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The ScraperAPI alternativeSkip the HTML.
Get the fields.

ScraperAPI returns the page and leaves the parsing to you, at 1 to 75 credits a request depending on the site, rendering and proxies. Monocrawl returns structured JSON from 70+ platforms at a fixed, published price per endpoint, with monitors built in.

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150 free credits to start · No card required

70+ platformsYour stack
MonocrawlOne API
Your appAI agentsMonitorsAlerts

70+platforms on one plan

651live endpoints

$0for failed calls

2.1sMedian response in our benchmark

Monocrawl vs ScraperAPI

The data, not the page.
At a price you can see.

ScraperAPI gets you past blocks and hands back HTML. Monocrawl hands back the fields you were going to parse out of it.

FeatureMonocrawlStructured data from every platformSScraperAPIA scraping API that returns pages
Data
What comes backStructured JSON fieldsThe page’s HTML1
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, XDedicated endpointsNo dedicated endpoints2
ParsingNone. Fields arrive readyYours to write and maintain1
When a site changesWe fix the endpointYou fix your parser1
Cost
Price per requestFixed and published per endpoint1 to 75 credits by site and options3
Pages that return 404FreeCharged3
Automation
Change alertsEmail, Slack, Discord or webhookAn email when a job finishes4
ScraperAPI details checked 23 Sept 2026:1Send your first request2Docs index3Credits and request costs4DataPipeline notifications

What comes back

Ask for a profile.
Get a profile, not a page.

Pick a platform. Monocrawl returns the fields. ScraperAPI returns the page they sit in, and the parsing is yours.

MonocrawlReal request
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.data
Structured fields. Nothing to parse.
SScraperAPIIllustrative
GET https://api.scraperapi.com/?api_key=••••&render=true&url=https://www.tiktok.com/@nasa

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head> … scripts, styles and tags … </head>
<body>
  <div id="app"> … the TikTok page … </div>
  <script type="application/json"> { … } </script>
</body>
</html>

// Your code: find the followers in the page, and fix it when TikTok changes
10 credits with JavaScript rendering. You write and maintain the parser.

Built in

More than a fetch.
No extra subscriptions.

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.

See what you can monitor

Real posts, recorded 23 Sept 2026

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 MCP

Ready-made templates

Start from a template for a common job, add your inputs and run it from the dashboard or the API.

Browse templates

Pay for results

Failed calls cost nothing and cached repeats are free. Every endpoint’s cost is published before you call it.

Endpoint costs

Switching

Switch in an afternoon.
Delete the parser.

  1. 01

    List the pages you scrape

    Note the sites and page types your ScraperAPI requests fetch, and the fields you pull out of them.

  2. 02

    Find the matching endpoints

    Search the platform catalogue for each page type, or ask your AI agent to find it over MCP.

  3. 03

    Delete the parser

    Call the endpoint and read the fields from data. The page-parsing code can go.

app.jsScraperAPI request illustrative
- const res = await fetch(-   `https://api.scraperapi.com/?api_key=${KEY}&render=true&url=${pageUrl}`,- );- const html = await res.text(); // then parse the page+ 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.followers

Pricing

One price per endpoint.
Every platform.

No multipliers for rendering or proxies. Each endpoint’s cost is published, so you can price a feature before you build it.

What a credit buysTikTok profile1 creditInstagram profile1 creditYouTube profile1 creditX profile1 creditThreads profile1 credit

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Questions

Switching from
ScraperAPI?

Is Monocrawl a good ScraperAPI alternative?

For social, shopping and review data, yes. Instead of HTML you parse yourself, you get structured fields from 70+ platforms, with monitors and alerts built in.

How much does ScraperAPI cost?

Plans start at $49 a month for 100,000 API credits. A request costs 1 to 75 credits: JavaScript rendering is 10, a LinkedIn page 30, and ultra-premium proxies with rendering 75. Monocrawl publishes one fixed price per endpoint, starting with 150 free credits.

Does ScraperAPI have a TikTok or Instagram API?

Its structured endpoints cover sites such as Amazon, Walmart, eBay and Google. For TikTok or Instagram you fetch the page and parse the HTML yourself. Monocrawl has dedicated endpoints for both.

Are failed requests charged?

Monocrawl charges nothing for failed calls, including pages that don’t exist. ScraperAPI bills 200 and 404 responses.

Can I get alerts when data changes?

Yes. Monocrawl monitors run on a schedule, work out what changed and alert you by email, Slack, Discord or webhook.

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