ProxyCrawl Alternative
The Pay-As-You-Go Alternative to ProxyCrawl
No monthly subscription. No expiring credits. AlterLab charges per request with a dollar balance that carries over indefinitely.
- Pure pay-as-you-go — no subscription lock-in
- Balance never expires — no use-it-or-lose-it pressure
- 5 automatic anti-bot tiers — no manual proxy configuration
Why Teams Switch from ProxyCrawl
No subscription lock-in
AlterLab has no monthly minimum. Add funds when you need them and use them at your own pace. Ideal for projects with variable or unpredictable scraping volumes.
Automatic anti-bot handling
AlterLab's tiered system automatically applies the right strategy per site — from rotating proxies to full browser fingerprinting — without manual proxy pool management.
Structured data extraction
AlterLab returns clean structured JSON from any page. No need to build post-processing pipelines to parse raw HTML responses.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AlterLab | ProxyCrawl |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go pricing | ||
| Credits/balance never expire | ||
| Automatic anti-bot tiers | 5 tiers, auto-selected | Manual proxy configuration |
| Structured JSON extraction | Raw HTML response | |
| JavaScript rendering | ||
| No monthly minimum |
Migration Takes Minutes
Estimated time: 10 minutes to migrate
GET https://api.proxycrawl.com/?token=TOKEN&url=https://example.com/product
// Returns raw HTML — you parse it yourselfcurl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://example.com/product",
"extract": {"name": "string", "price": "number", "stock": "string"}
}'Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to my AlterLab balance if I don't use it this month?
Your balance never expires. Unlike subscription credits that reset monthly, AlterLab's dollar balance carries over indefinitely. You only pay for what you use.
Does AlterLab handle JavaScript-rendered pages like ProxyCrawl?
Yes. AlterLab supports full browser rendering with automatic tier selection. For most sites, standard rendering works out of the box. For heavily protected sites, higher tiers apply automatically.
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Pricing
From $0.0002/request. No subscriptions. Balance never expires.
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No credit card required · $1 free credit, up to 5,000 scrapes · Balance never expires