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Spicrawl vs Geonode: which web scraping API fits your project?

Choose Spicrawl for more output formats and larger batches. Choose Geonode for its proxy pools, site crawling and a flat price per request.

Geonode is best known for proxies: residential, ISP and datacenter pools sold by the gigabyte. It also sells a Scraper API that returns a page as Markdown or HTML. Spicrawl is only the scraping API, with more output formats, sessions and browser actions. Here is a fair side-by-side, including where Geonode is the better choice.

Output formats

SpicrawlStronger option: 6 formats
GeonodeMarkdown, HTML

Crawl a whole site

SpicrawlNo
GeonodeStronger option: Yes

Proxy pools

SpicrawlComing soon
GeonodeStronger option: 150+ countries
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Facts about Geonode were checked against its own website and docs on 29 September 2026. See sources.

Which one should you choose?

Choose Spicrawl if you

  • need Markdown, HTML, text, PDF, JSON or screenshots
  • submit batches of up to 10,000 URLs
  • keep logins going with cookies and storage
  • want a free beta, no credit card

Choose Geonode if you

  • want proxies and a scraping API from one vendor
  • need proxy targeting by state, city or network
  • want one flat price per request
  • need to crawl from a seed URL

Spicrawl vs Geonode at a glance

marks the stronger option for that row. No mark means it is even, or it depends on your needs.

What it isSpicrawlA scraping APIA web scraping API. You send a URL and get the page back as Markdown, HTML, text, PDF or JSON.GeonodeProxies + scraper APIA proxy provider that also sells a Scraper API, plus Map and Crawl endpoints and an MCP server.
Price todaySpicrawlFree during betaFree while in beta, with no credit card. Prices after the beta have not been announced.Geonode1,500 free; from $3.90/moA free plan with 1,500 requests a month and no credit card. Paid plans from $3.90 a month for 10,000 requests to $230 a month for 1,000,000, and unlimited plans priced by threads.
How requests are billedSpicrawl1, 3 or 8 creditsPer successful request, by the engine that ran: 1 credit for a plain request, 3 for browser rendering, 8 for full Chromium.GeonodeFlat per requestOne request is one request. JavaScript rendering, geo-targeting and output format add no charge.
Failed requestsSpicrawlNot billedErrors, bot challenges and timeouts cost 0. A page that answers with a status such as 403 also costs 0.GeonodeNot billedFailed extraction requests are not charged.
Cached resultsSpicrawlFreeFree. The cache is on by default and keeps results for up to 48 hours.GeonodeNo cacheNo cache. Its site says pages are fetched fresh every time.
Output formatsSpicrawlStronger option: Markdown, HTML, JSON, PDFMarkdown, HTML, text, PDF, JSON and screenshots.GeonodeMarkdown or HTMLMarkdown or HTML, returned inside a JSON response. Its docs describe no structured-JSON extraction format.
Structured dataSpicrawlSelectors + schema freePage metadata, CSS selector maps and JSON Schema at no extra cost. Extraction with a model prompt is coming soon.GeonodeNot documentedNot described in its documentation. It can return the page’s links.
JavaScript rendering and actionsSpicrawlAuto + up to 50 actionsYes. mode=auto tries a plain request first and uses a browser only when needed, with click, type and scroll actions up to 50 steps.GeonodeRender + wait optionsA render option with wait settings for a page event, a selector or a timeout. Click and type actions are not described.
Many URLsSpicrawlStronger option: Up to 10,000 URLsBatch API: up to 10,000 URLs per call, run in parallel, with results as JSON Lines kept for 72 hours.GeonodeUp to 1,000 URLsBatch jobs of 1 to 1,000 URLs, run asynchronously.
Crawl a whole siteSpicrawlNoNo. Spicrawl does not follow links for you: you send the URLs.GeonodeStronger option: Yes (crawl + map)Yes. A crawl follows links from a seed URL, 50 pages by default and up to 10,000, and a map endpoint finds a site’s URLs.
ProxiesSpicrawlBYO, no surchargeBring your own proxy with no surcharge. Managed proxies are coming soon.GeonodeStronger option: Own pools, 150+ countriesA residential pool of over 7.5 million IPs in 150+ countries, plus ISP and datacenter proxies, billed per gigabyte, with rotating and sticky IPs. Using your own proxy is not described.
Staying logged inSpicrawlSessionsSessions keep cookies, browser storage and the same exit IP between requests.GeonodeNo session featureThe Scraper API has no session feature. You send your own credentials in request headers. Sticky IPs exist on the proxy product.
AI agentsSpicrawlMCP, 25 tools + skillHosted MCP server with 25 tools, an agent skill, and one-command setup for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex.GeonodeMCP, 16 toolsMCP server with 16 tools, MIT licensed, available as a remote server or through npx.
SDKs and CLISpicrawlJS/TS SDK + CLIJavaScript and TypeScript SDK, a CLI, and HTTP examples in cURL, Python and TypeScript.GeonodePython + Node SDKsPython and Node SDKs. A command-line tool is not described.

Switching from Geonode

Both take a URL and an output format in one POST request. The main difference is the response: Geonode returns a JSON object with the page under data, while Spicrawl returns the Markdown itself as the response body.

geonode.sh
curl -X POST "https://scraper.geonode.io/v1/extract" \  -H "X-Api-Key: $GEONODE_SCRAPER_API_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "url": "https://example.com/blog/post",    "formats": ["markdown"],    "render_js": false,    "processing_mode": "sync"  }'# Response: JSON, with the page under data.markdown
spicrawl.sh
curl -X POST https://api.spicrawl.com/v1/scrape \  -H "Authorization: Bearer spicrawl_live_…" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "url": "https://example.com/blog/post",    "response_format": "markdown"  }'# Response: the Markdown itself

Spicrawl vs Geonode: common questions

Is Spicrawl a good Geonode alternative?

It is if you want more than Markdown and HTML: structured data, screenshots, PDFs, sessions for logged-in pages and browser actions. If you need Geonode’s proxy pools, site crawling or a flat price per request, Geonode is the better fit.

Is Spicrawl cheaper than Geonode?

Spicrawl is free while it is in beta, and its prices after the beta have not been announced, so a fair price comparison is not possible yet. Geonode’s paid plans start at $3.90 a month for 10,000 requests, and it charges one flat price per request however the page is rendered.

Does Geonode charge for failed requests?

No. Geonode does not charge for failed extraction requests, and neither does Spicrawl. Spicrawl also does not charge for a page that answers with a status such as 403, or for results served from its cache.

Can Spicrawl replace Geonode’s proxies?

Not yet. Spicrawl lets you bring your own proxy with no surcharge, but its own managed proxy pool is coming soon and is not available during the beta. If you need proxies for other tools, Geonode’s proxy products are a different kind of service.

How do I switch from Geonode to Spicrawl?

Send a POST to https://api.spicrawl.com/v1/scrape with your Spicrawl API key and a JSON body with the url and response_format. Use response_format markdown in place of formats, and js_render true in place of render_js. Spicrawl returns the page itself as the response body, not inside a JSON object.

Sources

Geonode details come from these pages, checked on 29 September 2026. Products change: if something here is out of date, email support@spicrawl.com and we will correct it.

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