# 19 YouTubeTranscriptAPI alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 12, 2026.

The best YouTubeTranscriptAPI alternatives for YouTube channel video APIs: ScrapeUnblocker, YouTube Data API (Google) and EveryInfra, by our benchmark of November 7, 2026. YouTubeTranscriptAPI's website is youtubetranscriptapi.com.

## YouTube channel video API alternatives

[YouTubeTranscriptAPI](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubetranscriptapi/free-get-youtube-channel-latest#7-monthly-monthly-get-youtube-channel-latest) is #37 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
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
36. [EasyTranscriber, $19.99 monthly, Scale](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/easytranscriber/free-get-api-v1-youtube-channel-videos#19-99-monthly-scale-get-api-v1-youtube-channel-videos): Overall score 41.6, Accuracy score 27, median answer time 1.5 s, $0.13 per 1,000 videos
38. [Scraper Api, $49 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scraper-api/free#49-pack): Overall score 33.9, Accuracy score 45, median answer time 1.2 s
39. [GetYouTubeTranscript, $5 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/getyoutubetranscript/free#5-monthly): Overall score 33.8, Accuracy score 45, median answer time 1.7 s

## 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 [YouTubeTranscriptAPI plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/youtubetranscriptapi/free-get-youtube-channel-search), we compare each YouTubeTranscriptAPI plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [Froxy, $20 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/froxy/free#20-monthly): $4.00 per 1,000 searches
- [KonbiniAPI, $20 pack](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/konbiniapi/free#20-pack): $4.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Pullbay, $199 monthly, Scale, GET /duckduckgo/videos](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/pullbay/free-get-duckduckgo-videos#199-monthly-scale-get-duckduckgo-videos): $4.00 per 1,000 searches
- [SearchApi, $40 monthly, Developer Plan, GET /api/v1/search?engine=bing_videos](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-bing-videos#40-monthly-developer-plan-get-api-v1-search-engine-bing-videos): $4.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Transcript Dock, top-up from $7, Extra credits (Pro rate), POST /v1/video-discoveries, Find videos (youtube_channel_search)](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/transcript-dock/free-post-v1-video-discoveries-find-videos-youtube-channel-search#top-up-from-7-extra-credits-pro-rate-post-v1-video-discoveries-find-videos-youtube-channel-search): $7.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Automatio, $360 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/automatio/free#360-yearly): $7.14 per 1,000 searches
- [JisuAPI, CNY 480 pack](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/jisuapi/free#cny-480-pack): $7.18 per 1,000 searches
- [SerpApi, $725 monthly, Searcher, GET /search, Bing Videos API](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpapi/free-get-search-bing-videos-api#725-monthly-searcher-get-search-bing-videos-api): $7.25 per 1,000 searches
- [APICK, top-up from ₩55,000](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/apick/top-up-from-55000): $15.01 per 1,000 searches
- [SerpWow, $155 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpwow/free#155-monthly): $15.50 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)
- [Transcript Dock alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/transcript-dock-alternatives)
- [EasyTranscriber alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/easytranscriber-alternatives)
- [Scraper Api alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scraper-api-alternatives)
- [GetYouTubeTranscript alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/getyoutubetranscript-alternatives)
- [Froxy alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/froxy-alternatives)
- [KonbiniAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/konbiniapi-alternatives)
- [Pullbay alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/pullbay-alternatives)
- [SearchApi alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/searchapi-alternatives)
- [Automatio alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/automatio-alternatives)
- [JisuAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/jisuapi-alternatives)
- [SerpApi alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/serpapi-alternatives)
- [APICK alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/apick-alternatives)
- [SerpWow alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/serpwow-alternatives)