Diffbot Costs $299/Month. AlterLab Costs $0.001/Request.
Get the same structured JSON extraction as Diffbot at developer-friendly pay-as-you-go pricing. No $299/month minimum, no sales calls, balance never expires.
Why developers leave Diffbot
Real pain points from developers who switched to AlterLab
$299/month minimum locks out small teams
Diffbot requires a $299/month subscription before you can access structured extraction. For teams processing fewer than 300K pages/month, this is pure overhead. AlterLab starts at $10 with no monthly minimum.
Sales process adds friction
Diffbot's higher plans require a sales call and custom pricing negotiation. AlterLab is fully self-serve — sign up, get an API key, start extracting in 2 minutes.
Limited website compatibility on complex sites
Diffbot's extraction can fail on pages behind access controls. AlterLab's 5-tier system automatically escalates to handle complex pages, with challenge resolution built in.
Every feature, side by side
See exactly how AlterLab compares to Diffbot across all key features
| Feature | AlterLab Winner | Diffbot |
|---|---|---|
Minimum commitment Minimum monthly spend to access the API | $10 one-time | $299/month |
Payment model How billing works | Pay-as-you-go | Monthly subscription |
Balance expires Does unused balance expire | Never | Monthly reset |
Self-serve signup Instant API access without sales process | ||
Free tier No-cost requests to evaluate | 5,000 requests | Trial on request |
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One endpoint. Any website. Results in under 2 seconds. No Diffbot complexity.
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Migration Steps
Code Migration Example
import requests
# Diffbot Article API — $299/month minimum
response = requests.get(
"https://api.diffbot.com/v3/article",
params={
"token": "YOUR_DIFFBOT_TOKEN",
"url": "https://example.com/article"
}
)
data = response.json()
article = data["objects"][0]import requests
# AlterLab — $0.001/extraction, pay-as-you-go
response = requests.post(
"https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_ALTERLAB_KEY"},
json={
"url": "https://example.com/article",
"extract": True
}
)
article = response.json()["extracted"]Compatibility Notes
- •AlterLab returns structured JSON under the extracted field
- •Article fields: title, author, date, body, summary, images
- •Product fields: name, price, currency, images, description, sku
- •All output types (HTML, markdown, screenshot) are included in the same response
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10x cost multipliers
Expiring monthly balance
75x cost for hard sites
Complex enterprise tooling
19,000+ Actors to manage
Monthly subscription required
Confusing token types
Enterprise complexity
Enterprise minimums, no developer API
Bandwidth billing, unpredictable costs
Credits expire monthly, complex pricing
Monthly subscription required
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