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ScrapingBee alternatives for developers

Looking for a different scraping API? Here are honest options and when each one fits.

In short

For logged-in pages, browser actions and AI agents, try Spicrawl. For a remote browser and managed proxies, try ZenRows. For ready-made site scrapers, try Apify.

ScrapingBee alternatives

  1. 1. Spicrawl

    A hosted web scraping API for apps and AI agents. Free during beta, no credit card.

    What it does

    • Turns a URL into clean Markdown or JSON with one request.
    • Scrapes up to 10,000 URLs in one batch call.
    • Keeps logins going with cookies and storage, and runs browser actions.
    • Lets you use your own proxy, and connects to AI agents through MCP.

    What it does not do yet

    • No crawling of a whole site.
    • No managed proxies, stealth mode or remote browser yet.
    • No prompt-based AI extraction yet.

    Scrape APIBatch scrapingScrape behind a loginMCP serverSpicrawl vs ScrapingBee

  2. 2. ZenRows

    ZenRows gives you a remote browser for Puppeteer or Playwright. It takes batches of up to 100,000 URLs.

    Pick it if you need managed residential proxies today or SDKs in Python, Node.js or Go.

    Spicrawl vs ZenRows

  3. 3. Firecrawl

    Firecrawl can crawl a whole site and find its URLs. It also has built-in web search and managed proxies with country targeting.

    Pick it if you need crawling, search, or many SDK languages and self-hosting.

    Spicrawl vs Firecrawl

  4. 4. Apify

    Apify has thousands of ready-made scrapers for specific sites. You can also run your own scraping code in its cloud.

    Pick it if a ready-made scraper already exists for the site you need.

    Spicrawl vs Apify

  5. 5. Crawl4AI

    Crawl4AI is open source under Apache-2.0, so you can run and change it. It crawls whole sites and has stealth mode.

    Pick it if you want to host it yourself or use LLM extraction with your own model.

    Spicrawl vs Crawl4AI

How to choose

  • You need to stay logged in: pick a tool with sessions.
  • You scrape big shops or search engines: look for ready-made APIs.
  • You need managed proxies today: check that the tool has them.
  • You connect an AI agent: look for an MCP server.

When ScrapingBee is still the best choice

  • You want ready-made Google, Amazon and Walmart APIs.
  • You need managed premium or stealth proxies.
  • You want published plans and concurrency limits.
  • You need screenshot or search tools in MCP.
Read the full Spicrawl vs ScrapingBee comparison

ScrapingBee alternatives: common questions

What is the best ScrapingBee alternative?

It depends on your job. Spicrawl fits logins, actions and AI agents. ZenRows fits remote browsers. Apify fits ready-made scrapers.

Does Spicrawl have managed proxies?

Not yet. Managed proxies are coming soon. Today you can use your own proxy with no surcharge.

Which alternative keeps me logged in?

Spicrawl keeps logins going with cookies and storage. You can also run browser actions, up to 50 steps.

Is Spicrawl free?

Spicrawl is free during beta. You do not need a credit card to sign up.

What can Spicrawl not do yet?

Spicrawl does not crawl whole sites. It has no managed proxies, stealth mode, remote browser or prompt-based AI extraction yet. You can bring your own proxy.

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