ScrapingBee vs Exa — Pricing (2026)
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ScrapingBee vs Exa

Web Scraping & Data Collection pricing comparison · 2026

ScrapingBee pricing ranges from $19.99–$999.99/month, while Exa ranges from $0–$15/month. Exa is typically 98% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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ScrapingBee
ScrapingBee has no free plan (new accounts get 1,000 free trial API credits); paid plans r
verified 10w ago
$400 $600
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Exa
Exa pricing starts with a Free plan at $0/month for low-volume API access.
verified 5mo ago
$400 $600
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Professional
$600/yr
year 1 license · flat plan price
Usage-based
$7 per 1K searches
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What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
No Vendr data
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Not in Vendr's deal flow
Median annual
$400/yr
Vendr · n=27
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 5 sourced facts
2 hidden-cost · 3 contract
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Limited confidence
Sources 5 sourced facts
3 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median
Last verified 4mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
2 documented
  • Workflow Automation Tool Integration Costs
    10-25% of license costs
    1 source
  • Credit Multiplier Per Scrape
    5-15% of license costs
    1 source
2 documented
  • Usage-Based Cost Scaling on Pro Plan
    $5/1,000 requests
    1 source
  • Per-Request Usage Costs Escalate at Scale
    $5-$7 per 1,000 requests
    2 sources
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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

ScrapingBee
Exa
Auto-renewal
Yes
Yes
Cancellation
at any time
0-day cancellation window
Commitment
✓ month-to-month
no minimum spend or commitment
Price escalation
—
—
Can downgrade
—
—
Based on 4 verified sources (Vendr · TrustRadius · BBB)
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
No public ratings yet
Best for
Individual developers
Watch out
Very bad success rate on heavily protected websites
No public ratings yet
Best for
Developers evaluating Exa's search API
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
Web Scraping & Data Collection

ScrapingBee

$19.99–$999.99
/month
6 plans
Full pricing breakdown →
VS
Web Scraping & Data Collection

Exa

$0–$15
/month
3 plans · Free tier
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ScrapingBee and Exa both operate in the web scraping category. This page compares their published pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan ScrapingBee Exa
Starter $19.99 /month Free /month
Professional $49.99 /month Custom
Team $99.99 /month Custom
Premium $249.99 /month —
Business $599.99 /month —
Enterprise $999.99 /month —

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

ScrapingBee

2 scenarios
$49/month ($588/year)
Solo Developer — Freelance Plan
at monthly billing, or $39/month ($468/year) billed annually
$49/month ($588/year on monthly billing, $468/year on annual billing)
Freelance Developer — ~30,000 Simple Scrapes/Month

Exa

4 scenarios
$50/month (calculated from $5/1,000 requests confirmed rate)
Low-Volume Developer (10K requests/month)
$500/month (calculated from $5/1,000 requests confirmed rate)
Mid-Volume Production App (100K requests/month)
$5,000/month (calculated from $5/1,000 requests confirmed rate)
High-Volume Application (1M requests/month)
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Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

ScrapingBee 2 hidden costs

medium
Workflow Automation Tool Integration Costs 10-25% of license costs
medium
Credit Multiplier Per Scrape 5-15% of license costs
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Exa 2 hidden costs

medium
Usage-Based Cost Scaling on Pro Plan $5/1,000 requests
high
Per-Request Usage Costs Escalate at Scale $5-$7 per 1,000 requests
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Contract Terms

Term ScrapingBee Exa
Auto-renewal Yes Yes
Cancellation at any time 0-day cancellation window
Minimum commitment month-to-month no minimum spend or commitment

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