# 38 TranscriptAPI alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 7, 2026.

Other providers sell YouTube channel APIs like TranscriptAPI's. EnsembleData costs $4.44 per 1,000 channels, Captapi $4.50 and SociaVault $4.83.

## YouTube channel API alternatives

On our TranscriptAPI plan pages, we compare each TranscriptAPI plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 channels first.

- [EnsembleData, $100 monthly, Wood, GET /youtube/channel/detailed-info, Channel Detailed Info](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/ensembledata/free-trial-get-youtube-channel-detailed-info-channel-detailed-info#100-monthly-wood-get-youtube-channel-detailed-info-channel-detailed-info): $4.44 per 1,000 channels
- [Captapi, $9 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/captapi/free#9-monthly): $4.50 per 1,000 channels
- [SociaVault, $29 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/sociavault/free#29-pack): $4.83 per 1,000 channels
- [CreatorCrawl, $99 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorcrawl/free#99-pack): $4.95 per 1,000 channels
- [API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request, POST /v1/batch](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/api-direct/free-tier-post-v1-batch#pay-as-you-go-pay-per-request-post-v1-batch): $5.00 per 1,000 channels
- [Influship, pay as you go, MPP](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/influship/free#pay-as-you-go-mpp): $10.00 per 1,000 channels
- [Spidra, $5 pack, 500 credit top-up, POST /batch/scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/spidra/free-post-batch-scrape#5-pack-500-credit-top-up-post-batch-scrape): $10.00 per 1,000 channels
- [Virlo, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/virlo/top-up-from-10): $10.00 per 1,000 channels
- [KeyAPI, $189 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/keyapi/free#189-monthly): $11.34 per 1,000 channels
- [Scrape Everything, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/scrape-everything/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 channels
- [TrueScrape, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/truescrape/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 channels
- [Upscrape, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/upscrape/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 channels

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

## YouTube channel video API alternatives

On our TranscriptAPI plan pages, we compare each TranscriptAPI plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 videos first.

- [Captapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/captapi/free): $0.00 per 1,000 videos
- [Scrappa, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrappa/free): $0.00 per 1,000 videos
- [YouTube Data API (Google), free, Default quota, GET /youtube/v3/search](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-search): $0.00 per 1,000 videos
- [lobstr.io, free, POST /v1/runs, YouTube Search Scraper](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/lobstr-io/free-post-v1-runs-youtube-search-scraper): $0.00 per 1,000 videos
- [Serpent API, top-up from $500](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/serpent-api/free#top-up-from-500): $0.0002 per 1,000 videos
- [Zapi, Rp399,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/zapi/free#rp399000-monthly): $0.00074 per 1,000 videos
- [Anysite, $1,199 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/anysite/free#1199-monthly): $0.001 per 1,000 videos
- [ReefAPI, $1,200 yearly, Enterprise yearly, POST /youtube/v1/channel_shorts](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/reefapi/free-post-youtube-v1-channel-shorts#1200-yearly-enterprise-yearly-post-youtube-v1-channel-shorts): $0.0017 per 1,000 videos
- [SocialKit, $39 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/socialkit/free#39-monthly): $0.043 per 1,000 videos
- [Monocrawl, $299 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/monocrawl/free#299-monthly): $0.044 per 1,000 videos
- [Crawlora, $9 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/crawlora/free#9-monthly): $0.045 per 1,000 videos
- [Scrape Everything, $39 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrape-everything/free#39-pack): $0.052 per 1,000 videos
- [EnsembleData, $800 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/ensembledata/free#800-monthly): $0.107 per 1,000 videos
- [SocialCrawl, £49 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/socialcrawl/free#49-pack): $0.109 per 1,000 videos
- [Spidra, $35 pack, 5,000 credit top-up, POST /batch/scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/free-post-batch-scrape#35-pack-5000-credit-top-up-post-batch-scrape): $0.117 per 1,000 videos
- [ScrapeCreators, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrapecreators/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 videos

Compare every YouTube channel video API plan: [YouTube channel video API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-api-pricing)

## Video search API alternatives

On our TranscriptAPI plan pages, we compare each TranscriptAPI plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [Anspire, top-up, Standard Search, domestic, region_mode 0, Pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/anspire/free-standard-search-domestic-region-mode-0-free-sign-up-points#top-up-standard-search-domestic-region-mode-0-pay-as-you-go): $4.49 per 1,000 searches
- [Pullbay, $49 monthly, Builder, GET /duckduckgo/videos](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/pullbay/free-get-duckduckgo-videos#49-monthly-builder-get-duckduckgo-videos): $4.50 per 1,000 searches
- [Search1API, $19 monthly, Basic, POST /search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/search1api/free-post-search-search-full#19-monthly-basic-post-search-search-full): $4.56 per 1,000 searches
- [SerpWow, $1,200 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpwow/free#1200-monthly): $4.80 per 1,000 searches
- [AIsa, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/aisa/free#top-up-from-10): $5.00 per 1,000 searches
- [AnyCrawler, $20 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/anycrawler/free#20-monthly): $5.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Brave Search API, top-up from $5](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/brave-search-api/free#top-up-from-5): $5.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Automatio, $18 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/automatio/free#18-monthly): $10.00 per 1,000 searches
- [SerpApi, $150 monthly, Production, GET /search, Bing Videos API](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpapi/free-get-search-bing-videos-api#150-monthly-production-get-search-bing-videos-api): $10.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Virlo, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/virlo/top-up-from-10): $10.00 per 1,000 searches
- [YepAPI, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/yepapi/free#top-up): $10.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Piloterr, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/piloterr/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 searches
- [PrismCrawl, contact us, Custom, POST /v1/google/short-videos](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/prismcrawl/free-credits-post-v1-google-short-videos#contact-us-custom-post-v1-google-short-videos): no price per 1,000 searches
- [Scrapall, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/scrapall/45-pack#contact-us): no price per 1,000 searches
- [Ujeebu, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/ujeebu/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 searches

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