# 42 switch402 alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 7, 2026.

Other providers sell web search APIs like switch402's. Firecrawl costs $7.19 per 1,000 searches, Anakin $7.20 and Databar $7.30.

## Web search API alternatives

On our [switch402 plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/switch402/pay-as-you-go), we compare each switch402 plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [Firecrawl, $7,190 yearly, Scale, POST /v2/search, Search with Content Scraping](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/firecrawl/free-post-v2-search-search-with-content-scraping#7190-yearly-scale-post-v2-search-search-with-content-scraping): $7.19 per 1,000 searches
- [Anakin, $144 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/anakin/free#144-yearly): $7.20 per 1,000 searches
- [Databar, $10,507 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/databar/99-monthly#10507-yearly): $7.30 per 1,000 searches
- [Cloudflare, top-up, AI Gateway credits, POST /accounts/{account_id}/ai/websearch/, Web search, exa](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/cloudflare/top-up-ai-gateway-credits-post-accounts-account-id-ai-websearch-web-search-exa): $7.35 per 1,000 searches
- [Sofya, top-up from $10, Pay as you go, POST /v1/search, Search, snippets, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/sofya/free-tier-post-v1-search-search-snippets-full#top-up-from-10-pay-as-you-go-post-v1-search-search-snippets-full): $7.50 per 1,000 searches
- [Tavily, $30 monthly, Project, POST /search, Search, ultra-fast](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/tavily/free-keyless-access-post-search-search-ultra-fast#30-monthly-project-post-search-search-ultra-fast): $7.50 per 1,000 searches
- [browserfoundry by keirolabs, $100 pack, Scale Pack, POST /api/v2/search/content](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/browserfoundry-by-keirolabs/free-post-api-v2-search-content#100-pack-scale-pack-post-api-v2-search-content): $7.50 per 1,000 searches
- [API.SH, $50 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/api-sh/free#50-monthly): $8.00 per 1,000 searches
- [BestSearch, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /search, Search, advanced](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/bestsearch/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-search-search-advanced): $8.00 per 1,000 searches
- [SocialCrawl, £15 pack, Starter, GET /v1/tavily/search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-tavily-search#15-pack-starter-get-v1-tavily-search): $8.00 per 1,000 searches

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

## Web scraping API alternatives

On our [switch402 plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/switch402/pay-as-you-go-pay-per-call-x402-post-v1-metadata), we compare each switch402 plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 pages first.

- [ContextFetch, top-up from $100, Pay as you go, +10% on top-ups from $100, POST /v1/contents](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/contextfetch/free-starter-post-v1-contents#top-up-from-100-pay-as-you-go-10-on-top-ups-from-100-post-v1-contents): $0.909 per 1,000 pages
- [CyberWareX, top-up, Prepaid credits, GET /fetch](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/cyberwarex/free-trial-get-contents#top-up-prepaid-credits-get-fetch): $0.909 per 1,000 pages
- [Ilmenite, $50 pack, Top-up $50 (+10% bonus), POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/ilmenite/free-post-v1-scrape-scrape#50-pack-top-up-50-10-bonus-post-v1-scrape-scrape): $0.909 per 1,000 pages
- [agentsvc.io, $0.10 pack, $0.10 credit (x402 top-up), POST /api/v1/proxy/web-read-batch](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/agentsvc-io/pay-as-you-go-pay-per-call-over-x402-post-api-v1-proxy-web-read-batch#0-10-pack-0-10-credit-x402-top-up-post-api-v1-proxy-web-read-batch): $0.909 per 1,000 pages
- [ScraperAPI, $475 monthly, Scaling, GET /, Sync API with screenshot](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scraperapi/free-plan-get-sync-api-with-screenshot#475-monthly-scaling-get-sync-api-with-screenshot): $0.95 per 1,000 pages
- [Ujeebu, $119 monthly, Growth, POST /markdown, Markdown Generation, premium proxy, without JS](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/ujeebu/free-trial-post-markdown-markdown-generation-premium-proxy-without-js#119-monthly-growth-post-markdown-markdown-generation-premium-proxy-without-js): $0.952 per 1,000 pages
- [Search1API, $19 pack, Pay as you go, $19 (+5% bonus), POST /crawl](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/search1api/free-post-crawl#19-pack-pay-as-you-go-19-5-bonus-post-crawl): $0.952 per 1,000 pages
- [DataBlue, $3,289 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/datablue/free#3289-yearly): $0.953 per 1,000 pages
- [APIFreaks, $20 pack, One-Off 80,000 credits, POST /scraping, Web Scraper API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/apifreaks/free-one-off-10000-credits-post-scraping-web-scraper-api#20-pack-one-off-80000-credits-post-scraping-web-scraper-api): $1.00 per 1,000 pages
- [Linkup, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /v1/fetch, Fetch, standard](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/linkup/free-credits-post-v1-fetch-fetch-standard#top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-v1-fetch-fetch-standard): $1.00 per 1,000 pages
- [Scrappa, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrappa/free#pay-as-you-go): $1.00 per 1,000 pages
- [WebScraping.AI, top-up from $20, Pay as you go, GET /text, Get Page Text, datacenter proxy, JS rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webscraping-ai/free-get-text-get-page-text-datacenter-proxy-js-rendering#top-up-from-20-pay-as-you-go-get-text-get-page-text-datacenter-proxy-js-rendering): $1.00 per 1,000 pages
- [AnyCrawler, $20 monthly, Builder, POST /v1/crawl/page, Render](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/anycrawler/free-post-v1-crawl-page-render#20-monthly-builder-post-v1-crawl-page-render): $2.50 per 1,000 pages
- [Irmu, $25 pack, Starter Pack, GET /crawl, Premium fetch](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/irmu/free-get-crawl-premium-fetch#25-pack-starter-pack-get-crawl-premium-fetch): $2.50 per 1,000 pages
- [Site-Shot, $5 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/site-shot/free#5-monthly): $2.50 per 1,000 pages
- [ZenRows, top-up from $5, Pay-as-you-go (agent storefront), GET /v1/, Fetch a page, JavaScript rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/zenrows/free-agent-storefront-get-v1-fetch-a-page-javascript-rendering#top-up-from-5-pay-as-you-go-agent-storefront-get-v1-fetch-a-page-javascript-rendering): $2.50 per 1,000 pages
- [WebScrapingAPI, $19 monthly, Starter, GET /v2, GET Request](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webscrapingapi/free-trial-get-v2-get-request#19-monthly-starter-get-v2-get-request): $2.71 per 1,000 pages
- [BrowserSolver, $49 monthly, Premium, GET /v1/website/crawler](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/browsersolver/free-account-get-v1-website-crawler#49-monthly-premium-get-v1-website-crawler): $2.72 per 1,000 pages
- [Piloterr, $49 monthly, Premium, GET /v2/website/crawler](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/piloterr/free-trial-get-v2-website-crawler#49-monthly-premium-get-v2-website-crawler): $2.72 per 1,000 pages
- [Scrapfly, $500 monthly, ENTERPRISE, GET /scrape, Web Scraping API, residential proxy, browser rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapfly/free-get-scrape-web-scraping-api-residential-proxy-browser-rendering#500-monthly-enterprise-get-scrape-web-scraping-api-residential-proxy-browser-rendering): $2.73 per 1,000 pages
- [XCrawl, $199 monthly, Pro, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api-full#199-monthly-pro-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api-full): $2.84 per 1,000 pages
- [QuanticData, $19 monthly, Starter, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape, rendered](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/quanticdata/free-pay-as-you-go-post-v1-scrape-scrape-rendered#19-monthly-starter-post-v1-scrape-scrape-rendered): $2.85 per 1,000 pages
- [AlterLab, $1,000 pack, Deposit $1,000, POST /api/v1/scrape, Scrape a web page, Dynamic](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/alterlab/free-post-api-v1-scrape-scrape-a-web-page-dynamic#1000-pack-deposit-1000-post-api-v1-scrape-scrape-a-web-page-dynamic): $2.86 per 1,000 pages
- [CrawlForge, $3 pack, Credit pack, POST /tools/extract_text](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/crawlforge/free-post-tools-extract-text#3-pack-credit-pack-post-tools-extract-text): $3.00 per 1,000 pages
- [Crawlbase, pay as you go, first 1K requests a month, GET /, Crawling API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/crawlbase/free-credits-get-crawling-api#pay-as-you-go-first-1k-requests-a-month-get-crawling-api): $3.00 per 1,000 pages
- [LLMLayer, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /api/v2/scrape, Scraper API, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/llmlayer/free-credits-post-api-v2-scrape-scraper-api-full#top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-api-v2-scrape-scraper-api-full): $3.00 per 1,000 pages
- [LucidExtractor, $75 pack, 25,000 credits, POST /v1/scrape/batch](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/lucidextractor/free-post-v1-scrape-batch#75-pack-25000-credits-post-v1-scrape-batch): $3.00 per 1,000 pages
- [ScrapeUp, $29 monthly, Lite Plus, POST /, JavaScript rendering, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapeup/free-lite-basic-30-day-free-trial-post-javascript-rendering-full#29-monthly-lite-plus-post-javascript-rendering-full): $7.25 per 1,000 pages
- [StealthASF, €135 pack, 500k credit pack, POST /v1/scrape, Protected (stealth) request](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/stealthasf/free-post-v1-scrape-protected-stealth-request#135-pack-500k-credit-pack-post-v1-scrape-protected-stealth-request): $7.60 per 1,000 pages
- [Spidra, $19 monthly, Starter, POST /scrape, Start a scrape, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/spidra/free-post-scrape-start-a-scrape-full#19-monthly-starter-post-scrape-start-a-scrape-full): $7.60 per 1,000 pages
- [Geekflare, $192 yearly, Starter (yearly), POST /webscraping, Web Scraping with Premium Proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/geekflare/free-post-webscraping-web-scraping-with-premium-proxy#192-yearly-starter-yearly-post-webscraping-web-scraping-with-premium-proxy): $8.00 per 1,000 pages
- [Web Scraper, $480 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/web-scraper/50-monthly#480-yearly): $8.00 per 1,000 pages

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