Compare 22 free web scraping tools, free tiers, and developer deals. We could not confirm today's terms for 7 of them: on 4 the page we cite did not answer, and on 3 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why. Nothing on record contradicts our terms for Bright Data MCP Server, Firecrawl and more.
What this name holds: Extraction APIs that return a page as data — the same headless browsers, sold by the page.
3 other names here answer “how do I check the code and the browser”, and each holds a different list: Browser Automation (10), Code Quality (20), Testing (45).
We track 22 web scraping services with a free tier we hold as current. This category has been relatively stable — only 3 pricing changes recorded across all vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Read / catalogue date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Data MCP Server | Free | MCP-native web data provider — 5,000 requests/month free in Rapid mode. Two MCP tools: search_engine (search results) and scrape_as_markdown (web page fetching). Handles JS-rendered pages and CAPTCHAs. First MCP-native web data provider with a free tier. | 2026-10-24 |
| Firecrawl | Free | Web scraping API — 1,000 credits/month (500 searches or 1,000 pages scraped), 2 concurrent requests, no credit card required | 2026-11-12 |
| Apify | Free | Web scraping and automation platform. The Free plan is $0 with $5 of prepaid usage a month to spend in Apify Store or on your own Actors, at $0.2 per compute unit, with up to 16 GB of Actor RAM and community support; no credit card is required. Starter is $19/month with $19 of usage a month. | 2026-11-10 / 2026-09-27 |
| ScraperAPI | Free | Web scraping API with proxy rotation and CAPTCHA handling. Free plan: 1,000 API credits/month, 5 concurrent connections. No credit card required | 2026-11-12 |
| Browse AI | Free | Extracting and monitoring data on the web. 1k credits per month for free, equals 1k concurrent requests.When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-10-24, we found the same terms as an earlier read we had declined to record, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-24 / 2026-07-30 |
| BrowserCat | Free | Headless browser API for automation, scraping, AI agent web access, image/pdf generation, and more. Free plan with 1k requests per month. | 2026-11-10 / 2026-10-20 |
| Data Miner | Free | A browser extension (Google Chrome, MS Edge) for data extraction from web pages CSV or Excel. The free plan gives you 500 pages/month. | 2026-11-07 |
| microlink.io | Free | It turns any website into data such as metatags normalization, beauty link previews, scraping capabilities, or screenshots as a service. 25 requests per day, every day free. | 2026-10-31 |
| Scraper's Proxy | Free | Simple HTTP proxy API for scraping. Scrape anonymously without having to worry about restrictions, blocks, or captchas. First 100 successful scrapes per month free including javascript rendering (more available if you contact support).We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-13, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-07-29 · tried 2026-11-13, no read |
| ScrapingAnt | Free | Headless Chrome scraping API and free checked proxies service. Javascript rendering, premium rotating proxies, CAPTCHA avoidance. Free plan: 10,000 API credits per month (renews monthly), unlimited parallel requests, all core scraping features, no credit card required. See [scrapingant.com](https://scrapingant.com/). | 2026-11-10 |
| Simplescraper | Free | Trigger your webhook after each operation. The free plan includes 100 cloud scrape credits.When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-10-25, we reached a domain root that states nothing about the terms we hold, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-25 / 2026-08-02 |
| Geekflare API | Free | Geekflare API lets you scrape websites into Markdown, take screenshots, perform TLS scans and DNS lookups, test load times, and more. The free plan offers 500 API credits per month (e.g., 500 DNS lookups, 250 web scrapes, or 100 screenshots). See [credit mapping](https://docs.geekflare.com/api/api-credit-mapping). | 2026-11-11 |
| WebScraping.AI | Free | Simple Web Scraping API with built-in parsing, Chrome rendering, and proxies. Two thousand free API calls per month. | 2026-11-11 |
| wrapapi.com | Free | Turn any website into a parameterized API. 30k API calls per month. | 2026-11-07 |
| Zenscrape | Free | Web scraping API with headless browsers, residentials IPs, and straightforward pricing. One thousand free API calls/month and extra credits for students and non-profits. | 2026-11-07 |
| ApiFlash | Free | A screenshot API based on Aws Lambda and Chrome. Handles full page, captures timing, and viewport dimensions. | 2026-11-03 |
| PhantomJsCloud | Free | Browser automation and page rendering. Free Tier offers up to 500 pages/day. Free Tier since 2017. | 2026-10-24 |
| screenshotbase.com | Free | 300 free screenshots / month. Take screenshots from any url. Fast, free & scalable.When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-10-25, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-25 / 2026-10-02 |
| screenshotmachine.com | Free | Capture 100 snapshots/month, png, gif and jpg, including full-length captures, not only home pageThe page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-14, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-14 / 2026-08-12 |
| Screenshot Scout | Free | Screenshot API for developers. Clean, production-ready screenshots from any URL in one request. Free plan includes 200 screenshots per month, forever. | 2026-11-03 |
| SnapAPI | Free | Screenshot, video recording, PDF generation, and web data extraction API. Free plan includes 200 screenshots/month.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-07, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-02 / 2026-08-31 · tried 2026-11-07, no read |
| thumbnail.ws | Free | API for generating thumbnails of websites. Free 1,000 requests/month.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-14, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-14 / 2026-08-11 |