# ScraperAPI vs ScrapingAnt (slim)

> ScraperAPI scores 52.1 (D) to ScrapingAnt's 35.5 (F) for scraping. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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ScraperAPI scores 52.1 (D) on agent readiness against ScrapingAnt's 35.5 (F), 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
- ScrapingAnt: F 35.5, rank #934 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapingant.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. Ahead on Reliability, 45 against 30; Schema & documentation, 67 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 66; Security & auth, 29 against 10; Maintenance & community, 61 against 5. Also Runs on your own machine.
- ScrapingAnt, good for A low-volume agent that wants cheap rendered fetches and a tiny tool list, and doesn't need an audit trail.

| Category | ScraperAPI | ScrapingAnt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 67 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 29 | 10 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 61 | 5 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 54 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ScraperAPI | ScrapingAnt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | ScraperAPI (saas.group) | ScrapingAnt (DATAANT) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.scraperapi.com` | `https://api.scrapingant.com/v2/general` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Tools exposed | 28 | 3 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-08-07 | 2024-07-16 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| 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 | 90 npm/wk, 2k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |