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ScraperAPI vs Parsehub
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Quick Overview

About ScraperAPI

ScraperAPI is a powerful web scraping API that automates proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, and browser rendering, delivering high success rates and seamless scalability.

  • 95%+ success rate on JavaScript-heavy and protected sites
  • Built-in proxy rotation eliminates the need for external proxy agents
  • Lightweight infrastructure ensures fast performance without straining system resources
  • Pay-per-successful-request pricing prevents wasted credits and hidden fees
  • 24/7 technical support provides expert assistance with response times under an hour

About ParseHub

ParseHub is a powerful visual web scraping tool designed for users who need to extract data without coding.

  • No-code interface allows easy data extraction without programming knowledge
  • Manual proxy setup is required, increasing complexity and configuration time
  • Resource-intensive processing slows performance, especially on large projects
  • Page-based pricing model leads to high costs for complex extractions
  • Limited support availability restricts access to priority assistance without premium plans

Why Choose ScraperAPI Over ParseHub

If you’re looking for a cost-effective, scalable, and fully automated web scraping solution, ScraperAPI outperforms ParseHub in key areas. While ParseHub’s no-code interface makes it accessible to beginners, it has a steep learning curve, slow extraction speeds, and expensive pricing plans. ScraperAPI removes these barriers by offering fully automated proxy management, CAPTCHA solving, and high-speed scraping at a fraction of the cost.

So, how do our pricing and features compare to ParseHub?

Pricing Overview

Features

API Credits

Javascript Rendering

Browser Automation

Premium Proxies

IP Rotation

Geotargeting

CAPTCHA Handling

Data Output

Scraped Pages per Run

Project Limits

Scheduling features

Support

Private Projects

Monthly Cost

ScraperAPI’s Business Plan

3,000,000

✅

✅

✅

Smart Proxy and Header Rotation

150+ countries

✅

JSON, CSV, Text, Markdown, HTML, XML

Unlimited

Unlimited scrapes per website

✅

24/7 expert assistance

All projects are private by default

$299

ParseHub’s Professional Plan

N/A

✅

✅

❌

Available – limited in lower plans

N/A

✅

HTML, CSV, JSON

Unlimited but speed-limited

Limited projects per plan, only unlimited at $599

✅

Standard support, priority at $599/month

Only 120 private projects at $599/month

$599

No Learning Curve—Start Scraping Instantly

ParseHub’s point-and-click interface may seem beginner-friendly, but setting up complex scrapes requires manual configuration and troubleshooting.

  • Time-Consuming Setup: Users must manually define selectors, workflows, and data structures before extracting data—making advanced scraping frustrating and tedious.
  • Frequent Troubleshooting: Dynamic websites with JavaScript or anti-scraping measures often cause failures, requiring constant adjustments and debugging.
  • Manual Proxy & CAPTCHA Handling: ParseHub does not automatically manage proxies or complex CAPTCHAs, forcing users to set up additional tools to avoid bans.

ScraperAPI eliminates these barriers. Instead of spending hours configuring scrapers, just send an API request—ScraperAPI automatically takes care of proxy rotation, JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA solving, and structured data extraction.

With ScraperAPI, you get instant, hands-free scraping, no complex setup, no troubleshooting, and no wasted time.

Scrape at Scale Without Slowing Down

One of ParseHub’s biggest limitations is its strict speed caps and page limits, which can significantly slow down large-scale web scraping projects.

  • Speed Restrictions: ParseHub limits scraping speed based on your plan. For example, its Professional Plan ($599/month) allows only 200 pages per minute, meaning large scrapes take longer.
  • Page Caps: Lower-tier plans limit the number of pages per run, forcing users to restart scrapes or upgrade to a more expensive plan manually
  • Worker-Based Performance: ParseHub assigns a limited number of workers per project, each scraping only a few pages per minute, which slows extraction times and reduces efficiency.

In contrast, ScraperAPI is built for high-volume, enterprise-level scraping:

  • Millions of requests per month with no artificial limits.
  • High-speed concurrency of up to 100 concurrent threads for faster extractions.
  • There are no per-run page caps, so you can scrape as much data as you need in one session.
  • ScraperAPI also automatically retries failed requests and optimizes scraping speed based on the target website.

With ScraperAPI, you get unlimited scalability, faster results, and no forced upgrades—ensuring seamless, high-performance data extraction at any scale.

Pay Less for More

ParseHub’s pricing starts at $189/month and scales to $599/month to access priority support and higher speeds. Its page-based pricing model means that the more data you scrape, the more you pay—making large-scale extractions expensive and inefficient.

ScraperAPI, on the other hand, starts at just $49/month and provides a fully automated scraping solution that includes:

  • Built-in proxy rotation: no need to set up or pay for separate proxy services
  • Automated CAPTCHA solving: avoiding roadblocks without manual intervention
  • IP rotation: seamlessly switching IPs to prevent bans
  • High-speed concurrency: scraping at scale with up to 100 concurrent threads
  • Scheduling & Automation: fetch data effortlessly and regularly
  • Structured data endpoints: receive clean, ready-to-use data without post-processing

With ScraperAPI’s pay-per-successful-request model, you only pay for successful extractions—eliminating wasted credits, hidden fees, and overage charges. In contrast, ParseHub counts every page load, scroll action, or interaction (like clicking a button) as a separate ‘page’—even if you’re still scraping the same URL. This inflates usage quickly, making complex scrapes costly and inefficient.

ScraperAPI avoids this problem by counting requests efficiently, ensuring you extract the data you need without unnecessary limitations.

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ScraperAPI vs ParseHub: What's Different

To help you understand the key differences between ScraperAPI and ParseHub, here’s a breakdown of how each feature of their plans works and why it matters for web scraping.

FeatureScraperAPIParseHubWhat it means
API Credits1 credit = 1 normal request; cost varies by domainN/AScraperAPI uses a credit-based system where specific sites (e.g., Google, Amazon) cost more per request. ParseHub doesn’t use credits but limits speed and pages per run.
Requests per monthUp to 3,000,000 successful requests on the Business Plan – there’s no fixed limit to how many you can get by scaling your planLimited by project speed & pages per run – making it harder to scale and hurting efficiency.A request is a single API call to fetch data. ScraperAPI charges per request, while ParseHub limits scraping based on project speed.
Scraped pages per runUnlimitedLimited by plan (e.g., 10,000 pages/run on Standard Plan)Each new page load, scroll or click counts as a page in ParseHub. ScraperAPI has no per-run limits.
Data DeliveryDelivers structured data in real-time through API calls and webhooks, allowing you to integrate it directly into your applications. Requires manual downloads or third-party platforms like Dropbox, making automation harder.ScraperAPI seamlessly integrates into your workflow, while ParseHub requires extra steps to access and use your data, slowing down automation.
Free Plan1,000 free API credits per monthFree plan with limited speed & projectsBoth offer free plans, but ScraperAPI allows API-based scraping, while ParseHub’s free tier is limited to small-scale scraping.

Want a No-Code Alternative? Try DataPipeline

For users who prefer a visual interface but need the scalability and automation of ScraperAPI, DataPipeline is a powerful alternative to ParseHub.

Unlike ParseHub, which requires manual selector definitions and workflow configurations, DataPipeline offers:

  • A no-code, point-and-click interface for easy data extraction
  • Webhooks & API integration to automate data delivery directly into your systems
  • Seamless scheduling features to run extractions at set intervals—no manual triggering needed
  • Integration with ScraperAPI’s structured data endpoints, ensuring data is formatted and ready to use
  • The full power of ScraperAPI, including automated proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, and JavaScript rendering

With DataPipeline, you get the ease of a visual scraping tool without the slow speeds, manual proxy setup, or expensive page-based pricing of ParseHub.

Why pay more for manual setup and restrictive pricing when you can get everything automated for less?

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Enterprise Features Without the Price Tag

Dedicated Account Manager

Your account manager will be there any time your team needs a helping hand.

Professional support

Premium Support

Enterprise customers* get dedicated Slack channels for direct communication with engineers and support.

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100% Compliant

All data collected and provided to customers are ethically obtained and compliant with all applicable laws.

IP locatations

Global Data Coverage

Your account manager will be there any time your team needs a helping hand.

Integration tutorials

Powerful Scraping Tools

All our tools are designed to simplify the scraping process and collect mass-scale data without getting blocked.

Designed for Scale

Scale your data pipelines while keeping a near-perfect success rate.

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Simple, Powerful, Reliable Data Collection That Just Works

Web data collection doesn’t have to be complicated. With ScraperAPI, you can access the data you need without worrying about proxies, browsers, or CAPTCHA handling.

Our powerful scraping infrastructure handles the hard parts for you, delivering reliable results with success rates of nearly 99.99%.

Extract Clean, Structured Data from Any Website in Seconds

No more struggling with messy HTML and complex parsing. ScraperAPI transforms any website into clean, structured data formats you can immediately use.

 

Our structured data endpoints automatically convert popular sites like Amazon, Google, Walmart, and eBay into ready-to-use JSON or CSV, with no parsing required on your end.

 

Instead of spending hours writing custom parsers that break whenever websites change, get consistent, reliable data with a single API call.

EXPLORE STRUCTURED ENDPOINTS
Auto Parsing​

Test it yourself

Python
import requests

payload = {
    'api_key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'url': 'https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Unlocked-Smartphone-High-Res-Manufacturer/dp/B0DCLCPN9T/?th=1',
    'country': 'us',
    'output_format': 'text'
}


response = requests.get('https://api.scraperapi.com/', params=payload)
product_data = response.text

with open('product.text', 'w') as f:
    f.write(product_data)
    f.close()

Feed Your LLMs with Perfect Web Data, Zero Cleaning Required

Training AI models requires massive amounts of high-quality data. The problem is that web content is often too messy and unstructured for models to make sense of it.

 

ScraperAPI solves this with our output_format parameter. It automatically converts web pages into clean Text or Markdown formats, which is perfectly suited for LLM training.

 

Simply add "output_format=text" or "output_format=markdown" to your request, and we’ll strip away irrelevant elements while preserving the meaningful content your models need.

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Collect Data at Scale Without Writing a Single Line of Code

Set up large-scale scraping jobs with our intuitive visual interface. All you have to do is:

 

  • Upload your target URLs
  • Choose your settings
  • Schedule when you want your data collected

DataPipeline handles everything from there: proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, retries, and delivering your data where you need it via webhooks or downloadable files.

 

Scale up to 10,000 URLs per project while our infrastructure manages the technical complexity, or use its dedicated endpoints to add even more control to your existing projects.

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ScraperAPI geotargeting

See Websites Exactly as Local Users Do with Global Geotargetting

Many websites show different content based on where and how you’re accessing them, which limits your ability to collect comprehensive, quality data.

 

With ScraperAPI’s geotargeting capabilities, you can access websites from over 150 countries through our network of 150M+ proxies and see exactly what local users see.

 

Simply add a country_code parameter to your request, and ScraperAPI will automatically route your request through the appropriate location with no complex proxy setup required.

 

Uncover region-specific pricing, product availability, search results, and local content that would otherwise be invisible to your standard scraping setup.

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All the Data You Need. One Place to Find It

Automate your entire scraping project with us, or select a solution that fits your business goals.

Residential Proxies

Proxy Management

Integrate our proxy pool with your in-house scrapers or our Scraping API to unlock any website.

  • 40M+ IPs
  • 99.99% Uptime
  • Geotargeting
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Scraping Solutions

Easily scrape data, automate rendering, bypass obstacles, and parse product search results quickly and efficiently.

  • JS rendering
  • Smart IP Rotation
  • Amazon / Walmart Scraper
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Hosted Scraper

Put ecommerce data collection on autopilot without writing a single line of code.

  • Visual interface
  • Built-in scheduler
  • Ready-to-use templates
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What Our Customers
Are Saying

One of the most frustrating parts of automated web scraping is constantly dealing with IP blocks and CAPTCHAs. ScraperAPI gets this task off of your shoulders.

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The team at ScraperAPI was so patient in helping us debug our first scraper. Thanks for being super passionate and awesome!
Cristina Saavedra
Cristina SaavedraOptimization Director at SquareTrade
A dead simple API plus a generous free tier are hard to beat. ScraperAPI is a good example of how developer experience can make a difference in a crowded category.
Ilya Sukhar
Ilya SukharFounder of Parse, Partner at YCombinator
I researched a lot of scraping tools and am glad I found ScraperAPI. It has low cost and great tech support. They always respond within 24 hours when I need any help with the product.
Alexander Zharkov
Alexander ZharkovFullstack Javascript Developer
BigCommerce

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Hobby

Ideal for small projects or personal use.

Hobby

$49

/ month

$44

/ month, billed annually

  • 100,000 API Credits
  • 20 Concurrent Threads
  • US & EU Geotargeting
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Startup

Great for small teams and advanced users.

Startup

$149

/ month

$134

/ month, billed annually

  • 1,000,000 API Credits
  • 50 Concurrent Threads
  • US & EU Geotargeting
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Business

Perfect for small-medium businesses.

Business

$299

/ month

$269

/ month, billed annually

  • 3,000,000 API Credits
  • 100 Concurrent Threads
  • All Geotargeting
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Scaling

Most popular

Perfect for teams looking to scale their operations.

Business

$475

/ month

$427

/ month, billed annually

  • 5,000,000 API Credits
  • 200 Concurrent Threads
  • All Geotargeting
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Enterprise

Need more than 5,000,000 API Credits with all premium features, premium support and an account manager?

  • 5,000,000+ API credits and 200+ Concurrent Threads
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Slack Support
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Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely! With ScraperAPI, there’s no need for manual setup, project configuration, or troubleshooting. Instead of spending hours defining selectors and workflows, you simply send an API request, and ScraperAPI handles everything automatically—from proxy rotation and JavaScript rendering to CAPTCHA solving and structured data extraction.

ScraperAPI eliminates ParseHub’s speed limits, manual proxy setup, and restrictive pricing tiers by offering a fully automated, high-performance scraping API. Unlike ParseHub, which requires manual intervention for complex extractions, ScraperAPI automatically optimizes scraping speed, retries failed requests, and scales effortlessly—allowing you to extract more data faster and with less hassle.

Switching is seamless and instant. While ParseHub requires you to configure projects, workflows, and selectors manually, ScraperAPI removes all complexity. Just get a free API key and send an API request. ScraperAPI handles the entire scraping process—no setup, debugging, or limitations. You can start extracting data immediately without any technical barriers.

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