One Endpoint vs Four Fragmented Products
Zyte splits scraping across Zyte API, Smart Proxy Manager, Scrapy Cloud, and AutoExtract. AlterLab combines them all into one POST request — 80% cheaper.
Why developers leave Zyte
Real pain points from developers who switched to AlterLab
Four products to manage
Zyte forces you to juggle Zyte API, Smart Proxy Manager, Scrapy Cloud, and AutoExtract — each with its own pricing, docs, and billing. One need, four accounts.
Enterprise pricing wall
Serious Zyte usage requires a sales call and contract negotiation. No self-serve pricing for higher volumes. AlterLab is fully self-serve from $0.
Scrapy framework required
Scrapy Cloud ties you to the Scrapy framework. AlterLab works with any HTTP client in any language — no framework, no lock-in.
Every feature, side by side
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Same features, 80% less
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See AlterLab in action
One endpoint. Any website. Results in under 2 seconds. No Zyte complexity.
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Switch from Zyte in 15 minutes
Simple easy migration process. No downtime, no complex setup.
Migration Steps
Code Migration Example
import requests
resp = requests.post(
"https://api.zyte.com/v1/extract",
auth=("ZYTE_API_KEY", ""),
json={
"url": "https://example.com",
"httpResponseBody": True,
"browserHtml": True, # JS rendering — separate flag
}
)
import base64
html = base64.b64decode(resp.json()["httpResponseBody"]).decode()import requests
resp = requests.post(
"https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"},
json={
"url": "https://example.com",
"render_js": True, # same capability, simpler flag
}
)
html = resp.json()["html"]Compatibility Notes
- •Zyte's `httpResponseBody` is base64-encoded — AlterLab returns plain HTML directly
- •No Scrapy framework needed — any HTTP client works (curl, fetch, requests, axios)
- •AlterLab's 5-tier system replaces Zyte's separate JS/no-JS product distinction
- •AutoExtract structured data: AlterLab returns markdown + JSON; add domain-specific parsing on top
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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
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