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

FeatureAlterLabZenRows
Pay-as-you-go pricing
Balance never expires
Anti-bot bypass
JavaScript rendering
Residential proxies
CAPTCHA solving
Auto-rotation
Structured extractionBasic
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

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