ScraperAPI vs Firecrawl — Pricing (2026)
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ScraperAPI vs Firecrawl

Web Scraping pricing comparison · 2026

ScraperAPI pricing ranges from $0–$999/month, while Firecrawl ranges from $0–$599/month. ScraperAPI is typically 50% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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2 products · Web Scraping & Data Collection
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ScraperAPI
ScraperAPI pricing starts at $49/month for the Hobby plan, with tiers scaling through Star
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Firecrawl
Firecrawl pricing starts at $0/month on the Free plan, with paid tiers ranging from $16/mo
verified 1d ago
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Usage-based
$0.49 per 1K credits
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
Standard
$25K/yr
year 1 license · $83/seat
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 4 sourced facts
4 hidden-cost
Last verified 4w ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources 6 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · 1 contract
Last verified 1d ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
2 documented
  • JavaScript Rendering Feature Gating
    20-40% of license costs
    2 sources
  • Volume Scaling Costs
    10-20% of license costs
    2 sources
5 documented
  • Credits Do Not Roll Over
    5-15% of license costs
    1 source
  • Unpredictable Credit Consumption Per Scrape
    10-20% of license costs
    1 source
  • Pay-Per-Call Model Escalates Costs for Repetitive Workloads
    15-40% of license costs
    1 source
  • High Costs for Repetitive High-Frequency Scraping
    20-50% of license costs
    1 source
  • No Built-In Caching
    10-30% of license costs
    1 source
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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

ScraperAPI
Firecrawl
Auto-renewal
—
—
Cancellation
—
—
Commitment
✓ Monthly
—
Price escalation
No data available from sources
15-40% of license costs
Can downgrade
—
—
Based on 1 verified source (Vendr · TrustRadius · BBB)
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
No public ratings yet
Best for
Evaluating the API
Watch out
Limited features and minimal dashboard compared to competing scraping APIs
No public ratings yet
Best for
Evaluating the API
Watch out
Credits do not roll over between billing periods
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
Web Scraping

ScraperAPI

$0–$999
/month
5 plans · Free tier
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Web Scraping

Firecrawl

$0–$599
/month
6 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →

ScraperAPI and Firecrawl both operate in the web scraping category. This page compares their published pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan ScraperAPI Firecrawl
Free Trial Free /month Free /month
Hobby $49 /month $16 /month
Startup $149 /month $83 /month
Business $299 /month $333 /month
Enterprise $999 /month $599 /month
Enterprise — Custom

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

ScraperAPI

6 scenarios
$49/month (Hobby plan, or $44/month on annual billing)
Solo Developer / Hobbyist
$149/month (Startup plan, or $134/month on annual billing)
Early-Stage Startup
$299/month (Business plan, or $269/month on annual billing)
Business with High-Volume Scraping
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Firecrawl

8 scenarios
$16/month ($192/year)
Solo Developer — Hobby Plan (Monthly)
$83/month ($996/year)
Small Team — Standard Plan (Monthly)
$278/month ($3,336/year)
Scaling Company — Growth Plan (Annual)
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Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

ScraperAPI 2 hidden costs

high
JavaScript Rendering Feature Gating 20-40% of license costs
medium
Volume Scaling Costs 10-20% of license costs
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Firecrawl 5 hidden costs

medium
Credits Do Not Roll Over 5-15% of license costs
medium
Unpredictable Credit Consumption Per Scrape 10-20% of license costs
high
Pay-Per-Call Model Escalates Costs for Repetitive Workloads 15-40% of license costs
high
High Costs for Repetitive High-Frequency Scraping 20-50% of license costs
medium
No Built-In Caching 10-30% of license costs
See all Firecrawl hidden costs →

Contract Terms

Term ScraperAPI Firecrawl
Auto-renewal — —
Cancellation — —
Minimum commitment Monthly —
Price escalation No data available from sources 15-40% of license costs

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