ScrapingAnt

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box

Avoid if: You have strict compliance requirements

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  50 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  100 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  80 / 100
  Setup speed
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  35 / 100
  Docs quality
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  100 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  15 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Subscription [2]scrapingant.com“Enthusiast: 100,000 credits — $19/month; Startup: 500,000 credits — $49/month; Business: 3,000,000 credits — $249/month”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]scrapingant.com“Enthusiast $19/month 100,000 credits; Startup $49/month 500,000 credits; Business $249/month 3,000,000 credits; Business Pro $599/month 8,000,000 credits; Custom $699+/month 10,000,000+ credits”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]scrapingant.com“10,000 free credits every month · no credit card required”docs.scrapingant.com/credits-cost“10,000 free credits every month — no credit card required to get started”

Free tier details

10,000 free credits every month - no credit card required. Free plan limits concurrent requests to 1 (mainly for testing/development). Failed requests cost 0 credits. [5]docs.scrapingant.com/migration-guides/scraperapi-migration“ScrapingAnt's free plan limits the number of concurrent requests to 1 and mainly used for testing/development purposes.”scrapingant.com“10,000 free credits every month · no credit card required”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [6]scrapingant.com“Custom: $699+/month — 10,000,000+ credits”

• JavaScript rendering
• Residential proxies
• Structured / AI extraction
• SERP scraping
• Anti-bot bypass

Supported actions

scrape, js_rendering, proxy_rotation, captcha_solving, residential_proxies, datacenter_proxies, mobile_proxies, ai_extraction, markdown_output, structured_data_extraction, serp_scraping, scraping_browser, async_jobs, custom_headers, custom_cookies, js_snippet_execution, resource_blocking, geo_targeting, extended_json_output [7]docs.scrapingant.com/request-response-format“browser, timeout, return_page_source, cookies, js_snippet, proxy_type, proxy_country, wait_for_selector, block_resource”docs.scrapingant.com/api-basics“/markdown - for HTML to Markdown conversion; /extract - for AI-powered data extraction; /extended - for extended JSON output with metadata”

Regions

3M+ rotating residential proxies across 100+ countries, 50,000+ datacenter proxies, mobile proxies (available on request), geo-targeting via ISO-3166 country codes, countries include Brazil, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, UAE, USA, and more [8]scrapingant.com“3M+ rotating residential and datacenter proxies across 100+ countries”docs.scrapingant.com/v1/proxy-settings“Standard (Datacenter): Pool size: Over 50,000 proxies. Premium (Residential): Pool size: Over 2,000,000 proxies.”

Input types

target URL, API key (x-api-key), custom cookies, custom headers, JavaScript snippet (Base64-encoded), proxy type flag (datacenter/residential/mobile), country/geo code, CSS selector (wait_for_selector), resource blocking flags, browser rendering flag, extraction schema/prompt (plain English), HTTP method (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE), timeout parameter (5-60 seconds)

Output types

raw HTML, rendered HTML, Markdown (LLM-ready), JSON (structured via AI extraction), JSON extended (with cookies, headers, XHRs), plain text

Webhooks

✗ No [9]docs.scrapingant.com“Documentation sections cover: Web Scraping 101, Getting Started, Browser Rendering, Proxy Settings, Error Handling, Proxy Mode, MCP Server, LLM-ready Data, AI Data Extraction, Advanced Features, Integrations, Migration Guides — no webhooks section listed.”

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No

SDK languages

Python, JavaScript [10]docs.scrapingant.com/js-client“Available via NPM (npm i @scrapingant/scrapingant-client) or Yarn (yarn add @scrapingant/scrapingant-client)”docs.scrapingant.com/python-client“pip install scrapingant-client”

MCP server

✓ Yes [11]docs.scrapingant.com/mcp-server“URL: https://api.scrapingant.com/mcp, Transport: streamableHttp — provides three tools: get_web_page_html, get_web_page_markdown, get_web_page_text”

SOC 2

– Unknown [12]scrapingant.com/legal/privacy-policy/“No SOC2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS certifications mentioned anywhere in the privacy policy or terms of use pages.”

HIPAA

– Unknown

GDPR

✓ Yes [13]scrapingant.com/legal/privacy-policy/“All the actions with your personal data shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the different countries' specific data protection regulations.”scrapingant.com/legal/terms-of-use/“These Terms incorporate the ScrapingAnt Data Processing Agreement ("DPA"), when the GDPR applies to your use of the Services to collect Customer Data.”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✗ No [14]scrapingant.com/legal/terms-of-use/“IN NO EVENT SHALL OURS TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED ONE HUNDRED EUROS (€100).”scrapingant.com/legal/terms-of-use/“Services are provided "AS-IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" with "WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW."”

Rate limits

Free plan: 1 concurrent request maximum (testing/development only). Paid plans: no concurrency limit. Credit costs per request type: simple + datacenter = 1 credit; headless (no JS) + datacenter = 2 credits; headless (JS render) + datacenter = 10 credits; simple + residential = 25 credits; headless (no JS) + residential = 50 credits; headless (JS render) + residential = 125 credits; Google domain + datacenter = 10 credits. AI extraction: Math.ceil((markdown_chars + output_chars) / 30) + base request cost. Unused credits expire at end of billing period. [15]docs.scrapingant.com/credits-cost“Simple request (no browser) + Datacenter: 1 credit; Headless browser (no JS rendering) + Datacenter: 2 credits; Headless browser (JS rendering) + Datacenter: 10 credits; Simple request + Residential: 25 credits; Headless browser (no JS rendering) + Residential: 50 credits; Headless browser (JS rendering) + Residential: 125 credits; Google domain + Datacenter: 10 credits”docs.scrapingant.com/migration-guides/scraperapi-migration“ScrapingAnt's free plan limits the number of concurrent requests to 1 and mainly used for testing/development purposes. ScrapingAnt doesn't limit the number of concurrent requests [on paid plans].”

Known restrictions

Must only scrape publicly accessible websites, Must comply with all target website terms, conditions, and policies, Must comply with GDPR in all respects, Prohibited from collecting illegal, hate-related, or drug-related data, Prohibited from violating third-party intellectual property rights, Free plan: 1 concurrent request maximum (testing/development only), Mobile proxies require special access request (not self-serve), Unused credits expire at end of each billing period, Custom/enterprise plan requires contacting sales, Liability cap of €100 [16]scrapingant.com/legal/terms-of-use/“Users must collect only from 'publicly accessible websites' and must 'comply with all terms and conditions, policies of such websites'. The service prohibits collecting 'illegal, hate-related, drug-related data.'”docs.scrapingant.com/v1/proxy-settings“Mobile Proxies: Currently available by request only. Contact support to claim access.”

• Docs
• API reference

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://api.scrapingant.com/v2

Version

v2

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific

Rate limit

1 / concurrent

SDKs

• Python scrapingant-client · repo
• JavaScript @scrapingant/scrapingant-client · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• MCP server

Launched

2020-01-01

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3. ↑Published pricing: scrapingant.com
4. ↑Free tier: scrapingant.com · docs.scrapingant.com
5. ↑Free tier details: docs.scrapingant.com · scrapingant.com
6. ↑Enterprise plan: scrapingant.com
7. ↑Supported actions: docs.scrapingant.com · docs.scrapingant.com
8. ↑Regions: scrapingant.com · docs.scrapingant.com
9. ↑Webhooks: docs.scrapingant.com
10. ↑SDK languages: docs.scrapingant.com · docs.scrapingant.com
11. ↑MCP server: docs.scrapingant.com
12. ↑SOC 2: scrapingant.com
13. ↑GDPR: scrapingant.com · scrapingant.com
14. ↑Published SLA: scrapingant.com · scrapingant.com
15. ↑Rate limits: docs.scrapingant.com · docs.scrapingant.com
16. ↑Known restrictions: scrapingant.com · docs.scrapingant.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 30 → 50
2. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 15 → 35
3. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://docs.scrapingant.com/
5. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
6. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"serp":true,"anti_bot":true,"js_rendering":true,"residential_proxies":true,"st…
7. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → ScrapingAnt is a web scraping API launched in 2020 that combines headless Chrom…
8. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You have strict compliance requirements
9. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
10. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 15
11. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 30
12. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
13. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 80
14. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 15
15. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
16. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, AI agents and auto…
17. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
18. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://docs.scrapingant.com
19. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
20. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to Yes
21. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to 10,000 free credits every month - no credit card required. Free plan limits con…
22. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
23. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
24. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
25. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
26. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to No
27. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://scrapingant.com/legal/privacy-policy/
28. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Free plan: 1 concurrent request maximum (testing/development only). Paid plans:…
29. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 1
30. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to concurrent
31. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Must only scrape publicly accessible websites, Must comply with all target webs…
32. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
33. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://docs.scrapingant.com/api-basics
34. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
35. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://api.scrapingant.com/v2
36. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v2
37. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
38. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
39. 2026-06-14 MCP URL: set to https://api.scrapingant.com/mcp
40. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://docs.scrapingant.com/api-basics
41. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
42. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to No
43. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 19
44. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to month
45. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to 10,000 credits/month
46. 2026-06-14 Launched At: set to 2020-01-01
47. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to (none)
48. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to soc2, hipaa, iso_27001, pci_dss, webhooks_supported (no webhook/callback delive…
49. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high
50. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet

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