ZenRows Alternative
The Flexible Alternative to ZenRows
Same anti-bot power. Flexible pricing. No wasted monthly credits.
- Pay-as-you-go — no monthly subscription required
- 5 automatic anti-bot tiers
- Balance never expires
Why Teams Switch from ZenRows
1
Flexible pay-as-you-go
Top up your balance when you need it. No monthly subscription means no wasted credits during quiet periods.
2
Automatic tier escalation
AlterLab detects site protection and automatically uses the right combination of proxies, browser rendering, and CAPTCHA solving. No manual configuration.
3
Structured data extraction
Beyond raw HTML, AlterLab can extract structured data using CSS selectors or AI-powered extraction — built into the same API.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AlterLab | ZenRows |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go pricing | ||
| Balance never expires | ||
| Anti-bot bypass | ||
| JavaScript rendering | ||
| Residential proxies | ||
| CAPTCHA solving | ||
| Auto-rotation | ||
| Structured extraction | Basic | |
| AI-powered extraction | ||
| MCP server integration |
Migration Takes Minutes
Estimated time: 5 minutes
ZenRows
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.zenrows.com/v1/",
params={
"apikey": "YOUR_KEY",
"url": "https://example.com",
"js_render": "true",
"antibot": "true"
}
)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
# Anti-bot is always automatic
}
)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