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The best scraping API for beginners
For 10,000 pages a month, ScrapingAnt costs nothing: its free tier covers the job. 12 of the 23 web scraping APIs with a complete bill for this job meet the need below.
ScrapingAnt checked Oct 12, 2026; every bill is worked out from its vendor's own pricing page.
A first scraping project needs a way to try before paying and a way in that does not start with a page of HTTP options. The job here is small: 10,000 ordinary pages a month, no JavaScript.
What qualifies: It has a free tier that needs no card, so you can try it before you pay, and an official Python SDK or a no-code app (n8n, Make or Zapier). "Best" on this page means the lowest complete monthly bill among the APIs that qualify; it is not a rating.
The 5 cheapest that qualify
| API | A month | Plan | Why it qualifies | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScrapingAnt | $0.00 | Free tier | Free: 10,000 credits a month, no card; Python SDK | Oct 12, 2026 |
| WebScraping.AI | $1.60 | Pay as you go | Free: 2,000 credits a month, no card; Python SDK | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Bright Data Web Unlocker and Web Scraper API | $7.50 | Web Unlocker Pay as you go | Free: 5,000 requests a month, no card; Python SDK | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Nimble | $10.00 | Pay as you go | Free: 5,000 pages once, no card; Python SDK | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Scrape.do | $29.00 | Hobby | Free: 1,000 credits, renewal not published, no card; Python SDK | Oct 12, 2026 |
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