Refetcher alternatives

By Wayne Hamadi, founder of Datacircle. Last updated: November 6, 2026

The best Refetcher alternatives for X (Twitter) profile APIs: lobstr.io, TweetAPI and TwexAPI, by our benchmark of October 29, 2026.

X (Twitter) profile API alternatives

Refetcher is #10 of the 18 providers we rank.

Rank	Provider and plan	Overall score	Accuracy score	$ per 1,000 profiles
1	lobstr.io, $500 monthly	68.2	83	$0.50
2	TweetAPI, $57 monthly, Ultra	62.6	67	$0.228
3	TwexAPI, $20 pack, Mini	61.6	60	$0.05
4	Litescrape, top-up from $10	60.5	36	$0.15
5	ScrapeCreators, $497 pack	56.2	85	$0.994
6	SocialData, top-up, Usage-based pricing	55.9	34	$0.40
7	Scrappa, $10 pack	54.8	32	$0.303
8	SociaVault, $399 pack	52.4	85	$1.995
9	EnsembleData, $200 monthly	50.5	83	$2.667
11	Captapi, $9 monthly	45.1	55	$4.50
12	AnyAPI, top-up from $10	42.7	30	$0.22
13	GetXAPI, $99 monthly, Scale	41.1	36	$0.66
14	TwitterAPIs, top-up from $10, Pay-as-you-go	40.8	44	$1.60
15	Sorsa, $199 monthly, Pro	40.0	34	$3.98
16	TwitterAPI.io, $10 pack, $10 recharge	39.9	39	$0.18
17	XFluxAPI, $249 monthly	37.8	23	$0.124
18	Bright Data, top-up	30.3	27	$1.50

Refetcher is #13 of the 15 providers we rank.

Rank	Provider and plan	Overall score	Accuracy score	$ per 1,000 posts
1	TweetAPI, $17 monthly, Pro	61.4	66	$0.0085
2	TwitterAPIs, top-up from $10, Pay-as-you-go	53.0	57	$0.04
3	Sorsa, $199 monthly	50.9	43	$0.10
4	Desearch, top-up, Pay as you go	50.1	58	$0.15
5	GetXAPI, $15 monthly, Pro	48.9	41	$0.025
6	TwexAPI, $20 pack, Mini	45.7	23	$0.05
7	AnyAPI, top-up from $10, Manual top-up	45.3	20	$0.0045
8	SocialData, top-up, Usage-based pricing	45.0	50	$0.20
9	TwitterAPI.io, $10 pack, $10 recharge	38.2	58	$0.15
10	SociaVault, $29 pack	37.1	53
11	Scrappa, $10 pack	37.0	49
12	ScrapeCreators, $47 pack	36.9	53
14	Bright Data, top-up	21.9	21	$1.50
15	XFluxAPI, $19 monthly	20.4	7

Refetcher is #5 of the 23 providers we rank.

Rank	Provider and plan	Overall score	Accuracy score	$ per 1,000 profiles
1	lobstr.io, $500 monthly	74.9	70	$0.50
2	KonbiniAPI, $499 monthly	69.3	53	$1.109
3	ReefAPI, $450 quarterly	66.2	44	$0.50
4	Scrappa, $10 pack, Starter	65.6	25	$0.303
6	ScrapeCreators, $497 pack	60.4	84	$0.994
7	SocialAPIs, $49 monthly	56.7	80	$1.633
8	RocketAPI, €299 monthly, Business	55.4	75	$0.673
9	SociaVault, $399 pack	54.8	84	$1.995
10	Omkar Cloud, $48 monthly	51.8	44	$0.48
11	Context.dev, $500 monthly	51.2	42	$0.50
12	EnsembleData, $200 monthly, Bronze	50.4	86	$13.333
13	Upscrape, $499 pack	50.4	36	$1.25
14	AnyAPI, top-up from $10, Manual top-up	47.3	30	$1.00
15	Pullbay, $9 monthly	46.0	47	$1.50
16	YepAPI, top-up, Pay as you go	43.8	61	$10.00
17	Novada, $290 monthly	42.4	37	$1.10
18	Captapi, $9 monthly, Starter	41.1	33	$4.50
19	Bright Data, top-up	39.9	46	$1.50
20	Desearch, top-up	38.2	35
21	API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request	38.1	40	$6.00
22	QuanticData, top-up from $5	37.6	29	$6.00
23	Xpoz, $20 monthly	32.4	33	$32.00

Refetcher is #7 of the 18 providers we rank.

Rank	Provider and plan	Overall score	Accuracy score	$ per 1,000 profiles
1	TikTokAPI.io, $199 monthly	86.5	92	$0.398
2	Litescrape, top-up from $10	84.1	78	$0.15
3	Scrappa, $10 pack	76.3	54	$0.303
4	lobstr.io, $500 monthly	75.6	76	$0.50
5	ScrapeCreators, $497 pack	67.1	92	$0.994
6	Captapi, $9 monthly	65.6	92	$4.50
8	Qovia, top-up	62.0	43	$1.00
9	SociaVault, $399 pack	61.2	92	$1.995
10	Context.dev, $500 monthly	58.7	72	$0.50
11	EnsembleData, $400 monthly, Silver	58.0	75	$1.212
12	Novada, $135 monthly	57.2	79	$1.20
13	AnyAPI, top-up from $10	56.6	50	$0.40
14	Scrapeless, top-up	53.8	68
15	HasData, $249 monthly	51.9	53	$0.83
16	Bright Data, top-up	50.9	73	$1.50
17	SocialKit, $210 monthly	50.6	28	$2.80
18	Desearch, top-up	44.7	43

Refetcher is #6 of the 15 providers we rank.

Rank	Provider and plan	Overall score	Accuracy score	$ per 1,000 videos
1	Litescrape, top-up from $10	81.5	72	$0.0043
2	Scrappa, $10 pack	73.6	54	$0.0087
3	TikTokAPI.io, $199 monthly	68.2	73	$0.08
4	FetchLayer, $500 monthly	64.0	44	$0.014
5	Captapi, $9 monthly	63.4	48	$0.045
7	EnsembleData, $200 monthly, Bronze	55.3	83	$0.133
8	SociaVault, $29 pack	50.2	89
9	Context.dev, $500 monthly	50.0	44	$0.033
10	ScrapeCreators, $47 pack	50.0	88
11	lobstr.io, $500 monthly	48.4	69	$0.50
12	Scrapeless, top-up	47.1	73
13	AnyAPI, top-up from $10	31.8	30
14	Bright Data, top-up, Pay as you go	31.4	42	$1.50
15	Desearch, top-up	28.6	30

Refetcher is #2 of the 8 providers we rank.

Rank	Provider and plan	Overall score	Accuracy score	$ per 1,000 pages
1	lobstr.io, $500 monthly	67.3	43	$0.50
3	ScrapeCreators, $497 pack	64.0	70	$0.994
4	AnyAPI, top-up from $10, Manual top-up	63.6	64	$1.20
5	SociaVault, $399 pack	56.2	70	$1.995
6	API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request	55.4	65	$8.00
7	Bright Data, top-up	51.8	73	$1.50
8	Captapi, $9 monthly	44.7	51	$9.00