# 20 TranscriptAPI.io alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 12, 2026.

The best TranscriptAPI.io alternatives for YouTube channel video APIs: ScrapeUnblocker, YouTube Data API (Google) and EveryInfra, by our benchmark of November 7, 2026.

## YouTube channel video API alternatives

[TranscriptAPI.io](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/transcriptapi-io/free#249-monthly) is #33 of the 48 providers we rank. Every provider of this API, ranked: [YouTube channel video API: best providers in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api)

1. [ScrapeUnblocker, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrapeunblocker/free#pay-as-you-go): Overall score 85.5, Accuracy score 94, median answer time 0.98 s, $0.0056 per 1,000 videos
2. [YouTube Data API (Google), free, Default quota](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-search): Overall score 83.9, Accuracy score 56, median answer time 0.16 s, $0.00 per 1,000 videos
3. [EveryInfra, $10 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/everyinfra/free#10-pack): Overall score 70.0, Accuracy score 62, median answer time 9.9 s, $0.011 per 1,000 videos
4. [ReefAPI, $200 monthly, Enterprise monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/reefapi/free-post-youtube-v1-channel-videos#200-monthly-enterprise-monthly-post-youtube-v1-channel-videos): Overall score 69.7, Accuracy score 62, median answer time 2.7 s, $0.0067 per 1,000 videos
5. [Influship, pay as you go, Usage-based credits](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/influship/free#pay-as-you-go-usage-based-credits): Overall score 65.8, Accuracy score 67, median answer time 2.2 s, $0.036 per 1,000 videos
6. [Spidra, $249 monthly, Pro](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/free-post-scrape#249-monthly-pro-post-scrape): Overall score 64.8, Accuracy score 73, median answer time 2.1 s, $0.033 per 1,000 videos
31. [Browsable, $19 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/browsable/free#19-monthly): Overall score 39.1, Accuracy score 61, median answer time 15 s
32. [Scrappa, $25 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrappa/free#25-pack): Overall score 65.0, Accuracy score 45, median answer time 1.3 s, $0.0097 per 1,000 videos
34. [TranscriptYT, $3 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/transcriptyt/free#3-monthly): Overall score 63.7, Accuracy score 30, median answer time 1.4 s, $0.00000069 per 1,000 videos
35. [Transcript Dock, top-up from $6](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/transcript-dock/free#top-up-from-6): Overall score 45.9, Accuracy score 40, median answer time 1.1 s, $0.12 per 1,000 videos

## Video search API alternatives

[Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/scrappa/free#25-pack), [TranscriptYT](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/transcriptyt/free#3-monthly) and [SerpScraper.dev](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpscraper-dev/free#79-monthly) are the best [video search API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-video-search-api) in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our [TranscriptAPI.io plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/transcriptapi-io/free-hobby-get-channel-search), we compare each TranscriptAPI.io plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [FlashData, $999 monthly, Scale, POST /v1/queries/realtime, YouTube Search API (Realtime)](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/flashdata/free-trial-post-v1-queries-realtime-youtube-search-api-realtime#999-monthly-scale-post-v1-queries-realtime-youtube-search-api-realtime): $0.25 per 1,000 searches
- [Algrow, $45 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/algrow/1-pack#45-monthly): $0.25 per 1,000 searches
- [PrismCrawl, $25 pack, Starter, POST /v1/yandex/videos/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/prismcrawl/free-credits-post-v1-yandex-videos-search#25-pack-starter-post-v1-yandex-videos-search): $0.25 per 1,000 searches
- [SerpBase, $100 monthly, Pro Monthly, POST /google/videos/search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/free#100-monthly): $0.25 per 1,000 searches
- [SteadyAPI, $389.99 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/steadyapi/free#389-99-yearly): $1.95 per 1,000 searches
- [KonbiniAPI, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/konbiniapi/free#49-monthly): $1.96 per 1,000 searches
- [SerpApi, $106,050 monthly, Cloud 54M, GET /search, Bing Videos API](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpapi/free-get-search-bing-videos-api#106050-monthly-cloud-54m-get-search-bing-videos-api): $1.96 per 1,000 searches
- [Zenserp, $49.99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/zenserp/49-99-monthly): $2.00 per 1,000 searches
- [ValueSERP, $56 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/valueserp/free#56-monthly): $2.24 per 1,000 searches
- [RecentReborn, $83.88 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/recentreborn/9-99-monthly#83-88-yearly): $2.30 per 1,000 searches

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

## See also

- [ScrapeUnblocker alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrapeunblocker-alternatives)
- [YouTube Data API (Google) alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-data-api-google-alternatives)
- [EveryInfra alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/everyinfra-alternatives)
- [ReefAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/reefapi-alternatives)
- [Influship alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/influship-alternatives)
- [Spidra alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/spidra-alternatives)
- [Browsable alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/browsable-alternatives)
- [Scrappa alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrappa-alternatives)
- [TranscriptYT alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/transcriptyt-alternatives)
- [Transcript Dock alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/transcript-dock-alternatives)
- [FlashData alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/flashdata-alternatives)
- [Algrow alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/algrow-alternatives)
- [PrismCrawl alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/prismcrawl-alternatives)
- [SerpBase alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/serpbase-alternatives)
- [SteadyAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/steadyapi-alternatives)
- [KonbiniAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/konbiniapi-alternatives)
- [SerpApi alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/serpapi-alternatives)
- [Zenserp alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/zenserp-alternatives)
- [ValueSERP alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/valueserp-alternatives)
- [RecentReborn alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/recentreborn-alternatives)