Rendering HTML is step one. Scrapy IO delivers finished scrapers, estimates, and rows you can schedule into production.
ScrapingAnt focuses on fetching with browsers. Scrapy IO focuses on maintained scrapers, job continuity, and result-based pricing.
| Features |  Scrapy IO | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Lightning-fast execution | Yes Edge functions run close to the request — near-zero cold-start latency | Partial HTML fetch responses can be quick, but you still own parsing and retries afterward |
| Pricing & billing | ||
| Pay per result | Yes You only pay for rows that return data | No Browser-render credits—not structured store rows |
| Upfront cost estimate before each run | Yes See cost and runtime before you commit | No Render concurrency spikes are hard to forecast |
| No charge for failed or empty runs | Yes Blocked pages and empty results cost nothing | No Empty HTML responses still consume credits |
| Managed scraper marketplace | Yes Run site-specific scrapers without code | No Single-purpose fetch API with browser rendering |
| Structured output | Yes Typed JSON rows — not raw HTML | No You parse HTML responses yourself |
| Resumable jobs | Yes Long jobs survive interruptions | No Per-request billing — no job continuity |
| Scheduled runs | Yes Recurring exports on a cadence | Partial Scheduling via your own cron + API calls |
| Try for free | Explore ScrapingAnt | |
Browser-rendering APIs are a step—not a product. Scrapy IO delivers maintained scrapers, schedules, structured rows, and pay-per-result billing after the render would have left you hanging.
“ScrapingAnt rendered fine. Scrapy IO’s setup-to-schedule path removed our HTML cleanup worker.”
Site-specific tools without writing extractors on rendered HTML.
Load fields directly—skip HTML cleanup jobs.
Long lists survive interruptions; per-request APIs do not.
Recurring exports without rolling your own cron + fetch loop.
Empty responses do not quietly consume render credits.
Performance-tuned runs for social, maps, and search workloads.
Extract Instagram profile followers in bulk without requiring login, session ID, or cookies. This actor provides complete API support, and seamless export options, making large-scale follower collection efficient and reliable.
LinkedIn Profile with Email & Company Data and get complete lead information, including verified emails, using their username, URL, or URN. This advanced scraper integrates with tools like Apollo, Hunter, Lusha etc. to ensure accurate and up-to-date email data.
Discover Google Maps businesses by keyword, nearby, radius, bounding box, area, or bulk queries — lead-gen search at $0.30 per 1,000 results.
Search Reddit for posts, subreddits, or users by keyword — with sort, time range, and optional comment pulls. Structured results for monitoring and research. $0.50 per 1,000 rows.
Turn ScrapingAnt-style fetches into Scrapy Store outcomes for LinkedIn, Instagram, Google Maps, Reddit, and YouTube.
“ScrapingAnt rendered pages fine. We still owned every parser. Scrapy IO made the parsers someone else’s problem.”
ScrapingAnt meters browser-rendering requests. Scrapy IO meters successful structured rows from maintained scrapers with schedules and resumes included.
Scrapy IO plans
Free
Get $5 to spend on scrapers. One month only.
$0
Starter
Full API access, priority support
$19/mo
Growth
Most popular10% off every tool bill
$129/mo
Scale
Custom API access, dedicated support, 20% off
$439/mo
ScrapingAnt plans
API plans
Render credits
Tiered
Enterprise
Volume commits
Custom
Every paid plan ships with full REST API access, so results flow straight into your CRM, spreadsheet, or internal tool — with the same lightning-fast execution you get in the UI.
“Schedules and structured payloads meant we deleted a brittle ScrapingAnt worker overnight.”
Run Scrapy IO scrapers with schedules, structured output, and pay-per-result billing.
Note: This evaluation is based on publicly available information as of August 2026. Product names, logos, and brands are used for identification only and remain the property of their respective owners. Their use does not imply affiliation or endorsement. Conduct your own evaluation before making a decision.
