Best GitHub API in 2026: pricing compared
Scrappa is first for GitHub repositories, GitHub user repositories and GitHub profiles in the Datacircle benchmark. Our #1 GitHub APIs cost from $0.003 per 1,000 repositories to $0.30 per 1,000 repositories. We score 19 GitHub API providers. 6 of them offer GitHub repository, user repositories and profile APIs. Below, each kind of GitHub data has a line. Each line names the provider we score highest and what that provider's plan costs.
GitHub API comparison and alternatives: the best provider for each kind of data
| GitHub data | Our #1 provider | Price of our #1 provider | Overall score | Tested on | Our #2 and #3 providers | Cheapest plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub repository API | Scrappa | $0.30 per 1,000 repositories | 75.8 | 31 October 2026 | ReefAPI (69.6), Pushbuild (60.2) | Zapi's Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly plan is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 repositories in our ranking: $0.036. |
| GitHub user repositories API | Scrappa | $0.003 per 1,000 repositories | 94.9 | 1 November 2026 | ScrapeAtlas (79.4), GitHub (58.4) | Scrappa's pay-as-you-go plan costs the least: $0.10 a month for 10,000 repositories. |
| GitHub profile API | Scrappa | $0.28 per 1,000 profiles | 85.5 | 31 October 2026 | ReefAPI (80.3), TrueScrape (79.0) | Litescrape's top-up from $10 costs the least per 1,000 profiles of any provider in our ranking: $0.15. |
Top GitHub API providers compared: their rank on each of our 3 rankings
Each provider below is in the top 3 of at least one of our 3 GitHub API rankings.
Scrappa: ranked on all 3 of our GitHub API rankings
- GitHub repository API: #1 of 16 providers, Overall score 75.8, $0.30 per 1,000 repositories.
- GitHub user repositories API: #1 of 9 providers, Overall score 94.9, $0.003 per 1,000 repositories.
- GitHub profile API: #1 of 10 providers, Overall score 85.5, $0.28 per 1,000 profiles.
ReefAPI: ranked on 2 of our 3 GitHub API rankings
- GitHub repository API: #2 of 16 providers, Overall score 69.6, $0.50 per 1,000 repositories.
- GitHub profile API: #2 of 10 providers, Overall score 80.3, $0.50 per 1,000 profiles.
GitHub: ranked on all 3 of our GitHub API rankings
- GitHub user repositories API: #3 of 9 providers, Overall score 58.4.
- GitHub repository API: #7 of 16 providers, Overall score 48.4.
- GitHub profile API: #9 of 10 providers, Overall score 59.4.
Pushbuild: ranked on 2 of our 3 GitHub API rankings
- GitHub repository API: #3 of 16 providers, Overall score 60.2, $0.80 per 1,000 repositories.
- GitHub user repositories API: #9 of 9 providers, Overall score 33.5, $0.80 per 1,000 repositories.
ScrapeAtlas: ranked on 2 of our 3 GitHub API rankings
- GitHub user repositories API: #2 of 9 providers, Overall score 79.4, $0.013 per 1,000 repositories.
- GitHub repository API: #4 of 16 providers, Overall score 58.3, $1.25 per 1,000 repositories.
TrueScrape: ranked on 1 of our 3 GitHub API rankings
- GitHub profile API: #3 of 10 providers, Overall score 79.0, $0.80 per 1,000 profiles.
Top GitHub repository API providers by score
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 repositories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrappa, $10 pack (alternatives) · scrappa.co | 75.8 | 68 | 0.68 s | $0.30 |
| 2 | ReefAPI, $450 quarterly (alternatives) · reefapi.com | 69.6 | 68 | 0.94 s | $0.50 |
| 3 | Pushbuild, top-up (alternatives) · pushbuild.com | 60.2 | 41 | 0.62 s | $0.80 |
| 4 | ScrapeAtlas, $249 pack (alternatives) · scrapeatlas.com | 58.3 | 62 | 2.0 s | $1.25 |
| 5 | BRONTIR, €350 monthly (alternatives) · brontir.com | 56.3 | 50 | 1.8 s | $0.88 |
| 6 | Zapi, Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly (alternatives) · zapi.ink | 51.4 | 34 | 0.39 s | $0.036 |
| 7 | GitHub, $21 monthly (alternatives) · github.com | 48.4 | 68 | 0.16 s | Unknown |
| 8 | ScrapeCreators, $497 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 45.3 | 46 | 0.77 s | $0.99 |
| 9 | FetchGoblin, top-up from $5 (alternatives) · fetchgoblin.com | 44.4 | 46 | 0.95 s | $1.49 |
| 10 | AnyAPI, top-up from $10 (alternatives) · getanyapi.com | 42.2 | 36 | 1.1 s | $1.20 |
Unknown: the provider's pages give the plan's price. They don't say how many repositories come with the plan.
Top GitHub user repositories API providers by score
Scrappa got the most answers right. We rank providers 1 to 5 first because each got at least half as many answers right as Scrappa. Providers 6 to 9 got fewer than half as many answers right as Scrappa.
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 repositories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrappa, $10 pack (alternatives) · scrappa.co | 94.9 | 100 | 0.93 s | $0.003 |
| 2 | ScrapeAtlas, $249 pack (alternatives) · scrapeatlas.com | 79.4 | 83 | 0.79 s | $0.013 |
| 3 | GitHub, $21 monthly (alternatives) · github.com | 58.4 | 100 | 0.95 s | Unknown |
| 4 | ScrapeCreators, $47 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 47.5 | 61 | 0.82 s | Unknown |
| 5 | FetchGoblin, top-up from $5 (alternatives) · fetchgoblin.com | 45.9 | 61 | 1.2 s | Unknown |
| 6 | Crawlora, $499 monthly (alternatives) · crawlora.net | 63.4 | 27 | 2.7 s | $0.002 |
| 7 | ScrapingIsNotACrime, $199 pack (alternatives) · scrapingisnotacrime.com | 51.4 | 21 | 1.4 s | $0.017 |
| 8 | AnyAPI, top-up from $10 (alternatives) · getanyapi.com | 41.1 | 47 | 1.1 s | Unknown |
| 9 | Pushbuild, top-up (alternatives) · pushbuild.com | 33.5 | 13 | 0.84 s | $0.80 |
Unknown: the provider's pages give the plan's price. They don't say how many repositories come with the plan.
Top GitHub profile API providers by score
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 profiles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrappa, $50 pack (alternatives) · scrappa.co | 85.5 | 96 | 0.65 s | $0.28 |
| 2 | ReefAPI, $450 quarterly, Enterprise quarterly (alternatives) · reefapi.com | 80.3 | 98 | 0.73 s | $0.50 |
| 3 | TrueScrape, $500 pack (alternatives) · truescrape.com | 79.0 | 96 | 0.36 s | $0.80 |
| 4 | Litescrape, top-up from $10, Usage-based (alternatives) · litescrape.com | 77.6 | 67 | 0.55 s | $0.15 |
| 5 | Crawlora, $499 monthly (alternatives) · crawlora.net | 74.9 | 78 | 3.1 s | $0.30 |
| 6 | Scavio, $500 monthly (alternatives) · scavio.dev | 70.4 | 83 | 1.2 s | $1.00 |
| 7 | ScrapeCreators, $497 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 63.6 | 96 | 0.74 s | $0.99 |
| 8 | FetchGoblin, top-up from $5 (alternatives) · fetchgoblin.com | 63.0 | 96 | 0.88 s | $1.49 |
| 9 | GitHub, $21 monthly, Enterprise (alternatives) · github.com | 59.4 | 98 | under 0.1 s | Unknown |
| 10 | AnyAPI, top-up from $10 (alternatives) · getanyapi.com | 57.1 | 76 | 1.0 s | $1.20 |
Unknown: the provider's pages give the plan's price. They don't say how many profiles come with the plan.
How we tested
We test each kind of GitHub API separately. We rank each provider only against providers of the same kind.
| API | Providers tested | Inputs sent to each |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub repository API | 17 | up to 40 repositories |
| GitHub user repositories API | 10 | up to 20 accounts |
| GitHub profile API | 11 | 20 accounts |
Price and Accuracy weigh most in each plan's Overall score.
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Questions about GitHub APIs
What is a GitHub API?
We rank APIs for 3 kinds of GitHub data. A GitHub repository API takes a repository's URL and returns the repository's details. A GitHub user repositories API takes an account's handle and returns the account's repositories. A GitHub profile API takes an account's handle and returns the account's profile.
Our price sheets list 772 GitHub API plans.
What is the best GitHub API?
Scrappa is our #1 API for GitHub repositories, user repositories and profiles.
We rank APIs for 3 kinds of GitHub data.
How much does the GitHub API cost?
Scrappa is our top-scored GitHub user repositories API. Scrappa costs $0.003 per 1,000 repositories. Scrappa is our top-scored GitHub repository API. Scrappa costs $0.30 per 1,000 repositories.
We list 772 GitHub API plans on our 3 price sheets. We rank 401 of the 772 plans by price.
Is the GitHub API free?
Yes: GitHub's own API has a free plan. Other providers offer GitHub repositories, user repositories and profiles on a free plan too.
For GitHub repositories, GithubTrends has the best free plan in our benchmark, at 52.0 out of 100. For GitHub user repositories, Scrappa ranks first in our benchmark. Scrappa has a free plan with 500 pages of repositories a month. For GitHub profiles, Scrappa ranks first, with a free plan of 500 calls a month.
How do I use the GitHub API?
Scrappa is our #1 GitHub repository API. You send owner and repo to GET https:.
Add the API key from your plan on scrappa.co. Scrappa's API docs explain each input. Scrappa is our #1 GitHub user repositories API. You send username to GET https:. You can also send page and per_. Add the API key from your plan on scrappa.co. Scrappa's API docs explain each input. Scrappa is our #1 GitHub profile API. You send username to GET https:. Add the API key from your plan on scrappa.co. Scrappa's API docs explain each input.
Does GitHub have an official API?
Yes: GitHub has an official API, the GitHub REST API. We list GitHub's $21 monthly plan with 769 other GitHub API plans.
GitHub's $21 monthly plan ranks seventh of 16 in our GitHub repository API benchmark. GitHub's $21 monthly plan ranks third of 9 in our GitHub user repositories API benchmark. GitHub's $21 monthly plan ranks ninth of 10 in our GitHub profile API benchmark.
How do I get access to the GitHub API?
Anyone can call the GitHub API without a key, 60 times an hour. Anyone with a GitHub account can get a key for 5,000 calls an hour.
Organizations on GitHub Enterprise Cloud get 15,000 calls an hour. The GitHub API docs are on docs.github.com.
Can I use GitHub API data?
Each provider's terms say what you can do with the data.
We rank 19 GitHub API providers. All 19 publish API terms. All 19 set no time limit on keeping the data. All 19 set conditions on how you use the data. Each plan's page shows what the provider's terms say about keeping and using the data.
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