47 Brave Search API alternatives in 2026
The best Brave Search API alternatives for web search APIs: ScrapeNest, Clawifi and Desearch, by our benchmark of November 10, 2026.
Web search API alternatives
Brave Search API is #40 of the 76 providers we rank.
Every provider of this API, ranked: Web search API: best providers in 2026
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | $ per 1,000 searches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ScrapeNest, $99 monthly, Growth · scrapenest.dev | 78.1 | 77 | $0.33 |
| 2 | Clawifi, $299 monthly · clawifi.dev | 76.2 | 77 | $0.60 |
| 3 | Desearch, top-up · desearch.ai | 75.6 | 73 | $1.00 |
| 4 | Expand, top-up from $1 · expand.ai | 64.2 | 53 | $1.50 |
| 5 | AnyCrawler, $200 monthly · anycrawler.com | 64.1 | 58 | $1.33 |
| 6 | Stophy, top-up from $500 · stophy.dev | 63.9 | 62 | $2.40 |
| 38 | Browserbase, $20 monthly, Developer · browserbase.com | 47.6 | 77 | $20.00 |
| 39 | Databar, $495 monthly · databar.ai | 46.0 | 62 | $9.90 |
| 41 | Nimble, pay as you go · nimbleway.com | 45.3 | 73 | $5.00 |
| 42 | You.com, top-up, Pay as you go · you.com | 44.9 | 49 | $5.00 |
Local business search API alternatives
Brave Search API is #28 of the 48 providers we rank.
Every provider of this API, ranked: Local business search API: best providers in 2026
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | $ per 1,000 places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LocationIQ, $100 monthly · locationiq.com | 64.9 | 19 | $0.0027 |
| 2 | HERE, pay as you go, Base plan, 0 to 5,000 requests a month · here.com | 63.5 | 25 | $0.00 |
| 3 | ScrapeField, $39 pack · scrapefield.com | 48.2 | 20 | $0.12 |
| 4 | TomTom, pay as you go, Pay as you grow, Tier 1 · docs.tomtom.com | 45.1 | 23 | $0.034 |
| 5 | Azure Maps, pay as you go, Gen2 <500K · azure.microsoft.com | 44.4 | 24 | $0.045 |
| 6 | Geoapify, $59 monthly · geoapify.com | 42.8 | 23 | $0.0098 |
| 26 | 2GIS, ₽30,000 (about $358) monthly · docs.2gis.com | 41.0 | 3 | $0.072 |
| 27 | SerpData, $40 pack, Starter · serpdata.dev | 39.4 | 12 | $0.0005 |
| 29 | Hubertino, $69 monthly · hubertino.com | 33.4 | 17 | $0.28 |
| 30 | x402serps, $5 pack, 5,500 credits · x402serps.com | 31.9 | 9 | $0.18 |
News API alternatives
Brave Search API is #41 of the 96 providers we rank.
Every provider of this API, ranked: News API: best providers in 2026
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | $ per 1,000 searches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrappa, $25 pack, Basic · scrappa.co | 81.6 | 92 | $0.29 |
| 2 | Hydrafetch, $99 monthly · hydrafetch.com | 76.1 | 91 | $0.50 |
| 3 | SerpScraper.dev, $39 monthly · serpscraper.dev | 75.1 | 63 | $0.13 |
| 4 | ReefAPI, $450 quarterly, Enterprise quarterly · reefapi.com | 74.8 | 91 | $0.50 |
| 5 | CrustAPI, top-up from $149 · crustapi.com | 73.7 | 92 | $0.76 |
| 6 | ScrapeUnblocker, €299 monthly · scrapeunblocker.com | 73.2 | 92 | $0.76 |
| 39 | API League, $199 monthly · apileague.com | 57.4 | 63 | $1.06 |
| 40 | XCrawl, $499 monthly, Scale · xcrawl.com | 57.3 | 83 | $0.42 |
| 42 | NewsAPI.org, $449 monthly, Business · newsapi.org | 56.3 | 91 | $1.80 |
| 43 | API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request · apidirect.io | 56.2 | 92 | $8.00 |
Image search API alternatives
SerpScraper.dev, Scrappa and SerpKite are the best image search API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.
On our Brave Search API plan pages, we compare each Brave Search API plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.
| Provider and plan | $ per 1,000 searches |
|---|---|
| FastAF, $10 pack | $5.00 |
| GloryCloud, $5 monthly | $5.00 |
| OpenWeb Ninja, pay as you go | $5.00 |
| Pullbay, $9 monthly | $5.00 |
| FlashData, contact us, Pay-as-you-go volume pricing, POST /v1/queries/realtime | not published |
| PerceptLayer, contact us | not published |
| PrismCrawl, contact us, Custom, POST /v1/microsoft/images/search | not published |
| SerpKite, contact us, Volume, POST /v1/images, Bing Images | not published |
Compare every image search API plan: Image search API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared
Search autocomplete API alternatives
SERPHouse, Poix and Omkar Cloud are the best search autocomplete API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.
On our Brave Search API plan pages, we compare each Brave Search API plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 queries first.
| Provider and plan | $ per 1,000 queries |
|---|---|
| Autom, $1,250 pack | $0.50 |
| ChocoData, $100 monthly, Custom $100, POST /api/v1/{site}/batch | $0.50 |
| OpenWeb Ninja, $150 monthly | $0.50 |
| Serper, $1,250 pack | $0.50 |
| Anysite, contact us | not published |
| DataBlue, contact us, Custom, POST /v1/data/google/keyword-suggestions | not published |
| SERPHouse, contact us | not published |
| UnifAPI, contact us | not published |
Compare every search autocomplete API plan: Search autocomplete API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared
Video search API alternatives
Scrappa, TranscriptYT and SerpScraper.dev are the best video search API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.
On our Brave Search API plan pages, we compare each Brave Search API plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.
Compare every video search API plan: Video search API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared
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