Scrapfly Alternative
The Pay-As-You-Go Alternative to Scrapfly
Advanced anti-bot bypass without monthly subscription commitments.
- Pay-as-you-go — no monthly subscription
- Automatic protection detection — no asp/antibot parameters
- Balance that never expires
Why Teams Switch from Scrapfly
No monthly subscriptions
AlterLab uses a dollar balance model. No monthly fees, no credit expiration, no plan tiers to choose between.
Simpler API
AlterLab auto-detects protection levels. No need to specify asp=true, antibot=true, or choose proxy types manually.
AI-native integrations
AlterLab provides an MCP server for AI agent workflows and returns LLM-optimized output formats.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AlterLab | Scrapfly |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go pricing | ||
| Balance never expires | ||
| Auto protection detection | Manual params | |
| Anti-bot bypass | ||
| JavaScript rendering | ||
| CAPTCHA solving | ||
| Residential proxies | ||
| Screenshot capture | ||
| Structured extraction | ||
| MCP server integration |
Migration Takes Minutes
Estimated time: 5 minutes
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.scrapfly.io/scrape",
params={
"key": "YOUR_KEY",
"url": "https://example.com",
"asp": "true",
"render_js": "true"
}
)import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"},
json={
"url": "https://example.com",
"render_js": True
# Anti-bot is always automatic
}
)Frequently Asked Questions
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Pricing
From $0.0002/request. No subscriptions. Balance never expires.
Your first scrape.
Sixty seconds.
$1 free credit — up to 5,000 scrapes. No credit card.
Just a POST request.
No credit card required · $1 free credit, up to 5,000 scrapes · Balance never expires