WebScraper.io Alternative
The Developer API Alternative to WebScraper.io
Move beyond browser extensions. Get production-ready data extraction with a proper API.
- Production-ready API — not a browser extension
- Handles anti-bot protection automatically
- Scales to millions of requests
Why Teams Switch from WebScraper.io
Production-grade reliability
AlterLab is a cloud API designed for production workloads. No browser extensions to maintain, no desktop app dependencies, no manual intervention.
Anti-bot bypass built in
AlterLab handles CAPTCHAs, bot detection, and IP blocking automatically. Browser extensions cannot bypass these protections at scale.
Scale without limits
AlterLab handles thousands of concurrent requests. No seat-based pricing or cloud slot limitations.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AlterLab | WebScraper.io |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud API | Browser extension + cloud | |
| Anti-bot bypass | 5 tiers | |
| No browser needed | ||
| Scales to millions | Limited | |
| JavaScript rendering | ||
| Visual selector builder | ||
| Scheduled scraping | ||
| Pay-as-you-go | ||
| CAPTCHA solving | ||
| Structured extraction |
Migration Takes Minutes
Estimated time: 15 minutes
// WebScraper.io uses browser extension
// 1. Install Chrome extension
// 2. Create sitemap visually
// 3. Run scraper in browser or cloud
// Limited by browser execution contextimport requests
# Define extraction in code — runs in cloud at scale
response = requests.post(
"https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"},
json={
"url": "https://example.com/products",
"extract": {
"products": ".product-card",
"name": ".product-title",
"price": ".product-price"
}
}
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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