Zyte Alternative
The Self-Serve Alternative to Zyte
Enterprise-grade data extraction without enterprise-grade complexity or contracts.
- Instant self-serve access — no sales process
- One API for everything — no separate Smart Proxy/Scrapy Cloud/AutoExtract
- Pay-as-you-go from day one
Why Teams Switch from Zyte
Instant access, no sales calls
Sign up and start scraping in minutes. No demos, no contracts, no minimum spend requirements.
Unified API
AlterLab provides one API endpoint for all extraction needs — proxies, rendering, and data extraction are unified, not separate products.
No Scrapy dependency
AlterLab is language-agnostic. Use any HTTP client in any language. No framework lock-in or platform-specific tooling.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AlterLab | Zyte |
|---|---|---|
| Self-serve signup | Enterprise | |
| Unified single API | Multiple products | |
| No framework lock-in | Scrapy-based | |
| Pay-as-you-go | ||
| Anti-bot bypass | ||
| Browser rendering | ||
| Data extraction | ||
| Managed spiders | ||
| Scrapy Cloud hosting | ||
| MCP server integration |
Migration Takes Minutes
Estimated time: 5 minutes
import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://api.zyte.com/v1/extract",
auth=("YOUR_API_KEY", ""),
json={
"url": "https://example.com",
"browserHtml": True
}
)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
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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