GET https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/tiktok/profile?handle=nasa
x-api-key: mn_live_••••••••
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"handle": …,
"followers": …,
…
},
"credits_used": 1
}
// Your code: read res.dataThe Bright Data alternativeThe social data.
Without the setup.
Bright Data splits scraping across separate products, each priced its own way: per record, per request or per GB, with long jobs returned as snapshots to collect later. Monocrawl puts 70+ platforms behind one API and one credit balance, with monitors that alert you when the data changes.
150 free credits to start · No card required
MonocrawlOne API
Your appAI agentsMonitorsAlerts70+platforms on one plan
651live endpoints
$0for failed calls
2.1sMedian response in our benchmark
Monocrawl vs Bright Data
One call.
One answer. One balance.
Bright Data is a large data platform with separate products for unlocking, scraping, browsers and datasets. Monocrawl is one API, priced per endpoint and answered in real time.
| Feature | MonocrawlOne API for every platform | BBright DataSeparate products for scraping and data |
|---|---|---|
| Data | ||
| How results arrive | In the response. No snapshot to download | Within a minute, or as a snapshot to collect1 |
| Slow sources | Repeat the same call, free until ready | Trigger, poll, then download2 |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing | One credit balance, priced per endpoint | Per record, per request or per GB, by product3 |
| Bad inputs | Free | Billed4 |
| Automation | ||
| Change alerts | Email, Slack, Discord or webhook | Alerts on success rate5 |
| Scheduled runs | Monitors that report what changed | Collections delivered to storage or a webhook6 |
Bright Data details checked 23 Sept 2026:1Send your first request2Async requests3Scraper API pricing4Scrapers FAQs5Success rate alerts6Scraper Studio delivery
What comes back
Ask for a profile.
Get it now.
Pick a platform. Monocrawl answers in the same call. Bright Data answers within a minute, or gives you a snapshot to poll and download.
POST https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/scrape?dataset_id=gd_…&format=json
Authorization: Bearer ••••
[{ "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@nasa" }]
# Within a minute: the records.
# Longer: a snapshot to collect later.
{ "snapshot_id": "s_…" }
// Your code: handle both, and poll the snapshot until it is readyBuilt in
One account.
No extra products.
Monitors, agent access and templates come with every plan and use the same credits.
Monitors that tell you what changed
Put an endpoint on a schedule. Monocrawl checks it, finds what changed and sends the alert to email, Slack, Discord or your webhook.
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Your AI agent, connected
Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or VS Code over MCP. Your agent can find and call any endpoint with the same key.
$npx --yes monocrawl-mcp@latestSet up MCPReady-made templates
Start from a template for a common job, add your inputs and run it from the dashboard or the API.
Browse templatesPay for results
Failed calls cost nothing and cached repeats are free. Every endpoint’s cost is published before you call it.
Endpoint costsSwitching
Switch in an afternoon.
Drop the polling.
- 01
List your collections
Note the scrapers and datasets you call today, and the fields your app reads from each record.
- 02
Find the matching endpoints
Search the platform catalogue for each one, or ask your AI agent to find it over MCP.
- 03
Call and read
Each call returns its data straight away. The trigger, poll and download code can go.
- const res = await fetch('https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/scrape?dataset_id=gd_…&format=json', {- method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${KEY}` },- body: JSON.stringify([{ url: pageUrl }]),- }); // records, or a snapshot_id to poll+ const res = await fetch('https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/tiktok/profile?handle=nasa',+ { headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY } });+ const { data } = await res.json(); // data.followersPricing
One balance.
Every platform.
Every endpoint draws from the same credits at a published price, so you can price a feature before you build it.
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Questions
Switching from
Bright Data?
Is Monocrawl a good Bright Data alternative?
If you want one API, one credit balance and alerts on the data itself, yes. 70+ platforms sit behind the same key and the same response format, and monitors alert you by email, Slack, Discord or webhook.
Do I have to manage jobs and snapshots?
Not on Monocrawl. Results come back in the response. The few sources that take longer ask you to repeat the same call, and nothing is charged until the data is ready. On Bright Data, a scrape that runs longer than a minute returns a snapshot to poll and download.
How much does Bright Data cost?
Its Scraper APIs are $1.50 per 1,000 records pay as you go, or from $499 a month for 384,000 records. Web Unlocker is billed per request and the Browser API per GB. Monocrawl uses one credit balance for every endpoint, starting with 150 free credits.
Are failed requests charged?
Monocrawl charges nothing for failed calls, including bad inputs. Bright Data doesn’t charge failed deliveries, but still bills records that fail because the input was incorrect.
Can I get alerts when data changes?
Yes. Monocrawl monitors watch the data, like a price, a rating or new posts, and alert you by email, Slack, Discord or webhook.
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