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 400+ 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 400+ 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 |
| 400+ 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