Scrapfly vs ZenRows: two credit-multiplier APIs compared
Published prices compared, with the arithmetic shown. Last checked . Prices only: we have not tested reliability, speed or output quality.
At a glance
| Scrapfly | ZenRows | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | scraping apis | scraping apis |
| Free tier | 1,000 credits on signup, no card, no time limit (one-time allotment). | 5,000 credits/month, no card, every primitive except standalone residential proxies. |
| Entry paid price | from $30/mo | from $19/mo |
| MCP / agent support | Yes | Yes |
| Verification | full verification | partial verification |
| Official pricing page | Pricing (opens official site in a new tab) | Pricing (opens official site in a new tab) |
Analysis
Scrapfly and ZenRows use almost the same credit multipliers (1 for a basic request, 5 for JS rendering, up to 25 for the hardest path), so the comparison comes down to price per credit and billing terms.
| Use case | Monthly spend | Scrapfly | ZenRows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic page fetch | up to $50/mo | $0.15 Discovery | $0.3556 Build (annual) |
| Basic page fetch | up to $100/mo | $0.10 Pro | $0.232 Launch (annual) |
| Basic page fetch | up to $500/mo | $0.0909 Enterprise | $0.0916 Scale (annual) |
| Basic page fetch | any budget | $0.0909 Enterprise | $0.0916 Scale (annual) |
| JavaScript-rendered page | up to $50/mo | $0.75 Discovery | $1.78 Build (annual) |
| JavaScript-rendered page | up to $100/mo | $0.50 Pro | $1.16 Launch (annual) |
| JavaScript-rendered page | up to $500/mo | $0.4545 Enterprise | $0.458 Scale (annual) |
| JavaScript-rendered page | any budget | $0.4545 Enterprise | $0.458 Scale (annual) |
| Protected / anti-bot page | up to $50/mo | $3.75 Discovery | $8.89 Build (annual) |
| Protected / anti-bot page | up to $100/mo | $2.50 Pro | $5.80 Launch (annual) |
| Protected / anti-bot page | up to $500/mo | $2.27 Enterprise | $2.29 Scale (annual) |
| Protected / anti-bot page | any budget | $2.27 Enterprise | $2.29 Scale (annual) |
Reading the table
- Price per credit. Scrapfly Pro costs $100 for 1,000,000 credits ($0.10 per 1,000 credits). ZenRows Launch costs $69 for 250,000 credits (monthly billing, $0.276 per 1,000 credits) and its largest self-serve entry rung on Scale is $549 for 5,000,000 ($0.1098).
- Same budget, different volume. At roughly $500-$550 a month Scrapfly Enterprise buys 5.5M credits ($0.0909 per 1,000 credits); ZenRows Scale buys 5M ($0.1098). Scrapfly is cheaper at every comparable level, from 2.8x cheaper at the entry plans to about 1.2x at the top.
- Annual billing narrows it. ZenRows annual rates (pay for 10 months, get 12) lower Growth to $0.1383 per 1,000 credits, which is still above Scrapfly Pro's $0.10. Scrapfly's page shows monthly plans only.
- Free tier. ZenRows gives 5,000 credits every month; Scrapfly gives 1,000 credits once. For continuous low-volume use, ZenRows's free plan is more generous.
- Overage. Scrapfly publishes overage ($0.35 per 1,000 credits on Pro) while ZenRows does not publish its top-up price.
Verdict
On published prices Scrapfly is the cheaper credit; ZenRows has the better recurring free allowance and an MCP/CLI/SDK toolkit. Credits are only the cost side: if one provider unblocks your target on the first try and the other needs retries, the real per-page cost flips. Test both on your own URLs.
Price ladders from the data
Effective price per unit at each published plan (monthly spend shown). Overage and assumption-based rows are excluded here; see each vendor page.
Basic page fetch
Scrapfly
- $0.15 Discovery · $30/mo
- $0.10 Pro · $100/mo
- $0.10 Startup · $250/mo
- $0.0909 Enterprise · $500/mo
ZenRows
- $0.3556 Build (annual) · $16/mo
- $0.4222 Build · $19/mo
- $0.232 Launch (annual) · $58/mo
- $0.276 Launch · $69/mo
- $0.1383 Growth (annual) · $166/mo
- $0.1658 Growth · $199/mo
- $0.0916 Scale (annual) · $458/mo
- $0.1098 Scale · $549/mo
JavaScript-rendered page
Scrapfly
- $0.75 Discovery · $30/mo
- $0.50 Pro · $100/mo
- $0.50 Startup · $250/mo
- $0.4545 Enterprise · $500/mo
ZenRows
- $1.78 Build (annual) · $16/mo
- $2.11 Build · $19/mo
- $1.16 Launch (annual) · $58/mo
- $1.38 Launch · $69/mo
- $0.6917 Growth (annual) · $166/mo
- $0.8292 Growth · $199/mo
- $0.458 Scale (annual) · $458/mo
- $0.549 Scale · $549/mo
Protected / anti-bot page
Scrapfly
- $3.75 Discovery · $30/mo
- $2.50 Pro · $100/mo
- $2.50 Startup · $250/mo
- $2.27 Enterprise · $500/mo
ZenRows
- $8.89 Build (annual) · $16/mo
- $10.56 Build · $19/mo
- $5.80 Launch (annual) · $58/mo
- $6.90 Launch · $69/mo
- $3.46 Growth (annual) · $166/mo
- $4.15 Growth · $199/mo
- $2.29 Scale (annual) · $458/mo
- $2.75 Scale · $549/mo
What we could not verify
- Scrapfly: The Unblocker's credit cost depends on the target; this site shows 5 and 25 credit reference points.
- ZenRows: Top-ups (up to 10x per period) are offered but their price is not published on the pricing page.
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