ScrapingBee vs Zyte API

ScrapingBee and Zyte API are both in the Scraping API category. ScrapingBee fits best for: Developers who want a predictable, easy scraping API that handles rendering and proxies without managing infrastructure. Zyte API fits best for: Python/Scrapy teams that want a reliable unblocking API and pay-per-success billing.

	ScrapingBee	Zyte API
Type	Scraping API	Scraping API
Starting price	$19/mo	Pay as you go
Free tier	1,000 free API credits trial, no credit card	$5 free credit valid for 30 days
Pricing model	credits per successful request	per 1K successful responses, tiered by site difficulty
AI extraction
Structured JSON
JS rendering
Proxies / anti-bot
API
No-code UI
Open source
MCP server
Best for	Developers who want a predictable, easy scraping API that handles rendering and proxies without managing infrastructure.	Python/Scrapy teams that want a reliable unblocking API and pay-per-success billing.
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Why choose ScrapingBee

Headless Chrome rendering with JS scenarios
Rotating and premium/stealth proxies
AI extraction via natural-language ai_query
CSS/XPath extract rules to JSON

Watch out for

JS rendering is on by default and costs 5x a plain request
Premium/stealth proxies multiply credit costs quickly
Hobby plan has low credits once JS + premium proxy are used

Why choose Zyte API

Automatic ban handling and proxy rotation
Browser rendering and actions
AI-powered automatic extraction for products, articles, jobs etc.
Native Scrapy integration and Scrapy Cloud hosting

Watch out for

Per-site tier pricing makes costs hard to estimate upfront
Browser rendering on hard sites gets expensive (up to ~$16/1K PAYG)
Best value requires a monthly commitment

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