SerpApi alternatives

For 10,000 searches a month, SerpApi costs $150 (Production). All 8 other SERP APIs we price cost less, from $6 on DataForSEO, $1,728 a year less. At 100,000 a month, SerpApi costs $725.

API	10,000 a month	Against SerpApi, a year	100,000 a month	Cheaper in
SerpApi	$150	–	$725	–
DataForSEO	$6	−$1,728	$60	4 of 4
Serper	$10	−$1,680	$75	4 of 4
Bright Data SERP API	$15	−$1,620	$150	4 of 4
ScrapingAnt	$19	−$1,572	$249	3 of 3
Scrape.do	$29	−$1,452	$99	3 of 4
Oxylabs	$30	−$1,440	$100	3 of 4
ScrapingBee	$49	−$1,212	$99	3 of 4
ScraperAPI	$149	−$12	$299	2 of 3

Cheapest published option a month, before VAT and free credits; a minus sign means cheaper than SerpApi. "Cheaper in" counts the volumes (1,000, 10,000, 100,000 and 1,000,000 searches a month) where it costs less than SerpApi.

Free alternatives to SerpApi

API	Free allowance	Searches	Renews
Bright Data SERP API	5,000 requests a month, shared with its other scraping APIs	5,000	Monthly
ScrapingAnt	10,000 credits a month, 1,000 searches at 10 credits each, no card needed	1,000	Monthly
SerpApi	250 searches a month	250	Monthly
Scrape.do	1,000 credits a month, 100 searches at 10 credits each, no card needed	100	Monthly
ScraperAPI	1,000 credits a month, 40 searches at 25 credits each	40	Monthly
Oxylabs	$5 welcome credit to try, shared with its other products, no card needed	5,000	Once
Serper	2,500 searches to try, no card needed	2,500	Once
ScrapingBee	1,000 credits to try, 100 searches at 10 credits each, no card needed	100	Once

Searches the allowance covers in the default search type. DataForSEO: no free allowance in the pricing we read.

What each one counts as a search

DataForSEO: One results page of 10 results, in the Standard Queue (about 5 minutes); faster queues cost more.
Serper: One successful query; prepaid credits last six months.
Bright Data SERP API: One successful request.
ScrapingAnt: One Google results page at 10 credits of the plan.
Scrape.do: One Google results page at 10 credits of the plan.
Oxylabs: One successful result, without JavaScript rendering; the monthly fee is a balance shared with Oxylabs' other products, spent at the rate and topped up as needed.
ScrapingBee: One search, 10 of the plan's credits.
ScraperAPI: One Google results page at 25 credits of the plan.

SerpApi alternatives: quick answers

What is a cheaper alternative to SerpApi?

For 10,000 searches a month: DataForSEO $6, Serper $10, Bright Data SERP API $15, ScrapingAnt $19, Scrape.do $29, Oxylabs $30, against $150 on SerpApi. All 8 are cheaper at one or more of the volumes we price (1,000 to 1,000,000 a month).

Is there a free alternative to SerpApi?

Free every month: Bright Data SERP API, 5,000 requests a month, shared with its other scraping APIs (5,000 searches); ScrapingAnt, 10,000 credits a month, 1,000 searches at 10 credits each, no card needed; Scrape.do, 1,000 credits a month, 100 searches at 10 credits each, no card needed; ScraperAPI, 1,000 credits a month, 40 searches at 25 credits each. Once, to try: Oxylabs, $5 welcome credit to try, shared with its other products, no card needed; Serper, 2,500 searches to try, no card needed; ScrapingBee, 1,000 credits to try, 100 searches at 10 credits each, no card needed. SerpApi itself gives 250 searches a month.

What is the cheapest SerpApi alternative at 100,000 searches a month?

DataForSEO at $60 ($0.60 per 1,000), against $725 on SerpApi.

Every SERP API at 10,000 searches a month

DataForSEO$6/mo$0.60 per 1,000 searches. Standard Queue: $0.60 per 1,000, no monthly fee. Standard Queue results take 5 minutes on average; Priority Queue, up to 1 minute on average, costs $1.20 per 1,000; Live Mode, up to 6 seconds on average, costs $2.00 per 1,000. $50 minimum payment.
Serper$10/mo$1.00 per 1,000 searches. Starter pack: 50,000 searches for $50, valid 6 months.
Bright Data SERP API$15/mo$1.50 per 1,000 searches. Pay as you go: $1.50 per 1,000, no monthly fee.
ScrapingAnt$19/mo$1.90 per 1,000 searches. Enthusiast: 10,000 searches a month for $19.
Scrape.do$29/mo$2.90 per 1,000 searches. Hobby: 25,000 searches a month for $29.
Oxylabs$30/mo$3.00 per 1,000 searches. Starter: $30 a month, used at $1.00 per 1,000. Google results without JavaScript rendering. Each plan's fee is a balance shared with Oxylabs' other products; Enterprise starts at $2,500 a month through sales.
ScrapingBee$49/mo$4.90 per 1,000 searches. Freelance: 25,000 searches a month for $49.
ScraperAPI$149/mo$14.90 per 1,000 searches. Startup: 40,000 searches a month for $149.
SerpApi$150/mo$15.00 per 1,000 searches. Production: 15,000 searches a month for $150.

Staying? See SerpApi pricing. Head to head: Serper vs SerpApi, SerpApi vs DataForSEO. Every Google API at your volume: SERP API pricing; search APIs built for AI: web search APIs for LLMs.

Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on 7 October 2026.