MANAGED API
Choose Firecrawl if
- Agents that need scrape/search/crawl tools over one shared credit balance
- Small recurring website ingestion with a published free monthly allowance
All comparisons
PROXY PROVIDER COMPARISON
Firecrawlvs ScrapingBee
Firecrawl's hosted/local MCP exposes site search, scrape, map, crawl and browser Interact under shared credits. ScrapingBee's hosted MCP supplies scraping, extraction, screenshots and search using ordinary API credits and shared concurrency. The key distinction is site traversal versus feature-priced page extraction.
AT A GLANCE · ENTRY OFFER
- FirecrawlMANAGED API $19per month
- ScrapingBeeMANAGED API $19per month
- ProxyLaneRESIDENTIAL PROXIES $1.95350 MB trial
Published entry offers, reviewed 2026-09-14
QUICK VERDICT
Pick by the job,
not the logo
MANAGED API
Choose ScrapingBee if
- Agents that need a hosted MCP fetch, search and extraction toolset
- Teams that prefer API credits over procuring raw proxy GB and running browsers
THIRD ROUTE · PROXYLANE
Choose ProxyLane if
- You can run your own fetcher and parser
- You want residential traffic instead of per-credit API pricing
- You want prepaid traffic that never expires
THREE ROUTES SIDE BY SIDE
What changes
for your workload
Compare usable output and required integration work under each API contract. Request the same permitted pages with equivalent rendering and output requirements; validate the returned fields before comparing the bill.
| Decision | Firecrawl | ScrapingBee | ProxyLane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example route for this job | FirecrawlScrape API (Markdown/structured output) | ScrapingBeeScrapingBee scraping API | ProxyLaneResidential proxy gateway for your own fetcher or browser; no managed scraping API |
| Charging basis | Product-specific requests, results or credits | Product-specific requests, results or credits | Prepaid GB that never expires |
| How you pay | The free tier refreshes 1,000 credits monthly. Paid plans include monthly credits, with pay-as-you-go top-ups in $5 increments under a configurable limit. Basic scrape/crawl/map costs one credit per page; search costs two per ten results, browser Interact two per minute, and structured formats can add credits. Included-credit rollover depends on plan. | Fixed monthly API-credit plans with concurrency limits; endpoint features such as premium/stealth proxies and JavaScript rendering consume different credit amounts. The hosted MCP server adds no surcharge but draws from the same account credits, with a shared global concurrency limit as well as the account limit. Prices exclude VAT. | 350 MB trial for $1.95, then prepaid packages from $6.50/GB for 1 GB down to $2.50/GB for 1 TB. Unused traffic never expires. |
| Integration work | Send authorized requests to Firecrawl's Scrape/Crawl/Search endpoints or configure the official MCP server with an API key via the hosted URL or local FIRECRAWL_API_KEY environment variable. Choose basic Markdown or higher-credit structured/browser modes per job. | Call the HTML API with an API key and URL, choose render_js and premium_proxy/stealth_proxy where needed, or connect an MCP client to the hosted endpoint with the account key in its query string. Proxy mode is separately documented for existing HTTP clients. | HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 endpoints on three regional gateways: Europe, the Americas and Asia. Export proxy lists in 8 formats for scripts, scrapers and antidetect browsers. |
| A small or irregular job | Use the 1,000-credit monthly free tier for simple pages and compare the $19 Hobby plan only after pricing search, structured output or browser minutes separately. | Start on the 1,000-credit trial and calculate credits for the exact endpoint, proxy option and rendering mode before selecting the $19 Hobby plan. | Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires. |
| Browser workflow | Use Interact for managed browser minutes when clicks are needed; a basic scrape credit does not buy the same interactive work. | Use API-side rendering and screenshots for page content; proxy mode in a self-run browser can multiply billed API calls as assets load. | Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile. |
| Connecting an agent | Connect the first-party hosted or local MCP server and cap paid-plan top-ups before allowing autonomous crawl or extract loops. | The first-party hosted MCP server gives scrape/search/extract tools; store its URL as a credential and set limits for autonomous tool calls. | Point your agent's fetcher or browser tool at the proxy endpoint. ProxyLane supplies the network, not a hosted browser. |
| A growing production workload | Track credits across endpoints, rate/concurrency limits and rollover terms; higher tiers change both quota and throughput. | Check per-plan concurrency and total credits, including agent retries and premium requests, against the target's actual return rate. | Target by country, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN across 195 countries. Larger packages lower the rate to $2.50/GB. |
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For a known list of pages, compare Firecrawl Scrape with ScrapingBee's HTML API using the required output fields. Firecrawl's structured or browser options change credit draw, while ScrapingBee's rendering and premium proxy settings increase credits per call. Count useful records, retries and the effective concurrency the job needs. ScrapingBee's MCP URL contains its API key, so the configured URL must remain private; Firecrawl's hosted URL likewise carries its key.
For a task that starts with finding the pages, Firecrawl's Map and Crawl can cover traversal inside its toolset. ScrapingBee's search and scrape tools can participate, but test the actual steps your agent uses to turn search results into a complete site section. Firecrawl Search and Interact have different units from basic scrape; ScrapingBee's MCP shares account credits and concurrency with API calls. Cap Firecrawl top-ups and bound agent retries before projecting either monthly plan.
IP QUALITY
Give your browser a clean residential IP
ProxyLane offers premium residential IPs with ultra-low fraud scores, from ethically sourced, real devices.
Test your workload for $1.95IP reputation snapshot
98.7%
of 1,000 sampled IPs rated low risk by Scamalytics
- Sample
- 1,000 unique IPs
- Setup
- Top 10 countries · 100 IPs each
- IPs collected
- 14 October 2026
- Checked
- 14 October 2026
Low risk: scores 0–19 on Scamalytics’ 0–100 scale. Aggregate sample result; individual countries vary.
Exit IP203.0.113.24Residential ISP
Fraud scoreUltra-low
What a clean IP gets you
- See fewer CAPTCHAsReal-device IPs trip far fewer challenge pages
- Keep sessions aliveOne residential IP from sign-in to export
- Pay for data, not retriesMore of every GB turns into results
PUBLISHED ENTRY OFFERS
What it costs
to start
Advertised starting offers use different products and billing units. Price the matched route before choosing a plan.
Firecrawl
$19per month
Free: 1,000 credits/month, no card. First paid Hobby: $19/month billed monthly or $16/month billed annually for 5,000 credits/month; $5 top-ups on a paid plan provide 1,000 Hobby credits. Prices effective September 4, 2026.
ScrapingBee
$19per month
1,000 free API credits on signup, no card. First listed paid Hobby: $19/month for 75,000 API credits and 25 concurrent requests, excluding VAT; credit cost rises for premium proxies and browser features.
ProxyLane
$1.95350 MB trial
350 MB trial for $1.95. Packages from $6.50/GB for 1 GB down to $2.50/GB for 1 TB, with traffic that never expires.
Try 350 MB for $1.95BEFORE SWITCHING
Test both routes
on one job
Same targets, same fields. Compare the cost of each usable record. Worksheet
Run one sample
Same targets on both routes
Count usable records
Not just 200 responses
Read the fine print
Minimums, expiry, add-ons
Move one job first
Keep a rollback ready
RESIDENTIAL PROXY PRICING
Premium Proxies
ready to scale
From $2/GB. Buy the traffic you need, keep it until you use it.
Test our IP quality: 350 MB$1.95
Explore
For your first requests
$6.50
per GB · Traffic never expires
1 GB$6.50 total
- 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
- Real residential devices
- ≈0.35s average response time
- One clean IP for up to 72h
- 195 countries & cities
- ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
- Sub-users with GB limits
Build
Room to growFor projects taking shape
$5.48
per GB · Traffic never expires
25 GB$137 total
- 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
- Real residential devices
- ≈0.35s average response time
- One clean IP for up to 72h
- 195 countries & cities
- ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
- Sub-users with GB limits
Run
For everyday workflows
$4.50
per GB · Traffic never expires
50 GB$225 total
- 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
- Real residential devices
- ≈0.35s average response time
- One clean IP for up to 72h
- 195 countries & cities
- ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
- Sub-users with GB limits
Scale
For growing workloads
$3.90
per GB · Traffic never expires
100 GB$390 total
- 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
- Real residential devices
- ≈0.35s average response time
- One clean IP for up to 72h
- 195 countries & cities
- ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
- Sub-users with GB limits
Grow
Room to growFor bigger operations
$2.75
per GB · Traffic never expires
500 GB$1,375 total
- 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
- Real residential devices
- ≈0.35s average response time
- One clean IP for up to 72h
- 195 countries & cities
- ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
- Sub-users with GB limits
Volume
For high-volume data
$2.50
per GB · Traffic never expires
1 TB$2,500 total
- 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
- Real residential devices
- ≈0.35s average response time
- One clean IP for up to 72h
- 195 countries & cities
- ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
- Sub-users with GB limits
Enterprise
For your business, at your scale
Custom
Let's build your setup together
From 5 TBFrom $2 / GB
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Dedicated Account Manager
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Teams management
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Traffic limits per team
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API / MCP to scale your business and team with AI agents
25+ crypto
Questions before
you choose
Is Firecrawl or ScrapingBee cheaper?
Firecrawl starts at $19 per month (5,000 credits), ScrapingBee at $19 per month (75,000 API credits). Billing units differ, so compare the cost of a usable record on the same workload, not the headline rate.
What is the main difference between Firecrawl and ScrapingBee?
Compare usable output and required integration work under each API contract. Firecrawl: Scrape API (Markdown/structured output). ScrapingBee: ScrapingBee scraping API.
Can I test ProxyLane before switching?
Yes. The 350 MB trial costs $1.95 and runs on the same residential network as paid packages. Unused traffic never expires.
Which targeting and sessions does ProxyLane support?
Country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting across 195 countries. Sessions can rotate on every request or stay sticky from 1 second to 72 hours, over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5.
Does ProxyLane offer a managed scraping API?
No. ProxyLane is a residential proxy network for the client, scraper or browser you already run. Your team keeps control of fetching, rendering and parsing.
STILL DECIDING?
Test ProxyLane for $1.95
before you choose
Run the targets you would send to Firecrawl or ScrapingBee. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.
