# ScraperAPI vs Scrapfly (slim)

> Scrapfly scores 69.6 (B) to ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D) for scraping. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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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.

- ScraperAPI: D 52.1, rank #739 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi.min.md
- Scrapfly: B 69.6, rank #176 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapfly.min.md
- ScraperAPI, 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.
- Scrapfly, good for An agent that needs scrape, screenshot, extraction, crawl and a hosted browser from one key, with errors it can branch on. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 45; Schema & documentation, 95 against 67; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 74; Security & auth, 70 against 29; Maintenance & community, 84 against 61; Transparency & trust, 75 against 54.

| Category | ScraperAPI | Scrapfly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 67 | 95 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 29 | 70 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 61 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 54 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ScraperAPI | Scrapfly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | ScraperAPI (saas.group) | Scrapfly (Joam Intelligence, LLC) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.scraperapi.com` | `https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape` |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Tools exposed | 28 | 61 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.scrapfly.mcp/mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-08-07 | 2026-09-08 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-09-30 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-05-14 |
| 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 | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 5 stars | 14 stars, 21k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (2) |