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SerpKite vs Scrapingdog

Scrapingdog is one of the cheapest Google APIs at volume. SerpKite costs more at volume and adds non-expiring credits and agent features.

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This page compares our product with others, so weigh it accordingly. Competitor prices are public list prices verified on vendor pages on 2026-09-28; features come from vendor docs. Where we couldn't verify something, the table shows a dash. Spot an error? Email [email protected] and we'll fix it.

Summary

The short version

Scrapingdog's Light plans reach $0.29 per 1k at 1M and $0.136 at its best list price, with AI Mode, Lens and Trends. SerpKite is $0.60 at 1M self-serve, never expires credits and ships Markdown output and an MCP server.

Choose Scrapingdog if…

  • Pure price per 1k at high, steady volume is the only criterion.
  • You need Google Trends today.
  • You use your monthly credits fully every month.

Choose SerpKite if…

  • Your usage is uneven and monthly credits go to waste. Ours never expire.
  • You need LLM-ready output, fields= projection and an official MCP server.
  • You want spend caps, per-key limits and failed/empty results never billed.

Differences

What actually differs

Price

Around 100k/month: Scrapingdog $0.45 vs SerpKite $0.60. Around 1M: $0.29 vs $0.60. Best list: $0.136 vs $0.60. At ~$50 SerpKite is cheaper ($0.80 vs $1.00).

Credit expiry

Scrapingdog credits are monthly. SerpKite credits never expire.

Engines

Scrapingdog also covers Bing and Brave. SerpKite adds them in Q1 2027.

Features

Feature comparison

Feature comparison
SerpKite Scrapingdog
Real Google results
Google web + core verticals News, Images, Maps, Shopping, Scholar…
ChatGPT / Perplexity / Gemini answers Planned
Bing / DDG / Brave / Yandex Planned (Q1 2027) Bing, Brave
Markdown output
Resolved final URLs (post-/goto) Guaranteed
Page content in the same call include_content
Async batch + webhooks 50% off
Official SDKs TypeScript, Python, Go; LangChain and CrewAI tools TS, Python, Go
Official MCP server
Credits never expire
Spend caps and per-key limits
Failed / empty results free Incl. empty-200 detection
Public status with latency p50 / p95
No query logs / DPA SerpKite: No query logs · results cached ≤ 24 h, no identity Default
Legal shield No (honest policy)
SOC 2 Planned

Check = yes, cross = no, dash = not verified. SerpKite rows marked "Planned" are on the roadmap, not live.

Price

Price per 1,000 Google searches

Price per 1,000 searches
SerpKite Scrapingdog
Free tier 2,500 on signup + 1,000/mo, no card 100 credits
Entry, ~$50 pack $ per 1k searches $0.80 $1.00
~100k searches / month $ per 1k $0.60 $0.45
~1M searches / month $ per 1k $0.60 $0.29
Best public list price $ per 1k $0.60 $0.14
Credit expiry Never Monthly

Public list prices for Google web search, verified on vendor pages on 2026-09-28. "Entry" is the ~$50 pack or plan (SerpKite also has a $10 pack at $1.00 per 1k). SerpKite's self-serve packs stop at 500K credits; larger volumes are quoted on request. Expiring credits raise the effective price if you don't use them in time. See SerpKite pricing.

Verdict

Our take

If you spend the same large amount every month and want the lowest number, Scrapingdog wins on list price. If your usage varies, or you're building agents, SerpKite's terms and output formats can cost less in practice.

Try it

One request to compare for yourself

curl https://api.serpkite.com/v1/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SERPKITE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q":"best espresso machine 2026","country":"us","format":"markdown"}'

1 credit per page of 10 results, SERP features included. Run it in the playground without signing up.

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