MANAGED API
Choose Scrapfly if
- Developers who want scrape responses without managing a standalone proxy list
- Agents that can invoke a documented MCP scraping tool
All comparisons
PROXY PROVIDER COMPARISON
Scrapflyvs ScrapingBee
Scrapfly and ScrapingBee both wrap web retrieval in a managed API and publish MCP tools. Scrapfly exposes selectable scrape pools, rendering and anti-bot handling, plus separately metered Cloud Browser access. ScrapingBee exposes HTML retrieval, rendering, premium proxies and search tools. Which settings produce usable output determines the credit comparison.
AT A GLANCE · ENTRY OFFER
- ScrapflyMANAGED API $30per 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 | Scrapfly | ScrapingBee | ProxyLane |
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| Example route for this job | ScrapflyScrape API | 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 | Scrape API plans contain monthly credits; requests consume credits according to proxy pool, rendering, protection and response size. Overage rules depend on plan and unused monthly quota does not roll over. Cloud Browser documentation describes a separate session-time plus bandwidth credit meter; verify access and current terms in the account. | 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 | Call api.scrapfly.io/scrape with a target URL, API key and optional proxy_pool=public_residential_pool or render_js=true; use the MCP endpoint for agent tools. Cloud Browser documentation describes CDP/WebSocket integration subject to account availability. | 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 | Estimate credits per actual scrape configuration, including residential routing and rendering, then compare included monthly quota and overage controls. | 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 | Scrape API can render JavaScript without exposing a browser session; the separately documented Cloud Browser is the relevant CDP path, with access to confirm. | 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 | The official MCP server exposes scraping tools, and the API is directly callable; budget agent retries and any adaptive feature upgrades. | 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 | Set project credit budgets and concurrency controls and measure credits per successful target result; monthly unused quota does not carry forward. | 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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On the product-page sample, call each standard API and validate the same fields. On failed pages, try Scrapfly's residential pool or render_js and ScrapingBee's JavaScript or premium option in controlled steps. Track credits, retries and response size per accepted record. If the task is an interactive browser, Scrapfly Cloud Browser is a distinct path with access to verify; ScrapingBee's page API is not an equivalent CDP session.
Scrapfly's monthly credits can rise with pool, rendering and protection settings, and unused included quota does not roll over. ScrapingBee's monthly credits and concurrency limits apply to its hosted MCP as well as API calls; its endpoint URL carries the key. Scrapfly's official remote MCP exposes scraping and screenshot tools, while newer browser tools need account-access confirmation. Compare the exact agent calls, including each provider's credential handling and quota meter.
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.
Scrapfly
$30per month
1,000 free Scrape API credits advertised; first listed paid Discovery plan is $30/month with 200,000 included credits. Residential routing, JS rendering and other features consume more than one credit per scrape.
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 Scrapfly or ScrapingBee cheaper?
Scrapfly starts at $30 per month (200,000 Scrape API 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 Scrapfly and ScrapingBee?
Compare usable output and required integration work under each API contract. Scrapfly: Scrape API. 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 Scrapfly or ScrapingBee. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.
