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Best Soax Alternative in 2025: Why ScraperAPI Outperforms

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ScraperApi vs Soax
Best Soax Alternative

Trusted by 10,000+ web scraping and data teams who switched from solutions like SOAX for greater flexibility, cost-effective pricing, and reliable data extraction at scale.

Quick Overview

About ScraperAPI

ScraperAPI is a powerful and efficient web scraping API and tool designed to empower developers, data scientists, and businesses with reliable data extraction at scale.

  • Success rate 95%+ even on difficult sites
  • Transparent pay-per-successful-request pricing model
  • Advanced bypassing mechanisms
  • JS rendering, CAPTCHA handling, and worldwide geotargeting
  • Structured outputs like JSON, CSV, Text, and Markdown

About SOAX

SOAX is a residential and mobile proxy service designed for web scraping, offering AI-powered scraping technology to bypass blocks, defeat CAPTCHAs, and navigate region restrictions, but with key limitations:

  • Higher cost for large projects: The professional plan costs $740, which gives you 672,727 requests (successful or not) at $1.10/1000 requests, while ScraperAPI gets you 600,000 successful e-commerce requests for just $299
  • SOAX separates tools into individual products (SERP Scraper, E-commerce Scraper, Web Unblocker), each with different pricing—leading to higher overall costs and added complexity.

Why Choose ScraperAPI Over SOAX

If you’re looking for a truly scalable, cost-effective, and developer-friendly web scraping solution, ScraperAPI is the smarter choice.

While SOAX offers separate scrapers for eCommerce, SERPs, and general websites—each with its own pricing—ScraperAPI provides an all-in-one solution. You get access to structured data endpoints, JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA solving, proxy rotation, browser automation, and even a no-code scheduling tool—all included under a single plan.

Cost-wise, the difference is just as clear:

  • SOAX’s E-commerce Business plan costs $740/month for around 672,727 successful requests
  • ScraperAPI’s Business Plan costs only $300/month and delivers 3 million API credits—enough for 3 million standard or 600,000 eCommerce requests.

That’s the same amount of eCommerce data at less than half the price or up to 5x more data if you’re scraping standard content. And unlike SOAX, there are no hidden add-ons or separate charges for features.

So, how do our prices and features compare to SOAX?

Pricing Overview

Features

API Credits

Requests per month

 

Proxy management

JavaScript rendering

Browser automation

Output formats

 

CAPTCHA solving

Scheduling features

Geotargeting

Support

Cost

ScraperAPI’s Business Plan

3,000,000

3,000,000 standard requests (600,000 e-commerce requests)

Fully automated

Included

Automatic

JSON, CSV, Text, Markdown, HTML, XML

Included

Included

150+ countries

24/7 expert support

$299/month

SOAX e-commerce scraper API professional plan

N/A

672,727 requests at $1.10/1000 request

Included

Included

Included

HTML, JSON, Parsed

 

Included

Not Included

195+ IP locations worldwide

24/7 tech support

$740/month

Scrape More Data for Less

SOAX’s Professional E-commerce Scraper API plan costs $740/month for around 672,727 successful requests. That’s more than double the price of ScraperAPI’s Business Plan, which is just $299/month and offers 3,000,000 API credits—enough for 600,000 successful e-commerce or 3,000,000 standard requests. Both platforms charge based on successful requests, but ScraperAPI provides a significantly lower cost per request—making it a much more affordable option for businesses with high data needs.

If your goal is to extract more data while keeping costs under control, ScraperAPI is the more efficient, scalable option.

Real Concurrency, Real Scalability

When you’re scaling web scraping, high concurrency isn’t optional—it’s essential. SOAX vaguely states concurrency “depends on your pricing plan” but offers no clear limits or guarantees. That uncertainty makes planning, optimizing, or trusting the platform for high-volume scraping harder. ScraperAPI, on the other hand, supports up to 200 concurrent threads out of the box—so you can send massive volumes of requests in parallel without throttling or infrastructure headaches.

And it doesn’t stop at concurrency. ScraperAPI includes built-in JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA solving, proxy rotation, geotargeting, and structured data output—all within a single API call and a single plan. With SOAX, many of these features come as paid add-ons or require custom setup, which slows down development and drives up costs.

If you’re building anything that needs to move fast, scale efficiently, and stay reliable under load, ScraperAPI gives you the power and transparency to get it done, all at a lower price.

One Plan. Every Feature. No Extra Fees.

With SOAX, features are fragmented across separate tools and pricing tiers. Want to scrape e-commerce sites? You’ll need their E-commerce Scraper. Need SERP data? That’s a different product—and price. If you want broader site coverage, you must pay for the Web Unblocker. This approach quickly becomes expensive and more complicated to manage, especially for teams running complex, multi-source scraping workflows.

ScraperAPI takes a different approach: every feature is included in one plan.

You get access to:

  • Dedicated Structured Data Endpoints (Amazon, Google, Walmart, eBay, Redfin)
  • The Async Scraper for efficient parallel scraping
  • DataPipeline for optional no-code scheduling, automation, and structured output
  • A powerful JS Render Instruction Set that enables browser automation and custom logic
  • JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA handling, proxy rotation, geotargeting, and more—all in a single API call

No switching between products. No hidden add-ons. No extra billing surprises.

If you need a scraping solution that’s streamlined, full-featured, and designed to scale with you, ScraperAPI’s all-in-one model is a clear choice. One price. Every tool. Maximum flexibility.

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ScraperAPI vs SOAX: What's Different

To help you understand the differences between ScaperAPI and SOAX, here is the breakdown of their features and what makes ScraperAPI a better alternative.

FeaturesScraperAPISOAX What does this mean?
Pricing ModelSimple credit-based per successful requestVaries by scraper type & featuresScraperAPI gives one clear rate across all tools; SOAX charges differently for SERP, e-commerce, and general scraping.
All-in-One AccessOne plan includes all featuresFeatures split across multiple productsScraperAPI includes JS rendering, proxies, CAPTCHA solving, browser automation, and more in one API. SOAX requires different plans/tools.
Concurrent ThreadsUp to 200 threads by defaultNot clearly statedScraperAPI supports high thread counts out of the box. SOAX’s concurrency varies by plan and isn’t transparently documented.
Automation & SchedulingYes, via DataPipelineNot supportedScraperAPI lets you schedule and automate scraping tasks without extra infrastructure.
Structured Data OutputsJSON, CSV, Text, MarkdownJSON, CSVScraperAPI offers more formats for analytics/ML pipelines.
Onboarding & Free TrialFree trial, instant setup$1.99 trial, manual approvalScraperAPI gets you started in minutes. SOAX’s trial is paid, limited, and slower to access. 
ScalabilityEnterprise-grade, built to scaleTechnically scalable, but expensive at scaleScraperAPI offers clear, scalable usage without fragmentation. SOAX can scale, but cost and complexity increase fast.

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.

schedule scraping jobs
Data Pipeline
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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based on 50+ reviews

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

ScraperAPI offers a more cost-effective and scalable solution for web scraping. It provides higher concurrency, built-in advanced features like JavaScript rendering and CAPTCHA handling, and a simple pricing model where you only pay for successful requests—all under one plan. With SOAX, key features are split across separate products, and high-volume scraping becomes significantly more expensive.

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 fast and straightforward. ScraperAPI’s API is easy to integrate, and our support team is available 24/7 through email/slack to assist with the migration process.

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