10 Best SERP Scraper APIs:Free & Paid Alternatives

We benchmarked the top SERP scraper APIs using 1,200 requests on 2 leading search engines: Google and Bing. Each SERP API was tested for speed, accuracy, and reliability.

Based on our experience, we picked the top providers, including some strong SerpAPI alternatives, such as a robust Google scraper API. Follow the links to learn the rationale behind our selection.

Provider

For

1

Bright Data

Highest data richness (avg. 220 fields) and response times, the best overall performer

2

Oxylabs

Ease of use in API testing via playground

3

Decodo

Affordable entry prices

4

NetNut

Strong balance between speed and fields

5

ScraperAPI

Generous free plan with 5,000 API credits

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Best SERP Scraper APIs: Google, Bing & SerpAPI Alternatives

Search Engine Scraping API Benchmark Results

We included a total of 200 query result pages from the two leading search engines: Google.com and Bing.com. Queries were the top 100 Google searches in the United States.

Compare providers’ median response times and the average number of fields that they returned in our benchmark:

For detailed information, see methodology.

Pricing comparison of the tools

• These are the monthly rates, and annual discounts are excluded.
• The pricing chart only includes data from providers with a success rate greater than 50%.
• Providers are paid based on successful responses.

Feature Comparison of the Top SERP APIs

Bright Data

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Bright Data’s SERP API is a multi-engine, pay-per-success scraping tool that delivers structured results from all major search engines, including Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Naver, and Baidu, as well as rich verticals such as Images, Maps, Shopping, and Hotels.

Key Endpoints

• Google Search (Organic, Ads, Images, Maps, Trends, Hotels, Flights)
• Bing Search (Organic, Ads, Local)
• Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Naver, Baidu: Same schema for easy switching

Pros

• Granular geo & device targeting: Country, city, specific browser, and device profile for each call.
• Built-in anti-bot solutions: Rotating residential and ISP proxies plus automatic CAPTCHA solving.

Cons

• Pricing and onboarding skew towards the enterprise: The entry-level subscription is $499 per month.
• Complex feature set: Advanced parameters, such as async jobs and enhanced ad flags, add a learning curve for small teams.

Oxylabs

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Oxylabs bundles its SERP functionality inside its broader Web Scraper API. With one call, you can choose between raw HTML or parsed JSON, covering every key Google surface, organic results, Ads, Images, Maps, News, Travel/Hotels, Trends, and Lens.

The SERP API supports a unified request schema that works for Bing, Baidu, and Yandex. Oxylabs’ trial allows users to extract up to 2,000 results, and is usage-based rather than time-limited.

Pros:

• Unified schema across engines: Change a single parameter to pivot from Google to Bing or Baidu, and the parsed JSON structure stays identical.
• Granular targeting: Country, state, city, and lat/long coordinate targeting
• Anti-bot stack: Proxy rotation, browser fingerprinting, and built-in CAPTCHA solving.

Cons:

• Engine coverage is Google-centric.
• There is no true pay-as-you-go credit pack like Bright Data offers.

Decodo

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Decodo offers a SERP scraping API that integrates its SERP capabilities into its general-purpose web scraping API, which includes a built-in proxy network, CAPTCHA bypass, and real-browser rendering.

Decodo’s search engine endpoints include Google Search Scraper and Bing Search API. The SERP API supports Google in-depth and Bing (results, snippets, and rankings). All billing is a pay-on-success model.

Pros:

• Geo and device granularity: City coordinates, desktop, and specific mobile OS profiles.
• Dual request modes: Real-time calls for instant data or asynchronous calls you can schedule and fetch later.

Cons:

• It is a Google-centric API.
• There is no pay-as-you-go credit model.

NetNut

NetNut provides a dedicated SERP API for Google. The tool enables users to specify the Google domain they want to target, for example, google.co.uk or google.fr. The entry plan, which costs $100,000, yields results within a month at a rate of $1.50 per $1,000.

Pros:

• Users can customize their requests, such as device type (mobile or desktop), the language of the search results, the country for localization purposes, and the search type (organic results, ads, or images).
• Country, city, and coordinate-level targeting, plus desktop or specific mobile profiles.

Cons:

• They offer an enterprise-level entry price.
• There’s no pay-as-you-go credit pack.

Nimble

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Nimbleway offers a full-stack scraping pipeline (proxy network, browserless rendering, and unblocker) that includes various targets, such as search engine results pages. The SERP scraping API supports Google, Bing, and Yandex.

Pros:

• Dedicated and rotated IPs: Built-in dedicated residential proxies.
• Zip code level targeting: Collect data specific to a particular zip code area.

Cons:

• The unit cost is higher than that of enterprise-oriented providers, such as Bright Data and Oxylabs. Heavy users may still find Bright Data or Oxylabs cheaper at scale.

DataForSEO

The DataForSEO SERP API provides a unified request schema for Google, Bing, YouTube, Yahoo, Baidu, Naver, and Seznam. The company specializes in delivering SERP data solutions to SEO professionals and marketers.

Pros:

• You can take a screenshot of any SERP page.
• The provider offers an AI Summary endpoint feature that summarizes search engine result pages and provides an LLM-generated synopsis for a fee.

Cons:

• Live mode costs 3–4 × the base rate.
• Not PAYG credits

Serpstack

Serpstack is a search-scraping platform that provides access to the Google Search API, enabling the real-time scraping of Google search results data. The tool includes built-in proxy rotation and automatic CAPTCHA handling.

Pros:

• Navigates to subsequent pages and extracts data from search engines.
• Offers dedicated location API, enabling you to specify the exact location you intend to send a request.

Cons:

• If you intend to scrape hundreds of thousands of keywords, it would not be the most cost-effective option at scale.

ScraperAPI

ScraperAPI offers Google SERP API with built-in proxy servers. It extracts localized JSON data from Google search results. ScraperAPI doesn’t provide API endpoints for other search engines except Google.

Pros:

• Ability to perform JavaScript rendering. It retrieves and returns JavaScript-heavy search result pages.
• Offers a free plan with a 7-day trial with 5,000 credits

Cons:

• If you need full-browser rendering for every request, the unit cost rises on heavy pages.

SEO tools for a one-stop shop SEO data solution

SEMrush

Semrush offers several API endpoints that allow users to retrieve web data, including SERP rankings, domain analytics, and keyword insights. The SEMrush API Batch Keyword Overview feature allows access to historical data.

Key features:

• Obtain keyword metrics at both national and local levels.
• Gather organic and paid search results.
• Perform bulk analysis of SERP data collected.

SE Ranking API

SE Ranking provides a SERP Results API that retrieves the top 100 search results from Google.

Key features:

• Gathering historical data for keyword research
• Accessing detailed SERP information based on specific locations, devices, and search engines
• Extracting particular SERP elements like featured snippets, local packs, and ads

What is a SERP scraper API? 

SERP scraper APIs are interfaces that enable users to extract search engine results for a specific query automatically.

They are sometimes also called web search APIs, but there are important differences in their purpose and implementation:

• General-purpose search APIs
  • Provide structured, officially supported access to search results
  • Work through a predefined index (not always live data)
• SERP scraper API services
  • Extract data directly from live search result pages, including ads, featured snippets, and organic rankings.
• Official search APIs (e.g., Google Custom Search API)
  • Best choice when compliance and reliability are top priorities
  • Limited compared to scraper APIs in terms of flexibility and coverage

Search Engine Scraper vs. SERP API: What’s the difference?

A search engine scraper is a custom-built script or open-source tool that extracts results from Google, Bing, or other search engines. Examples of search engine scraper tools and libraries include BeautifulSoup, Selenium/Puppeteer, and GitHub projects (e.g., google-search-results-scraper). Many open-source scrapers exist.

Recommendation:

• Use a search engine scraper if you’re experimenting, learning, or only need a few hundred results.
  
• Use a SERP API if you need scale, reliability, and low maintenance.

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