CloudBrowserAPI vs Scrapfly
Scrapfly if you only scrape; CloudBrowserAPI if you also automate, test, render PDFs, run AI agents, or need persistent CDP/WebSocket sessions.
Why teams switch from Scrapfly
Scrapfly publishes excellent benchmarks (Scrapeway) and has best-in-class anti-bot for scraping. Where it falls short: the focus is on one-shot HTTP/Browser scrapes, so persistent CDP/WebSocket sessions, AI-agent workflows, automation flows, and developer-friendly PDF/screenshot endpoints are second-class. We give you the same anti-bot strength via multi-vendor rotation and add a real BaaS surface for everything else.
Side-by-side
| Feature | CloudBrowserAPI | Scrapfly |
|---|---|---|
| Persistent CDP / WebSocket sessions | Limited | |
| Puppeteer / Playwright connectOverCDP | ||
| Multi-step automation | Limited | |
| AI-agent SDKs (MCP, LangChain, Stagehand) | Partial | |
| Pure scraping API | ||
| Anti-bot success rate | Public weekly | Public weekly (Scrapeway) |
| Pricing predictability | Per request | Credits scale with complexity |
| Self-host | Apache-2.0 Docker | |
| Free tier | 1,000 credits/mo | 1,000 credits one-time |
| PDF + screenshot APIs | ||
| Crawler / sitemap |
Sourced from Scrapfly's public pricing and documentation as of 2026-04-26 — see https://scrapfly.io for the latest.
Pricing TL;DR
Scrapfly is credit-based, $30/mo entry, with credits scaling by target complexity (30+ credits per protected scrape). We are also credit-based but priced per request rather than per complexity multiplier — predictable costs whether the target is easy or hard.
FAQ
Should I use both?+
Do you match Scrapfly’s anti-bot success rate?+
Why per-request and not credits-by-complexity?+
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