# Scrapfly Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

> Is Scrapfly the right Data Extraction solution for you? Explore 223 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice.

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Scrapfly

4.9 (223)

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Last updated March 23rd, 2026

# Reviews of Scrapfly

Ease of use

4.8

Customer Service

4.7

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

MM

Megan M

Principal InvestigatorResearch, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“The API is straightforward to integrate and handles the complexity of web scraping behind the scenes; proxy rotation, anti-bot bypass, and JavaScript rendering all just work without having to manage that infrastructure ourselves.“

February 24, 2026

MM

Márkó M

I am student.Information Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“As a new client I have not found anything I did not like on scrapfly, as I think the UI can be handled easily, and all the scraping method I use has a unique example on the descreption, so I have not found anything I do not like on scrapfly yet.“

November 15, 2025

MC

Maxime C

SEO and Data ConsultantMarketing and Advertising, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Scrapfly delivers a complete scraping toolkit with everything I need in one platform: residential proxies, anti-bot bypass technology, and extraction templates that significantly streamline advanced automation workflows.“

November 22, 2025

EN

Emil N

DeveloperProgram Development, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“The public\_datacenter\_pool proxy did not work well for me — the very first API call was blocked, so I had to switch to the residential\_pool, which costs 25 credits per API call.“

November 10, 2025

GB

Goutham B

OwnerRetail, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Scrapfly has given us a stable and scalable solution for high-volume data extraction across thousands of domains.“

November 18, 2025

PN

Peter N

FounderReal Estate, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“I tried making my own scraper with proxy switching and data done solving, to get cheaper than scrapfly, but my solution was very unreliable and Scrapfly is 100% worth it.“

October 21, 2025

Dhruv K

CEOMarketing and Advertising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Scrapfly has become an indispensable tool in my stack. If you're doing any kind of serious data collection at scale, this saves you an enormous amount of headache.“

February 20, 2026

VO

Val O

Sr EngineerComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“Had a few cost spikes on some requests, in general the cost per scrape can get rather high if your'e scraping sites that require the use of the more advanced features.“

November 13, 2025

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Fiach R.  
Director  
Automotive  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great option for JS injection. "

March 13, 2026

5.0

Very fast, seamless - It took me less than an hour to test it, then port code from a previous provider.

Pros

Worked first time, and an easy migration path from similar products. I specifically liked the option to execute Javascript on the target page.

Cons

Perhaps if the Javascript could be sent via POST rather than GET it could alleviate the issue of the maximum length of a Url in HTTP.

Switched from

[ScrapingBee](https://www.capterra.com/p/195060/ScrapingBee/)

Became unreliable against Incapsula / Imperva.

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Erwan B.  
everything  
Market Research  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Scrapfly is goated"

March 17, 2026

5.0

I love it, it takes away all the worries of scraping data online and the price is really reasonnable for the volume of queries you get.

Pros

It's complete. I tried it with the free credits, maxed out quickly, realised it would take me ages to do better than Scrapfly by my own, and decided to pay for their monthly plan and everything works like a charm so far.

Cons

I don't know, so far I have not really noticed anything I don't like or anything that was missing for me, but I guess I'm a entry level user, so we'll see in the future.

Alternatives considered

[Apify](https://www.capterra.com/p/150854/Apify/)

Reason for choosing Scrapfly

i do not recall i'm sorry. i think claude code suggested it

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Co-Founder  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Good place to get started for general scraping, doesn't work well for screenshots"

February 3, 2025

3.0

Support is very limited on the basic plan

Pros

Quick and easy to get started, no issues with IP and being blocked

Cons

The screenshot feature does not work well, it doesn't render a lot of website correctly

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CEO  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Excellent success and easy learning curve"

January 24, 2026

4.0

Overall, using Scrapfly has been a great experience and a fun learning project. It will likely remain a smaller portion of my project and serve as a bit of a 'fallback' logic in case I fail to bypass some very difficult sites and want to employ a >95% success in extracting a specific product / page. I still recommend it for smaller projects, learning, or the right use cases!

Pros

Scrapfly is remarkably easy to set-up in a Python configuration, or just test out in their API testing suite in the browser. Logging is easy, and if you want to get heavy into tweaking your settings you can (caching, timeouts, page loads, proxy types, etc) OR just 'send it' and let Scrapfly manage what gets you a valid response. Their success rate even on Datadome or Akamai protected sites was remarkably high and really satisfying to see.

Cons

Scrapfly pricing making sense is going to depend heavily on your use case. The overall effort to implement Scrapfly is a selling point for sure but the ease is largely a 'one time' benefit. Ongoing costs for extraction/crawling should be closely checked against the benefits of you using a DC Proxy pool / Residential Proxy pool (or mix of the two) and the ongoing cost per gb. Your volume and needs, as well as difficulty of the sites you're targeting and your skill level will likely determine which product is best for you.

Alternatives considered

[ScrapingBee](https://www.capterra.com/p/195060/ScrapingBee/)[ScraperAPI](https://www.capterra.com/p/238595/Scraper-API/)

Reason for choosing Scrapfly

I chose a combination of these products, but Scrapfly was chosen to serve for hard to extract products based on it's strong cost performance and success rate as well as easy implementation.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
CEO  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Overall good"

February 15, 2026

4.0

Easy to get started. The dashboard is fairly well laid out. Overall may occassionally use it as long as prices competitive.

Pros

Worked on most my scraping needs. I would prefer a plan in between the 30 dollar amd 100 dollar one and under 50.

Cons

Maybe its the ampunt pf scraping I would like to do but a little expensive. Could offer higher usage.

Alternatives considered

[Competitors App](https://www.capterra.com/p/179374/Competitors-App/)

Reason for choosing Scrapfly

Trying different products and pricing may switch mostly on procing.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy integration, can recommend!"

February 24, 2026

5.0

Pros

Easy integration, developer friendly, simple onboarding, value credits isn't too bad, good packages.

Cons

UI is not mobile friendly, would like usage reports if possible, also debugging tools would be great.

Alternatives considered

[Bright Data](https://www.capterra.com/p/208755/Bright-Data/)

Reason for choosing Scrapfly

BrightData wasn't working for my use-case. They were getting blocked.

Review Source

Dhruv K.  
CEO  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The Swiss Army Knife of Web Scraping"

February 20, 2026

5.0

Scrapfly has become an indispensable tool in my stack. If you're doing any kind of serious data collection at scale, this saves you an enormous amount of headache.

Pros

Cloudflare bypass actually works, and works consistently. Before Scrapfly, I was burning hours rotating proxies, tweaking headers, and still getting blocked. Their anti-bot bypass handles it out of the box. The JavaScript rendering is equally solid; pages that require full browser execution come back clean and complete without me having to spin up Puppeteer or Playwright instances on my own infrastructure.

Cons

Credit usage can add up quickly if you're heavy on JS rendering and anti-bot features, so you do need to be thoughtful about which requests actually need the full treatment versus a simple fetch. Do a layered approach.

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Gilbert V.  
Growth  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Reliable scraping API, easy integration"

February 16, 2026

5.0

Solid tool for web scraping.Ran a 74k URL scraping job without major issues. Good value with the 200k credits on Discovery plan

Pros

Very easy to set up — I integrated it with a Python scraper in minutes. The API is straightforward (single endpoint, simple params). Handles proxies and anti-bot automatically, no configuration needed. Stable performance over 25k+ requests with very few errors.

Cons

The Discovery plan is limited to 5 concurrent requests, which makes large-scale scraping slow (~85 URLs/min). Would appreciate higher concurrency on entry plans. Occasional SSL timeout errors on long sessions, though retries handle it fine.

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Faten A.  
AI Specialist  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent and Reliable Web Scraping Solution"

February 20, 2026

5.0

My overall experience with Scrapfly has been excellent. It helped me automate a very difficult task that would have been nearly impossible to complete manually. The performance is consistent, the API responses are fast, and the documentation made integration simple. It significantly reduced development time and improved the efficiency of my workflow.

Pros

Scrapfly is very easy to use and well documented. The setup process was straightforward, and I was able to start scraping data within minutes. The API is reliable, fast, and handles complex websites smoothly. I especially appreciate how it manages proxies and anti-bot challenges automatically, which saves a lot of time and effort.

Cons

So far, I haven’t experienced any major issues. Everything has worked as expected, and the platform has been stable and reliable. If anything, more beginner-friendly examples or additional tutorials for advanced use cases could make it even better, but overall I am very satisfied.

Review Source

Jacopo C.  
Admin  
Internet  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Web scraping successfull project"

February 23, 2026

4.0

The platform is working well and overall I'm satisfied. I need to experience it in a more intensive way to understand the maximum possible use of this platform.

Pros

The platform is clear and it gives a great list of data extraction services. The documentation is good.

Cons

The cost for the services on the platform is a little more than what I expected. The documentation could be more comprehensive.

Review Source

OD

Omar D.  
CEO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Love Scrapfly"

June 5, 2025

5.0

Pros

Easy of use. You can get started in a few minutes and scrape hard to scrape sites with relative easy.

Cons

I don't fully understand the credit system. It's hard to gauge my spend for the month. But not a big deal.

Switched from

[Bright Data](https://www.capterra.com/p/208755/Bright-Data/)

bright data was too hard to use. Couldn't get it working fast.

Review Source

LR

Luke R.  
Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent anti-bot bypass"

January 30, 2025

5.0

Good experience so far. I use this solution as redundancy for a cheaper offering that doesn't need all of the bells and whistles. Although the price is reasonable, so I may have to re-evaluate.

Pros

The automatic bypassing of anti-bot protection works wonders. I love how requests are upgraded without any manual intervention. This works better than any other solutions that I've tried and can bypass WAFs with overzealous policies such as Imperva.

Cons

Manual account approval, although I suspect that this is to stop duplicate accounts and misusage of the tool.

Alternatives considered

[ScrapingAnt](https://www.capterra.com/p/214735/ScrapingAnt/)[ZenRows](https://www.capterra.com/p/237290/ZenRows/)[ScraperAPI](https://www.capterra.com/p/238595/Scraper-API/)

Reason for choosing Scrapfly

Handled anti-bot bypass the best. Not the cheapest, but the most reliable.

Review Source

GB

Goutham B.  
Owner  
Retail  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A Reliable, Affordable, and Essential Scraping Tool"

November 18, 2025

5.0

Our overall experience has been excellent. Scrapfly has given us a stable and scalable solution for high-volume data extraction across thousands of domains. It integrates cleanly into our workflows, handles edge cases well, and has saved us a significant amount of time compared to building everything from scratch or relying on less dependable providers. Customer support has also been responsive the few times we reached out. We don’t plan on switching—Scrapfly has become a long-term tool for us.

Pros

Scrapfly has been incredibly reliable for our workflow. We use it every day to scrape thousands of websites, and the performance has been consistently fast and stable. The pricing is also one of the best value-for-money options we’ve seen—much more affordable than other scraping services while still offering a full feature set. The learning curve is minimal, the UI is straightforward, and the API is flexible enough for both simple and complex extraction tasks. Overall, it has become a core part of our automation stack.

Cons

Honestly, we haven’t run into any major issues so far. If anything, we’d love to see even more built-in convenience tools (like additional prebuilt scraping templates or automated retry strategies), but that’s more of a wish list than a complaint.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Founder  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great, if you know what you're doing"

January 7, 2026

5.0

Meant for developers, which I appreciate. This is not meant for users who don't feel comfortable with an API.

Pros

It works well and it's cost-effective. Other solutions failed for what I was trying to do but Scrapfly worked right away.

Cons

A bit of a learning curve, but that's what I would expect with this type of product. There are a lot of features so you have to spend some time making sense of things.

Review Source

Tormund G.  
CTO  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A great tool that easily get you started"

November 8, 2025

5.0

I have tried several similar services, but none of them was as easy to get started with. It just worked.

Pros

It was easy to get started, and the service was reliable. They provided me with everything I needed, and I got to test it out with free credits. So I could verify that it was working for my use case, before committing.

Cons

It did cost some money beyond the free credits, but it was well worth it. The UI is a bit wonky and rough around the edges, but as a developer my self, I can understand the priority. But after all, everything worked, and that is the most important thing.

Review Source

EN

Emil N.  
Developer  
Program Development  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Reliable and easy-to-use scraping API"

November 10, 2025

5.0

My overall experience has been positive. The signup and setup process were quick, and the API worked as expected once configured. The platform is stable and performs well, making it a solid option for both quick tests and production use, provided you manage your credits carefully.

Pros

Scrapfly is straightforward to set up and easy to use. The documentation is clear, and the API is well-structured, making integration smooth. Performance is stable, and response times are consistently fast. It’s a practical solution for web scraping projects that need reliability and minimal setup effort.

Cons

The public\_datacenter\_pool proxy did not work well for me — the very first API call was blocked, so I had to switch to the residential\_pool, which costs 25 credits per API call. This makes testing a bit expensive on lower plans. Additionally, the limited credits in the smaller plans can feel restrictive for regular use.

Review Source

eB

edward B.  
Data Analyst  
Child Day Care Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Review of Scrapfly API"

September 22, 2025

5.0

Overall, Scrapfly is the only scraping service that did what I wanted when others couldn’t. Definitely recommend it if you’re looking for a dependable scraping API.

Pros

Review of Scrapfly API I’ve tried a number of scraping APIs, and Scrapfly was the only one that consistently delivered exactly what I needed. Other services either failed on tougher sites or didn’t offer the flexibility I was looking for, but Scrapfly’s API key worked smoothly every time. The setup was straightforward, and their documentation made it easy to get started quickly. Performance has been reliable, and I appreciate how it handles the tricky parts of scraping that usually cause headaches.

Cons

Potential cons could include higher costs at very large scale, a mild learning curve for new users, and rare site compatibility issues.

Review Source

MC

Matthew C.  
Founder  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Enjoy using scrapfly!!!!"

December 6, 2025

5.0

Great stability & education for users. I love the experience with scrapfly and I would definitely keep using it.

Pros

I love the stability of scrapfly when handling the esty scraping. So far success rate still keep 100%. And I also love that scrapfly include a very thorough academy towards web scraping which is super helpful for me to equip myself as a junior data engineer.

Cons

Since I am a junior data engineer, i need to use a little time to check on documentations in finding relevant information regarding the esty setup. But after that, everything is smooth.

Review Source

yB

yitzchak B.  
software engineer  
Media Production  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Overall one of the most convenient scraping APIs to date"

October 28, 2025

5.0

Great experience, stable API that works properly with a wide ability to configure almost every possible parameter

Pros

Clear documentation, a quality SDK for Python, and the only service that provides a convenient starting point for small projects.

Cons

It would be nice if there were another intermediate program. For me, the most useful would be templates within the SDK itself, ready for well-known websites, but not critical at all, and took very little time to set up.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Operations Manager  
Online Media  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Efficient and Easy-to-Use Scraping Solution"

October 28, 2025

5.0

Excellent. Scrapfly delivers consistent performance and removes the hassle of managing proxies or captchas manually. It’s a solid tool for scalable, compliant web scraping.

Pros

Scrapfly is fast, reliable, and simple to set up. The documentation is clear, and the dashboard makes monitoring requests easy. It integrates well with existing scraping workflows without requiring complex configuration.

Cons

Limited free tier credits and some advanced features locked behind higher plans. Occasional rate-limit delays under heavy use.

Review Source

VO

Val O.  
Sr Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A must have for the serious scraping project"

November 13, 2025

5.0

As mentioned the python sdk is great and intuitive it also works well with other frameworks like asyncio with just url slugs so the setup is versatile. Features like asp and javascript rendering take most of the headaches out of scraping

Pros

Very easy to use with python, reliable proxies, and pretty good concurrency. The dashboard UI is helpful and intuitive, the docs are plentiful.

Cons

Had a few cost spikes on some requests, in general the cost per scrape can get rather high if your'e scraping sites that require the use of the more advanced features. Unfortunately most sites worth scraping fall in this category

Review Source

KF

Kevin F.  
Student  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A game-changer for students to learn how to mine text data"

November 15, 2024

5.0

As a master's student in linguistics working on text mining projects, Scrapfly has been an invaluable tool in my research journey. I was impressed by the platform's comprehensive documentation and robust support system. Scrapfly bridges the gap between students and professional-grade web scraping. It empowers students to learn advanced techniques without feeling overwhelmed, giving us a competitive edge in both academia and beyond. I highly recommend Scrapfly to students who want to explore text and data mining in a structured and accessible way.

Pros

The detailed guides made it very easy to set up and handle complex scraping tasks, even for someone like me who only has little programming skills. Whenever I faced challenges, like dealing with website's java script requiring 'human' interactions, Scrapfly’s support team and resources were quick to provide effective solutions.

Cons

I find it quite hard to say what I didn't like. Maybe the fact that there were no "student's discounts", at least to the time I used it. But at the end of the day, the discovery plan for 30$ was just right and had all that I needed.

Review Source

YW

Yonggang W.  
Tech Lead  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Scrapfly is good"

December 7, 2025

4.0

Generally very good. Still investigating in complex senarios and scrappers. My rating, around 8.5 out of 10.

Pros

Developer-friendly API. I like the API design and the scrapper framework, together with many available scrappers.

Cons

Relatively expensive to our small team when scrapping large (blob) files, such as PDF docs, videos, etc.

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PV

Pedro V.  
Lead Analyst  
Security and Investigations  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### ""Seamless Integration and Effortless Data Extraction""

April 7, 2025

5.0

Using Scrapfly was a smooth experience overall. I appreciated how quickly I could integrate it into my existing systems, and the intuitive flow made it easy to extract and process data efficiently. The tool exceeded my expectations by providing a hassle-free setup and a user-friendly interface, which is a big plus for anyone looking to streamline their web scraping tasks.

Pros

Easy integration. Clear and intuitive workflow. Quick to understand and use.

Cons

Honestly, nothing significant to dislike

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CTO  
Venture Capital & Private Equity  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Amazing experience"

March 7, 2025

5.0

Amazing, perfect way to start with scrapping without any complexity (I tried my own scrapping stack with a proxy service)

Pros

Very easy to use, the snippets of code are a very fast way to start and try. But killer feature is definitely the cap scraping budget. Amazing way to control expenses.

Cons

Sometimes scrapping fails because of credit cap, but I guess that's good for my budget

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