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Simplescraper pricing and alternatives: web scraping API, POST /extract

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43% complete: 3 of the 7 key fields we checkSee the 7 fields
$0.00per 1,000 pagesWe rank 1,253 plans by price. PhantomJsCloud's $10 monthly plan costs the least per 1,000 pages: as little as $0.022. PhantomJsCloud's $10 monthly plan covers up to 15,000 pages a day.Spider Cloud's $40 monthly plan covers any number of pages. Spider Cloud's $40 monthly plan costs more to start than PhantomJsCloud's $10 monthly plan.WebScraping.AI, ScraperAPI and Scrappey are the best web scraping API providers in our benchmark.
Plan: Free one of Simplescraper's 4 plans
Call: POST /extract one of Simplescraper's 2 calls for this API
API: Web scraping API one of Simplescraper's 2 APIs

About this item

  • Live. Simplescraper fetches the web page you ask for when you call the API.
  • 3 of the 7 key fields we check. Screenshot, Markdown, HTML.
  • Nothing to pay. You get 100 credits, enough for 50 calls.
  • One call. You send url to POST /extract. You set the Content-Type header to "application/json". The call returns the page's content.
  • Who can get it: with conditions. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

Simplescraper: web scraping API alternatives

The table starts with Simplescraper's cheapest paid plan. Next come plans from other providers with the price per 1,000 pages closest to Simplescraper's. Each plan in the table gives live data.

Simplescraper, $249 monthly, Scale, POST /extractScrapeUp, $299 monthly, Professional Ultimate, POST /, JavaScript renderingSearch1API, $499 monthly, Enterprise, POST /extractEnvoAPI, $749 pack, Scale top-up, GET /v1/websites/contentScrapingBee, $1,599 monthly, Enterprise 24, GET /api/v1/, HTML API, stealth proxy
$ per 1,000 pages$4.98$4.983$4.99$4.993$4.997
Completeness43%43%0%14%57%
Billingmonthlymonthlymonthlypay firstmonthly
Pay$249$299$499$749$1,599
Enough for50,000 calls a month60,000 calls a month100,000 calls a month150,000 calls320,000 calls a month
Freshnesslivelivelivelivelive
Who can get itanyone not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo and not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted partiesanyone with a confirmed email who accepts the Acceptable Use Policyanyonesubscribers to a paid plan: anyone, for lawful, professional B2B purposes, not in a sanctioned jurisdiction or on a restricted-party listany natural person aged at least 18 years old with full and complete legal capacity acting in the scope of their professional activity or being the legal representative of a legal entity empowered to enter into legally binding commitments

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Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-31.

  1. simplescraper.io
  2. simplescraper.io/docs/api-guide
  3. simplescraper.io/docs/credits
  4. simplescraper.io/docs/data-retention
  5. simplescraper.io/docs/faq
  6. simplescraper.io/docs/google-search-api
  7. simplescraper.io/docs/screenshot-api
  8. simplescraper.io/docs/terms-and-conditions
  9. simplescraper.io/features/screenshot-api
  10. simplescraper.io/pricing

Product details

The key fields this plan's answer can hold, then each filled column in its row on the sheet.

  • Screenshot
  • Markdown
  • HTML
  • Text, not in the answer
  • Summary, not in the answer
  • Links, not in the answer
  • Images, not in the answer
Price
$ per 1,000 pages$0.00
Percall
Billingfree
Charges
Also pays forfrom the same budget: Screenshot API · Google Search API · Run recipe API · Smart Extract
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchExtract markdown, HTML, screenshots, or structured data from a single URL.
Data
Freshnesslive
Keep datano limit
Use dataYou agree not to use the Service for any purposes that are illegal or promote illegal activities. This includes, but is not limited to, actions that: Violate any applicable laws or regulations. Encourage or facilitate any form of unlawful behaviour. Infringe upon the rights of others, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. [...] You agree not to use the Service to: Commit or facilitate any illegal activities. Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity. Engage in any activity that could result in legal action against you or SimpleScraper. [...] It is your responsibility to ensure your use of the Service adheres to all relevant laws and regulations.
Plan
Pay$0
You get100 credits
Enough for50 calls
Rate limit
Concurrentno limit
Batch1
Speed
Answerin the call
The call
You sendurl, Content-Type header "application/json". Optional: markdown, html, screenshot, selectors, recipeId, proxy, timeout, cookies, credentialId, waitForSelector
MethodPOST
Path/extract
About the plan
PlanFree
Who can get itanyone not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo and not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties
The 11 fields the plan's answer can hold

extraction ID, URL, status, date scraped, page title, description, word count, page markdown, page HTML, selector data, screenshot URL

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