ScrapingBee alternative for web scraping?
Piloterr as an alternative to ScrapingBee
ScrapingBee and Piloterr both offer JS rendering, CAPTCHA handling, and pay-per-success billing. Piloterr emphasizes 500 library endpoints and Markdown output for downstream AI pipelines.
Generic scrape + dedicated APIs
ScrapingBee supports extract rules and AI extraction on any URL. Piloterr adds 500 maintained library APIs when you need stable fields at scale without writing selectors.
Scale without rewrites
Start with a simple integration and grow into library endpoints, collections, and enterprise plans without changing providers.
Anti-bot stack included
WAF bypass, CAPTCHA solving, headless browsers, and proxy rotation are built in, not add-on products.
Automation-ready
Templates for n8n, Make, and Zapier plus LangChain-friendly Markdown outputs for AI workflows.
Piloterr vs ScrapingBee
| Feature | Piloterr | ScrapingBee |
|---|---|---|
| Pay only for successful requests | Included | Included |
| Self-serve signup with free trial credits | Included | Included |
| JavaScript rendering built in | Included | Included |
| Anti-bot and WAF bypass | Included | Included |
| CAPTCHA solving | Included | Included |
| 500 ready-made API endpoints | Included | Not included |
| Structured JSON extraction | Included | Included |
| OpenAPI spec with live library playground | Included | Not included |
Transparent credit pricing
Pay only for successful requests. Start with +500 credits, then scale with plans from $49/mo.
Premium
$49/mo
18,000 credits
Premium+
$99/mo
40,000 credits
Startup
$249/mo
110,000 credits