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Best Scrapingdog Alternatives in 2026

24 alternatives · 21 with a free plan · Updated November 13, 2026

What are the best Scrapingdog alternatives?

The best Scrapingdog alternatives for AI API in 2026 are WebScraping.AI (web scraping API, free), WaterCrawl (AI web scraping tool, free) and Skrape.ai (AI web scraping API for pulling structured data from…, paid). 21 of the 24 listed alternatives have a free or freemium plan.

Looking for something other than Scrapingdog? Below are 24 alternatives in AI API, AI Data Mining and AI Developer Tools, all closely matched, ranked by how much they overlap with Scrapingdog. Scrapingdog itself is free. Each entry shows what the tool does, what it shares with Scrapingdog, its key features and pricing.

What is Scrapingdog?

Web scraping APIs usually leave you juggling proxies and browsers yourself, and Scrapingdog is built to take that chore away.

Categories: AI API AI Data Mining AI Developer Tools AI Lead Generation AI Web Scraping Large Language Models (LLMs)Other
Pricing: Free

Key features of Scrapingdog

It takes care of rotating proxies

Scrapingdog alternatives compared

Top 5 alternatives to Scrapingdog with pricing and overlap
Tool	Pricing	Shared with Scrapingdog	Match
Scrapingdog	Free	—	Original
WebScraping.AI	Free	AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other	Strong match
WaterCrawl	Free	AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other	Strong match
Skrape.ai	Paid	AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other	Strong match
InstantAPI.ai	Free	AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping	Strong match
Anakin	Free	AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other	Strong match

Top 24 alternatives to Scrapingdog

#1
WebScraping.AI
Strong matchFree
WebScraping.AI is a web scraping API that handles proxies, browsers, CAPTCHAs, and JavaScript pages for pulling data from websites.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- Simple and powerful API
- Handles browsers
- JavaScript rendering for dynamic content
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs WebScraping.AI
#2
WaterCrawl
Strong matchFree
WaterCrawl is an AI web scraping tool that crawls websites and extracts content as structured data for AI and research projects.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- AI-friendly web crawling and content extraction platform for structured data
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs WaterCrawl
#3
Skrape.ai
Strong matchPaid
Skrape.ai is an AI web scraping API for pulling structured data from web pages and converting HTML to Markdown for data workflows.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- AI-powered web scraping API for structured data extraction and web automation
Pricing: paid, from $15
View Scrapingdog vs Skrape.ai
#4
InstantAPI.ai
Strong matchFree
AI web scraper that turns web pages into a custom API returning clean JSON, with no selectors or CAPTCHA handling needed.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs InstantAPI.ai
#5
Anakin
Strong matchFree
Anakin is a web scraping API that turns any URL into clean JSON, HTML, or Markdown for LLM and data pipelines.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- You give us a URL
- You get back clean JSON
- HTML or Markdown
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Anakin
#6
Browser Use
Strong matchFree
Browser Use is an AI browser automation tool that lets AI agents control web browsers, click through pages, and extract data from websites.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Browser Use
#7
ScrapeGraphAI
Strong matchFree
Web scraping API that turns a website into structured JSON data from a plain-language prompt.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- AI-powered web scraping API converting websites to structured JSON with a simple prompt
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs ScrapeGraphAI
#8
Apify
Strong matchFree
Apify is a web scraping and browser automation platform for extracting data from websites with ready-made tools or custom code.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Lead Generation, AI Web Scraping, Other
- Large ecosystem of web scrapers and automation tools
- Supports multiple programming languages (Python
- JavaScript
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Apify
#9
Exa
Strong matchFreemium
Exa is a web search API for AI applications that returns search results and page text for developers building AI research tools.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Varies Pay as you go For individuals and small teams
- Includes more powerful search
Pricing: free plan, paid plans from $10
View Scrapingdog vs Exa
#10
Scrapefully
Strong matchFree
Scrapefully is a no-code AI web scraping tool that detects and structures page data without writing code, with an API for developers.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Lead Generation, AI Web Scraping
- Effortless data extraction with no coding required
- AI-powered data detection and structuring
- Fast and scalable cloud-based infrastructure
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Scrapefully
#11
Parseium
Strong matchFree
AI web scraping API that turns web pages into structured JSON, with parsers you can build and edit through AI chat.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping
- High-speed and deterministic API endpoints (milliseconds response time)
- AI-powered parser creation reduces manual coding effort
- Includes managed browsers and rotating premium proxies
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Parseium
#12
Roborabbit
Strong matchPaid
No-code web scraper and RPA tool that extracts web data and automates browser tasks without writing code.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping
- Nocode web scraper and RPA tool for data extraction and browser automation
Pricing: paid, from $49
View Scrapingdog vs Roborabbit
#13
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HyperLLM
Strong matchFree
HyperLLM is a platform for training and fine-tuning small, efficient large language models and serverless retrieval-based AI apps.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- HyperHRT works on real-time decentralised fine-tuning approach
- Models that requires less computational resources & outperforms any models available
- Exthalpy is serverless retrieval to power the future of AI
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs HyperLLM
#14
Proxysale
Strong matchFreemium
Proxy service for web scraping and data collection, with residential, ISP, and data center IP addresses sold by traffic or per IP.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
Pricing: free plan, paid plans from $9
View Scrapingdog vs Proxysale
#15
Kadoa
Strong matchFree
Kadoa is an AI web scraper that pulls structured data from websites into the format you choose, with no coding required.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping
- AI-powered web scraper for automated data extraction and transformation without code
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Kadoa
#16
JSON Scout
Strong matchFree
JSON Scout is an AI text to JSON converter that turns unstructured text and audio into structured JSON data without writing regex.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- AI-powered tool to convert unstructured text to structured JSON data without REGEX
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs JSON Scout
#17
Firecrawl
Strong matchFree
Firecrawl is a web scraping and crawling tool that turns websites into LLM-ready data for AI apps and developers.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- Custom RPMs
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Firecrawl
#18
AgentQL
Strong matchFree
Tool suite for AI web scraping and browser automation, connecting AI agents to web data through natural language queries.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- A tool suite connecting AI agents to web data for precise automation via natural language
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs AgentQL
#19
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HyperCrawl
Strong matchFree
HyperCrawl is an open-source web crawler for LLM and RAG pipelines that cuts the time needed to retrieve web content for retrieval-augmented generation.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- Significant reduction in retrieval time for RAG systems
- Designed specifically for LLM and RAG development
- Open-source and free to use as a Python library
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs HyperCrawl
#20
Google AI Studio
Strong matchFree
Google AI Studio is a developer platform for building with Google's Gemini models, including text, audio, image and video generation.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Developer Tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- Preview models may change before becoming stable and have more restrictive rate limits
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Google AI Studio
#21
XCrawl
Strong matchFree
XCrawl is a web scraping API that turns any website into structured JSON or Markdown data for AI agents and automation workflows.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Data Mining, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping
- AI-powered web scraping API for extracting structured JSON and Markdown data
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs XCrawl
#22
Algolia
Strong matchEnterprise
AI search infrastructure for enterprises and developers, with site search, recommendations and personalization that shows users relevant results.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Developer Tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- AI search infrastructure for understanding users and delivering relevant results
Pricing: custom quote
View Scrapingdog vs Algolia
#23
Web Transpose
Strong matchFree
Web Transpose turns full websites into datasets for custom LLM training, so you can skip building web scrapers yourself.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Web Scraping, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- It eliminates the need for web scr
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs Web Transpose
#24
LLM Gateway
Strong matchFree
LLM Gateway is an open source API gateway that routes, manages, and tracks costs of requests to many large language model providers.
In common with Scrapingdog: AI API, AI Developer Tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), Other
- Fully open source under an MIT license
- Unified API compatible with OpenAI format for easy migration
- Supports a wide range of LLM providers
Pricing: free
View Scrapingdog vs LLM Gateway

How we picked these Scrapingdog alternatives

We rank tools by how closely they match Scrapingdog: tools that share more of its categories rank first, then tools whose main category, tags and description overlap with it, then community votes and views. Pricing type and features come from each product's SoftwareVital listing. Admins can pin or remove tools from this list.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to Scrapingdog in 2026?

The closest alternatives to Scrapingdog are WebScraping.AI, WaterCrawl, Skrape.ai, InstantAPI.ai and Anakin. They are ranked by how many categories and tags they share with Scrapingdog and how similar their descriptions are, then by community votes and views on SoftwareVital.

What is the closest alternative to Scrapingdog?

WebScraping.AI is the closest match because it shares AI API, AI Data Mining and AI Developer Tools with Scrapingdog. It is free.

Are there free alternatives to Scrapingdog?

Yes. 21 of the 24 alternatives have a free or freemium plan, including WebScraping.AI (free), WaterCrawl (free), InstantAPI.ai (free), Anakin (free) and Browser Use (free). Scrapingdog is free.

Which Scrapingdog alternatives are paid or enterprise tools?

Skrape.ai (paid), Roborabbit (paid) and Algolia (enterprise) use paid or enterprise pricing, which usually means more support and admin options for teams.

How does Scrapingdog compare to WebScraping.AI?

WebScraping.AI overlaps with Scrapingdog in AI API, AI Data Mining and AI Developer Tools. Its listed features include simple and powerful API, handles browsers and javaScript rendering for dynamic content. Pricing: free. Open the side-by-side compare page for a full breakdown.

What category is Scrapingdog in?

Scrapingdog is listed under AI API on SoftwareVital. Browse that category to see more tools in the same group.

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