# 18 Mekler alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 8, 2026.

The best Mekler alternatives for web scraping APIs: WebScraping.AI, Scrappey and ScraperAPI, by our benchmark of October 29, 2026. Mekler's website is mekler.ai.

## Web scraping API alternatives

[Mekler](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/mekler/free#pay-as-you-go-pay-per-call-over-x402-post-v1-web-pages-extract-static-content) is #144 of the 150 providers we rank. Every provider of this API, ranked: [Web scraping API: best providers in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api)

1. [WebScraping.AI, $29 monthly, Personal](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webscraping-ai/free-get-html-get-page-html-datacenter-proxy-no-js-rendering#29-monthly-personal-get-html-get-page-html-datacenter-proxy-no-js-rendering): Overall score 85.1, Accuracy score 93, $0.116 per 1,000 pages
2. [Scrappey, top-up, Pay As You Go](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrappey/free-post-api-v1-direct-request#top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-api-v1-direct-request): Overall score 84.9, Accuracy score 93, $0.113 per 1,000 pages
3. [ScraperAPI, $299 monthly, Business](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scraperapi/free-plan-get-sync-api#299-monthly-business-get-sync-api): Overall score 84.7, Accuracy score 93, $0.10 per 1,000 pages
4. [APIFreaks, $100 monthly, Monthly 1,500,000 credits](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/apifreaks/free-one-off-10000-credits-post-scraping-web-scraper-api#100-monthly-monthly-1500000-credits-post-scraping-web-scraper-api): Overall score 84.6, Accuracy score 98, $0.267 per 1,000 pages
5. [AlterLab, top-up from $10, Deposit $10](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/alterlab/free-post-api-v1-scrape-scrape-a-web-page#top-up-from-10-deposit-10-post-api-v1-scrape-scrape-a-web-page): Overall score 84.1, Accuracy score 93, $0.20 per 1,000 pages
6. [FineData, $399 monthly, Team L](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/finedata/free-post-api-v1-scrape-scrape-url#399-monthly-team-l-post-api-v1-scrape-scrape-url): Overall score 83.3, Accuracy score 94, $0.08 per 1,000 pages
142. [Axiom.ai (browser automation API), $250 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/axiom-ai-browser-automation-api/free#250-monthly): Overall score 40.0, Accuracy score 49
143. [fetcher.cloud, pay as you go, Pay per call (x402)](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/fetcher-cloud/free-daily-tier-get-extract#pay-as-you-go-pay-per-call-x402-get-extract): Overall score 38.4, Accuracy score 55, $5.00 per 1,000 pages
145. [NewsAPI.ai (Event Registry), $400 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/newsapi-ai-event-registry/free#400-monthly): Overall score 32.7, Accuracy score 4, $0.40 per 1,000 pages
146. [URL Meta, $9 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/url-meta/free#9-monthly): Overall score 29.7, Accuracy score 1, $0.36 per 1,000 pages

## Email verification API alternatives

On our [Mekler plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/mekler/pay-as-you-go), we compare each Mekler plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 emails first.

- [DeBounce, top-up from $15, 5K credits, GET /v1/, Single email validation](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/debounce/free-100-free-credits-get-v1#top-up-from-15-5k-credits-get-v1): $3.00 per 1,000 emails
- [ExactVerify, $15 pack, Pay-As-You-Go from 5,000 emails, GET /v1/single](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/exactverify/free-get-v1-single#15-pack-pay-as-you-go-from-5000-emails-get-v1-single): $3.00 per 1,000 emails
- [OrbiSearch, $30 pack, Starter, POST /v1/bulk](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/orbisearch/30-pack-starter-post-v1-bulk): $3.00 per 1,000 emails
- [Prime Verifier, $15 pack, Pay-As-You-Go 5,000 credits, POST /v1/verify/single](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/prime-verifier/free-post-v1-verify-single#15-pack-pay-as-you-go-5000-credits-post-v1-verify-single): $3.00 per 1,000 emails

Compare every email verification API plan: [Email verification API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/email-verification-api-pricing)

## News API alternatives

On our [Mekler plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/mekler/pay-as-you-go), we compare each Mekler plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [Clair, $30 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/clair/free#30-monthly): $10.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Newstex, pay as you go, x402 pay per call, GET /x402/search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/newstex/pay-as-you-go-x402-pay-per-call-get-x402-search): $10.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Scavio, top-up from $25](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/scavio/free#top-up-from-25): $10.00 per 1,000 searches
- [YepAPI, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/yepapi/free#top-up): $10.00 per 1,000 searches

Compare every news API plan: [News API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/news-api-pricing)

## See also

- [WebScraping.AI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/webscraping-ai-alternatives)
- [Scrappey alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrappey-alternatives)
- [ScraperAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scraperapi-alternatives)
- [APIFreaks alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/apifreaks-alternatives)
- [AlterLab alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/alterlab-alternatives)
- [FineData alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/finedata-alternatives)
- [Axiom.ai (browser automation API) alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/axiom-ai-browser-automation-api-alternatives)
- [fetcher.cloud alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/fetcher-cloud-alternatives)