# ScraperAPI vs ScrapingBee (slim)

> ScrapingBee scores 59.2 (C) to ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D) for scraping. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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ScrapingBee scores 59.2 (C) on agent readiness against ScraperAPI's 52.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. ScraperAPI leads on schema & documentation and agent ergonomics. Both do scraping.

- ScraperAPI: D 52.1, rank #739 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scraperapi.min.md
- ScrapingBee: C 59.2, rank #557 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapingbee.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 Schema & documentation, 67 against 60; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 68. Also Runs on your own machine.
- ScrapingBee, good for Agents that mix general scraping with ready-made Google, Amazon and YouTube endpoints and want spend capped per call. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 45; Security & auth, 37 against 29; Maintenance & community, 85 against 61; Transparency & trust, 63 against 54.

| Category | ScraperAPI | ScrapingBee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 67 | 60 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 29 | 37 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 61 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 54 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ScraperAPI | ScrapingBee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | ScraperAPI (saas.group) | ScrapingBee (Oxylabs group) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.scraperapi.com` | `https://app.scrapingbee.com/api/v1/` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Tools exposed | 28 | 18 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-08-07 | 2026-09-11 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2024-07-15 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2024-07-15 |
| 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 | 132 stars, 49k npm/wk, 72k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (2) |