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Diffbot vs ScrapingBee
Both stand on web scraping software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
Diffbot offers several ways to convert public web content into structured data, plus a self-hostable search option. The Free plan has defined credit and rate limits, while paid plans start at $299 a month.
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Free plan APIWeb
ScrapingBee combines browser rendering, extraction methods, proxy handling, and dedicated APIs in a cloud service. Free credits provide a starting point, while paid usage scales through monthly credit and concurrency plans.
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| Diffbot | ScrapingBee | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Startup: $299 a month | Hobby: $19 a month |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Maker | Not published | VostokInc SAS |
| Website | diffbot.com | scrapingbee.com |
| On web scraping software | #1 of 16 | #3 of 16 |
Diffbot: what it does well
- Extract returns structured JSON for classified pages.
- Crawl collects pages from seed URLs into datasets.
- Natural Language resolves entities and relationships in text.
- Free plan includes all four APIs.
- Python and TypeScript libraries are listed.
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to 10,000 credits per month.
- Free plan rate limit is 5 requests per minute.
- Closed media sites are generally off limits to Web Search.
ScrapingBee: what it does well
- Headless Chrome rendering
- AI and CSS/XPath extraction
- Automatic proxy rotation
- 1,000 free credits without card
- SOC 2 Type II and GDPR stated
What to know first
- Paid plans exclude VAT
- Advanced features consume more credits
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