ScrapingBee Alternative

The Simpler Alternative to ScrapingBee

Stop guessing credit costs. AlterLab uses transparent per-request pricing with automatic anti-bot detection.

  • Transparent pricing — no credit multipliers to calculate
  • Automatic tier detection — no manual parameter tuning
  • Dollar balance that never expires

Why Teams Switch from ScrapingBee

1

No credit multipliers

AlterLab shows you the exact dollar cost per request based on its complexity tier. No mental math converting credits to costs or worrying about 5x/10x/25x multipliers.

2

Automatic site detection

Send a URL and AlterLab detects the protection level automatically. No need to manually specify premium_proxy, stealth_proxy, or js_render parameters.

3

No monthly expiration

Your AlterLab balance carries forward indefinitely. No pressure to use credits before the billing cycle resets.

Feature Comparison

FeatureAlterLabScrapingBee
Transparent per-request pricing
Auto protection detection
Balance never expires
JavaScript rendering
Screenshot capture
Custom headers/cookies
Geotargeting
CAPTCHA solving
Structured data extraction
AI agent integration (MCP)

Migration Takes Minutes

Estimated time: 5 minutes

ScrapingBee
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://app.scrapingbee.com/api/v1/",
    params={
        "api_key": "YOUR_KEY",
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "render_js": "true",
        "premium_proxy": "true"
    }
)
AlterLab
import requests

# No need to specify proxy type — auto-detected
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

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