SERP Search vs ScraperAPI
ScraperAPI is a general-purpose web scraping API that handles proxies and browser rendering. Unlike SERP Search, it returns raw HTML rather than structured SERP data - you need to parse the HTML yourself to extract search results.
Verdict
ScraperAPI is a good tool for raw HTML scraping, but it is not a SERP API. If you need structured search result data (titles, URLs, snippets, rankings) with zero parsing work, SERP Search is the right choice.
Pricing at a glance
SERP Search
Free tier1,000 req/mo
Starting price$40/mo
Cost per 1,000 requests~$0.50
Endpoints includedAll 10+
ScraperAPI
ScraperAPI uses an 'API credits' system where JavaScript-rendered pages consume more credits. Prices shown for SERP Search are for fully parsed, structured JSON output.
Feature comparison
| Feature | SERP Search | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Organic search results(ScraperAPI returns raw HTML - you parse it yourself) | ||
| Image search results | ||
| Video search results | ||
| News search results | ||
| Maps & local results | ||
| Shopping results | ||
| Autocomplete suggestions | ||
| Geo-targeted queries | ||
| Real-time fresh results | ||
| Structured JSON responses(ScraperAPI returns raw HTML, not parsed JSON) | ||
| Permanent free tier | ||
| Uptime SLA |
Supported Partial / limited Not available
Pros & cons
Why choose SERP Search
- Fully structured JSON - no HTML parsing required
- Purpose-built for SERP data extraction
- Consistent schema across all SERP types
- Richer result metadata (rankings, featured snippets, knowledge panels)
When ScraperAPI might be better
- Works for any website, not just Google
- JavaScript rendering and browser emulation
- More flexible for general web scraping use cases
- Larger ecosystem of tutorials
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