Apify vs ScrapingBee: search and web data API pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Apify runs “Actors”: ready-made scrapers and automation tools from its store, or your own code. A monthly plan gives you prepaid usage to spend on Actors, and anything beyond it is billed as you go. On top of the plan, each store Actor is priced by its own model.
ScrapingBee is a web scraping API that handles headless browsers, rotating proxies and CAPTCHAs. Plans are sold by monthly API credits.
Listed A to Z, from apify.com and scrapingbee.com. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- Main price table
- Starter, Scale, Business, Enterprise
- Free option
- Starter: $19 / month + pay as you go
- Published prices
- Starter $19, Scale $199 and Business $999 a month plus usage, compute units from $0.13 to $0.2, Actor pricing models, and paying over x402.
- Main price table
- Hobby, Freelance, Startup, Business, Business +
- Free option
- None in the published plan table
- Published prices
- Hobby $19/mo (75,000 credits), Freelance $49, Startup $99, Business $249, Business+ $599. 1,000 free credits.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: Apify checked Nov 10, 2026, ScrapingBee checked Nov 10, 2026. Taxes, usage overages and promotions can change what you pay; confirm with each provider before you buy.
How they compare
- Main price table. Apify lists 4 entries (Starter, Scale, Business, Enterprise); ScrapingBee lists 5 (Hobby, Freelance, Startup, Business, Business +).
- Lowest listed paid tier. Apify: Starter $19 / mo, monthly price. ScrapingBee: Hobby $19/mo. Billing terms differ (per user or flat, monthly or annual), so check what each tier includes below.
- Free option. Apify: Starter: $19 / month + pay as you go. ScrapingBee: none in the published plan table.
- How prices are quoted. Apify: “Paid plans”. ScrapingBee: “Standard plans”.
Apify plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly price | Included to spend | Compute unit | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19 / month + pay as you go | $19 in Apify Store or on your own Actors | $0.2 per CU | Chat support; Bronze store discount |
| Scale | $199 / month + pay as you go | $199 | $0.16 per CU | Priority chat support; Silver store discount |
| Business | $999 / month + pay as you go | $999 | $0.13 per CU | Account manager; Gold store discount |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | SLAs and a dedicated team |
A compute unit (CU) is 1 GB of RAM for one hour. Residential proxies are listed at $8 per GB on Starter, down to $7 per GB on Business; datacenter proxies from $0.6 per IP.
| Model | What you pay | Example from Apify’s page |
|---|---|---|
| Pay per event | A fixed price per result or event | Instagram Scraper: $2.30 per 1,000 results (Starter) |
| Pay per usage | Platform usage: compute units, proxy, storage | Website Content Crawler: $0.2 per CU (Starter) |
| Pay per event + usage | Both of the above | Google Trends Scraper: $1 per 1,000 results plus platform usage |
Costs vary by Actor and by run, so Apify suggests a test run and then checking usage in Billing.
From apify.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Apify pricing.
ScrapingBee plans and prices
| Plan | Price | API credits per month | Concurrent requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $19/month | 75,000 | 25 |
| Freelance | $49/month | 250,000 | 50 |
| Startup | $99/month | 1,000,000 | 100 |
| Business | $249/month | 3,000,000 | 200 |
| Business + | $599/month | 8,000,000 | 400 |
Enterprise plans start at $999/month for 14,000,000 credits. Credits are valid for one month and do not roll over.
| Request type | Credits |
|---|---|
| Basic request | From 1 |
| With JavaScript rendering | 5 |
| With premium proxies | 10 or 25 (depending on JS rendering) |
From scrapingbee.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: ScrapingBee pricing.
FAQ
How much does Apify cost?
Starter $19, Scale $199 and Business $999 a month plus usage, compute units from $0.13 to $0.2, Actor pricing models, and paying over x402. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
How much does ScrapingBee cost?
Hobby $19/mo (75,000 credits), Freelance $49, Startup $99, Business $249, Business+ $599. 1,000 free credits. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do Apify and ScrapingBee have a free option?
Apify: Starter: $19 / month + pay as you go. ScrapingBee: none in the published plan table.
What is the cheapest paid plan, Apify or ScrapingBee?
Lowest listed paid tier: Apify Starter $19 / mo, monthly price; ScrapingBee Hobby $19/mo (as quoted on each pricing page). Billing units differ, so compare what each includes.
Which is better, Apify or ScrapingBee?
We do not pick a winner. The two price and package their products differently; the tables above quote each official pricing page so you can match a plan to your own usage.
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page: apify.com (checked Nov 10, 2026) and scrapingbee.com (checked Nov 10, 2026). Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-10)
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