 70, "transparency": 75 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The error catalogue documents HTTP status, retry behaviour and billing for over 100 codes. The MCP server loads 61 tools at once.", "bestFor": "An agent that needs scrape, screenshot, extraction, crawl and a hosted browser from one key, with errors it can branch on.", "strengths": [ "Error catalogue of 100+ ERR:: codes, each with HTTP status, retryable and billed flags and a doc link", "Hosted MCP with OAuth open to all plans, and API keys restrictable to products since 15 April 2026", "MCP tools carry readOnlyHint, destructiveHint and idempotentHint, and mutating vault and alert tools need confirm=true", "SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 claims, a public SOC 3 report and a published DPA", "1,000 free credits with no card, and official SDKs in Python, TypeScript, Go and Rust" ], "weaknesses": [ "The open-source MCP server registers 61 tools at once, a heavy tools/list", "The canonical API auth form and one MCP option put the key in the URL query string", "Status page shows an overall state only, with no components or incident history, and status.scrapfly.io doesn't resolve", "Residential requests cost 25 credits and per-target Unblocker surcharges aren't published", "No SLA, and the terms disclaim uptime" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `X-Scrapfly-Api-Key` as a header rather than `key=` so the key stays out of logs", "Pass `unblocker=false` to the MCP web_scrape tool for plain pages, since it's on when omitted. `asp` is the deprecated alias", "Set `cost_budget` on each scrape so an Unblocker upgrade can't blow through credits", "Check `retryable` in the error body before retrying, and stop on `ERR::THROTTLE::MAX_API_CREDIT_BUDGET_EXCEEDED`", "Use web_get_page for a simple fetch and save cloud_browser_open for pages that need clicks" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 69.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 40, "reliability": 50, "schema": 95, "security": 70, "transparency": 58 }, "provenanceScore": 91 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -G \"https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape\" -H \"X-Scrapfly-Api-Key: $SCRAPFLY_API_KEY\" \\\n --data-urlencode \"url=https://example.com\" -d \"format=markdown\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http scrapfly https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "scrapfly": { "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/web.scrape", "tool": "https://letme.dev/scrapfly" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Discovery plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 30, "note": "200,000 credits, hard cap at quota" }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 100, "note": "1,000,000 credits, extra at $3.50 per 10,000" }, { "item": "Startup plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 250, "note": "2,500,000 credits, extra at $2 per 10,000" }, { "item": "Enterprise plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 500, "note": "5,500,000 credits, extra at $1.20 per 10,000" }, { "item": "Datacenter request on Discovery", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.15, "note": "1 credit a request, no rendering" }, { "item": "Residential request on Discovery", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 3.75, "note": "25 credits a request" }, { "item": "Extra credit on Discovery", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.0005, "note": "$5 per 10,000" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Joam Intelligence, LLC", "domain": "scrapfly.io", "domainRegistered": "2018-09-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://scrapfly.io/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://scrapfly.io/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://scrapfly.io/status", "changelog": "https://scrapfly.io/docs/release-notes", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "scrapfly.io/status shows an overall state with no components or history. status.scrapfly.io, linked from llms.txt, still didn't resolve in DNS on 2026-10-01.", "The terms were updated on 2026-09-30 and now name only Joam Intelligence, LLC, governed by US law, with no postal address.", "security.txt expires 2027-03-29, per the 30 September check." ], "score": 91 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly.json", "live": { "slug": "scrapfly", "probe": { "target": "https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T02:07:23.647387396Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 442, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 443, "p95ms24h": 515, "samples24h": 250, "samples30d": 2458, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 22, "ok": 22 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://scrapfly.io/status", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T00:51:13.961162651Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.scrapfly.mcp/mcp", "version": "1.0.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T02:57:46.004536428Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "scrapfly-mcp", "version": "1.3.4", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:18:25.373882928Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "scrapfly-sdk", "version": "0.12.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:18:22.98098094Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "scrapfly-sdk", "version": "0.12.0", "released": "2026-09-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:18:22.794103884Z" } ], "githubStars": 14, "npmWeekly": 13196, "pypiWeekly": 61507, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://scrapfly.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-04-07T15:40:13Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:40:13.564142727Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://scrapfly.io/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T14:02:45.193747154Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "scrapfly.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:19.054714067Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://scrapfly.io/docs/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:44:55.159097115Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-09T18:44:55.159097115Z", "fingerprint": "f3cdd7b310bd" }, { "url": "https://scrapfly.io/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:44:58.101239298Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-03T15:35:35.046049372Z", "fingerprint": "f25420398c41" }, { "url": "https://scrapfly.io/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:44:59.304573299Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-09T18:44:59.304573299Z", "fingerprint": "8a1122de883c" }, { "url": "https://scrapfly.io/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:01.532788038Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:01.532788038Z", "fingerprint": "418fa790a7a3" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T02:07:23.647387396Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "ScraperAPI (saas.group)", "b": "Scrapfly (Joam Intelligence, LLC)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.scraperapi.com", "b": "https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "28", "b": "61", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "io.scrapfly.mcp/mcp", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-08-07", "b": "2026-09-08", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "2026-09-30", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2026-05-14", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "5 stars", "b": "14 stars, 21k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "4/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Scrapfly scores 69.6 (B) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, ScraperAPI or Scrapfly?" }, { "answer": "ScraperAPI needs an API key. Scrapfly takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do ScraperAPI and Scrapfly need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. ScraperAPI has a hosted endpoint at https://api.scraperapi.com and Scrapfly at https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape.", "question": "Can an agent call ScraperAPI and Scrapfly without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "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.", "slug": "scraperapi", "watchFor": "No status page is linked from the home, pricing, support or docs pages, although the pricing page lists a 99.9% uptime guarantee" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 50 against 45", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 95 against 67", "Agent ergonomics, 80 against 74", "Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 29", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 61", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 75 against 54" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent that needs scrape, screenshot, extraction, crawl and a hosted browser from one key, with errors it can branch 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"title": "Firecrawl MCP vs Scrapfly", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/firecrawl-mcp-vs-scrapfly" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apify-mcp-vs-scraperapi.json", "title": "Apify MCP Server vs ScraperAPI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apify-mcp-vs-scraperapi" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apify-mcp-vs-scrapfly.json", "title": "Apify MCP Server vs Scrapfly", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apify-mcp-vs-scrapfly" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 5, "edge": "scrapfly", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "scraperapi": 45, "scrapfly": 50, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 28, "edge": "scrapfly", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "scraperapi": 67, "scrapfly": 95, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "scrapfly", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "scraperapi": 74, "scrapfly": 80, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 41, "edge": "scrapfly", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "scraperapi": 29, "scrapfly": 70, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "scraperapi": 40, "scrapfly": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 23, "edge": "scrapfly", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "scraperapi": 61, "scrapfly": 84, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 21, "edge": "scrapfly", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "scraperapi": 54, "scrapfly": 75, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Scrapfly scores 69.6 (B) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do scraping.", "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.", "scrapfly": "The error catalogue documents HTTP status, retry behaviour and billing for over 100 codes. The MCP server loads 61 tools at once." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scraperapi-vs-scrapfly", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scraperapi-vs-scrapfly.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scraperapi-vs-scrapfly.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scraperapi-vs-scrapfly.min.md" }, "markdown": "Scrapfly scores 69.6 (B) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do scraping.\n\n- ScraperAPI: grade D, 52.1/100, rank #739 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scraperapi.json\n- Scrapfly: grade B, 69.6/100, rank #176 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/scrapfly.json\n- Best web scraping and crawling APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/web-scrapers/index.md\n- All 167 scrapers comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/web-scrapers/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### ScraperAPI (D)\n\nGood 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.\n\nWatch for: No status page is linked from the home, pricing, support or docs pages, although the pricing page lists a 99.9% uptime guarantee\n\n### Scrapfly (B)\n\nGood for: An agent that needs scrape, screenshot, extraction, crawl and a hosted browser from one key, with errors it can branch on.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 50 against 45\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 95 against 67\n- Agent ergonomics, 80 against 74\n- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 29\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 61\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 75 against 54\n\nWatch for: The open-source MCP server registers 61 tools at once, a heavy tools/list\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | ScraperAPI | Scrapfly | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 50 | Scrapfly +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 95 | Scrapfly +28 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 74 | 80 | Scrapfly +6 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 29 | 70 | Scrapfly +41 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 40 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 61 | 84 | Scrapfly +23 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 54 | 75 | Scrapfly +21 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **52.1 · D** | **69.6 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | ScraperAPI | Scrapfly |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | ScraperAPI (saas.group) | Scrapfly (Joam Intelligence, LLC) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.scraperapi.com` | `https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Tools exposed | 28 | 61 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.scrapfly.mcp/mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-08-07 | 2026-09-08 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-09-30 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-05-14 |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 5 stars | 14 stars, 21k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**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.\n\n**Scrapfly.** The error catalogue documents HTTP status, retry behaviour and billing for over 100 codes. The MCP server loads 61 tools at once.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### ScraperAPI\n\n1. 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\n2. Send the key as the `x-sapi-api_key` header to keep it out of URLs and logs\n3. Pass `max_cost` on each request, or call `/account/urlcost` first, because domain and anti-bot surcharges vary from 1 to 75 credits\n4. Use `output_format=markdown` or `text` to cut response size, and `autoparse=true` only on supported domains\n5. On 429 reduce concurrency to the plan limit (5 on Free, 20 on Hobby). The request is rejected, not queued\n\n### Scrapfly\n\n1. Send `X-Scrapfly-Api-Key` as a header rather than `key=` so the key stays out of logs\n2. Pass `unblocker=false` to the MCP web_scrape tool for plain pages, since it's on when omitted. `asp` is the deprecated alias\n3. Set `cost_budget` on each scrape so an Unblocker upgrade can't blow through credits\n4. Check `retryable` in the error body before retrying, and stop on `ERR::THROTTLE::MAX_API_CREDIT_BUDGET_EXCEEDED`\n5. Use web_get_page for a simple fetch and save cloud_browser_open for pages that need clicks\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, ScraperAPI or Scrapfly?\n\nScrapfly scores 69.6 (B) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Do ScraperAPI and Scrapfly need an API key?\n\nScraperAPI needs an API key. Scrapfly takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call ScraperAPI and Scrapfly without installing anything?\n\nYes. ScraperAPI has a hosted endpoint at https://api.scraperapi.com and Scrapfly at https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scraperapi-vs-scrapfly.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scraperapi-vs-scrapfly.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"scraperapi\", \"b\": \"scrapfly\"}`. 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