SerpApi vs DataForSEO pricing
For 10,000 searches a month, SerpApi costs $150 (Production) and DataForSEO $6. DataForSEO is cheaper at every volume from 1,000 to 1,000,000 searches a month. Free: SerpApi, 250 searches a month; DataForSEO, no free allowance in the pricing we read.
Cheapest for 10,000 searches a month: DataForSEO at $6 ($0.60 per 1,000). Most expensive: SerpApi at $150.
Each one's cheapest published way to run that many searches in a month, before VAT and free credits.
Which is cheaper at my volume?
| Searches a month | SerpApi | DataForSEO |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $25 $25.00 per 1,000 | $0.60 $0.60 per 1,000 |
| 5,000 | $75 $15.00 per 1,000 | $3 $0.60 per 1,000 |
| 10,000 | $150 $15.00 per 1,000 | $6 $0.60 per 1,000 |
| 50,000 | $725 $14.50 per 1,000 | $30 $0.60 per 1,000 |
| 100,000 | $725 $7.25 per 1,000 | $60 $0.60 per 1,000 |
| 500,000 | $2,750 $5.50 per 1,000 | $300 $0.60 per 1,000 |
| 1,000,000 | $3,750 $3.75 per 1,000 | $600 $0.60 per 1,000 |
Cheapest published option a month; bold marks the cheaper. "Custom" means more than the largest published plan.
How do they compare?
What is one search?
- SerpApi: One successful search; cached, errored and failed searches aren't counted, and a search counts once whatever the number of results.
- DataForSEO: One results page of 10 results, in the Standard Queue (about 5 minutes); faster queues cost more.
Search types and prices
- SerpApi: Starter: 1,000 searches a month for $25; Developer: 5,000 searches a month for $75; Production: 15,000 searches a month for $150.
- DataForSEO: 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.
What does a search return?
- SerpApi: Google's results page as structured data: titles, links and snippets. No page text; scraping the result pages is a separate request.
- DataForSEO: Google's results page as structured data: titles, links and snippets. No page text; scraping the result pages is a separate request.
Free allowance
- SerpApi: 250 searches a month.
- DataForSEO: No free allowance in the pricing we read.
SerpApi or DataForSEO: quick answers
Is SerpApi cheaper than DataForSEO?
DataForSEO is cheaper at every volume from 1,000 to 1,000,000 searches a month: 1,000, $25 against $0.60; 5,000, $75 against $3; 10,000, $150 against $6; 50,000, $725 against $30; 100,000, $725 against $60; 500,000, $2,750 against $300; 1,000,000, $3,750 against $600.
What do 10,000 searches a month cost on SerpApi and DataForSEO?
SerpApi: $150, $15.00 per 1,000 (Production: 15,000 searches a month for $150). DataForSEO: $6, $0.60 per 1,000 (Standard Queue: $0.60 per 1,000, no monthly fee).
Which has the bigger free tier, SerpApi or DataForSEO?
SerpApi, counted in searches. SerpApi: 250 searches a month. DataForSEO: no free allowance in the pricing we read.
Do SerpApi and DataForSEO return page content?
SerpApi: Google's results page as structured data: titles, links and snippets. No page text; scraping the result pages is a separate request. DataForSEO: Google's results page as structured data: titles, links and snippets. No page text; scraping the result pages is a separate request.
One at a time: SerpApi pricing. Leaving one? See SerpApi alternatives. Every Google API at your volume: SERP API pricing.
Sources: SerpApi, DataForSEO, read on the date below.
Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on .