ScrapingBee Alternative
A search-focused ScrapingBee alternative
ScrapingBee renders pages and returns HTML; for Google search you still parse the SERP. Searlo returns the parsed SERP directly — positions, snippets, and structured fields — at $0.30 per 1,000 queries.
{ "searchTime": 0.17, "totalResults": 85000, "page": 1, "organic": [ { "position": 1, "title": "31.10. Connection Pools and Data Sources", "link": "www.postgresql.org/docs/…", "domain": "postgresql.org", "snippet": "For an environment without an application se…" }, { "position": 2, "domain": "medium.com", … }, { "position": 3, "domain": "stackoverflow.blog", … } ], "credits": 1}ScrapingBee is a capable render-and-return scraping API. Its Google endpoint helps, but you remain responsible for handling result structure and keeping up with SERP changes for anything advanced.
Searlo is search-native. A single keyed request returns organic results with positions and the full set of SERP features already parsed. It is priced at $0.30 per 1,000 queries, sold as one-time credit packs, with 3,000 free credits to start.
Searlo also renders and returns arbitrary pages directly — /scrape and /crawl sit under the same key, from 1 credit a page, with a published price for JavaScript rendering (5 credits a page from November 1, 2026) where ScrapingBee bills more credits without publishing the number.
Features
Search-native API
Built specifically for Google SERP delivery, not general rendering.
Parsed results
Positions and SERP features returned as structured data.
No rendering to manage
SERP data comes back parsed, with nothing to render on your side. Web search median is about 1 second (p90 about 2.5 s, measured September 2026).
$0.30 per 1,000
Per-query pricing tuned for search volume.
Get started in one request
Request parsed SERP data directly instead of rendering and extracting:
curl "https://api.searlo.tech/api/v1/search/web?q=home%20insurance%20quotes&num=10" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.searlo.tech/api/v1/search/web",
params={"q": "home insurance quotes", "num": 10},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
results = r.json()["organic"]
for o in results:
print(o["position"], o["domain"], o["title"])const res = await fetch(
"https://api.searlo.tech/api/v1/search/web?q=" +
encodeURIComponent("home insurance quotes") + "&num=10",
{ headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } },
);
const { organic } = await res.json();
organic.forEach(o =>
console.log(o.position, o.domain, o.title));Searlo vs ScrapingBee
For Google search results, a search-native API is simpler.
| Capability | Searlo | ScrapingBee |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Google SERP API | General scraping + JS render |
| SERP parsing | Done for you | Often your responsibility |
| SERP data | Positions, snippets, domains | Limited |
| Pricing | $0.30 / 1,000 | Credit-based per request |
| Free credits | 3,000 | Trial |
| Scrape/render a page | 1 credit; 5 with a browser render from Nov 1, 2026 (published) | 1 credit basic; JS render costs more (unpublished multiplier) |
| Crawl a whole site | 1 credit/page (5 rendered from Nov 1, 2026), job id + webhook | No published crawl-job endpoint — API is page-at-a-time |
Why search-native matters
General scraping tools treat Google like any other site. A search-native API treats the SERP as a first-class object, returning positions and features consistently and absorbing Google's layout changes for you.
If search results are what you need, that specialization removes ongoing maintenance and gives cleaner data.
- No rendering to manage
- Consistent, parsed SERP structure
- Search-tuned, per-query cost
Searlo also scrapes and crawls pages directly
ScrapingBee's own baseline is $19/mo for 75,000 credits — about $0.253 per 1,000 for a basic, no-JS request. What isn't on that pricing page is the multiplier: rendering JavaScript, premium add-ons, or their AI-extraction feature all cost more credits per request, and ScrapingBee doesn't publish the exact number — you find out from a separate cost calculator or by running the request.
Searlo's /scrape and /crawl charge 1 credit per page and publish the render price: from November 1, 2026, a page that had to be rendered costs 5. /crawl covers what ScrapingBee's page-at-a-time model doesn't: a whole site as one job, with depth and path filters and a webhook on completion.
- ScrapingBee: $0.253/1K baseline (no-JS); render/premium/AI-extraction cost more, multiplier unpublished
- Searlo: $0.30/1K without rendering, $1.50/1K for a rendered page from Nov 1, 2026 (both published)
- Searlo /crawl: whole-site jobs with a webhook — not a ScrapingBee feature
Switch when you
- Need parsed Google results, not HTML
- Want SERP features out of the box
- Prefer per-query search pricing
- Build rank trackers or SEO tools
- Want to avoid rendering overhead
- Feed search data to LLM workflows
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How does Searlo compare to ScrapingBee?
ScrapingBee is a general scraping API; Searlo is a search-native SERP API that returns parsed positions and features without you handling rendering or parsing.
Do I need to parse Google's HTML?
No. Searlo returns structured SERP data, so there's no HTML extraction to write or maintain.
Is it cheaper?
For search use cases, $0.30 per 1,000 plus zero parsing work usually comes out cheaper overall.
What data is included?
Organic positions, titles, snippets, domains, and favicons in a stable JSON schema.
Is there a free tier?
Yes — 3,000 free credits.
Does Searlo do what ScrapingBee does — scrape and render arbitrary pages?
Yes. POST /scrape returns any URL as markdown, HTML, links and tables, rendering JavaScript automatically when the page needs it, and POST /crawl walks a whole site as one job. Both bill 1 credit per page; from November 1, 2026, a page that had to be rendered costs 5, a published number where ScrapingBee's own pricing page only says costs rise. See the Web Scraping API page for the full endpoint set.
From the team behind Searlo
We also build RenderKit — the browser-rendering API for screenshots, PDFs, and LLM-ready markdown. Same billing model, same developer-first API design.