ScrapingAnt Alternative
The More Capable Alternative to ScrapingAnt
Deeper anti-bot bypass, structured extraction, and pricing that adapts to your usage.
- 5-tier anti-bot escalation (not just headless browser)
- Structured data extraction built in
- Pay-as-you-go — no monthly caps
Why Teams Switch from ScrapingAnt
1
Deeper anti-bot capabilities
AlterLab goes beyond headless browser rendering with 5 escalation tiers including residential proxies and CAPTCHA solving for the most protected sites.
2
Built-in data extraction
Extract structured fields directly — no separate parsing step. Specify selectors or use AI extraction in the same request.
3
Flexible pricing
Pay-as-you-go with no monthly minimum. Your balance never expires, so you only pay for actual usage.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AlterLab | ScrapingAnt |
|---|---|---|
| 5-tier anti-bot escalation | Basic | |
| CAPTCHA solving | ||
| Residential proxies | Premium plans | |
| Structured extraction | ||
| Pay-as-you-go | ||
| Balance never expires | ||
| JavaScript rendering | ||
| Proxy rotation | ||
| Custom headers | ||
| MCP server integration |
Migration Takes Minutes
Estimated time: 5 minutes
ScrapingAnt
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.scrapingant.com/v2/general",
params={
"url": "https://example.com",
"browser": "true"
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_KEY"}
)AlterLab
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
}
)Frequently Asked Questions
Explore More Alternatives
Your first scrape.
Sixty seconds.
$1 free balance. No credit card. No SDK.
Just a POST request.
terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'
No credit card required · Up to 5,000 free scrapes · Balance never expire