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ScrapeCreators ranks 1st of 8 in our Instagram scraping APIs ranking, with a score of 8.7. Here are the other 7, rated on the same criteria.

ScrapeCreators1st of 8 · Instagram scraping APIs8.7

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2Bright DataLive API8.4Large companies collecting in bulk. ScrapeCreators covers more of Instagram and is cheaper at volume; Bright Data is the one to take through procurement for bulk collection.Bright Data review ScrapeCreators vs Bright Data
3InflushipInfluencer data API8.3Profiles, posts and reels at scale, billed after use. Influship is built for production apps and AI agents: billed after use, failed calls free, and transcripts even for videos without captions. ScrapeCreators goes wider on TikTok endpoints.Influship review ScrapeCreators vs Influship
4HikerAPIPay-per-request API8.2Followers, stories and the deepest Instagram data. ScrapeCreators is broader, clearer and safer for most Instagram work; HikerAPI is cheaper per request and the place for followers and stories, if you accept its risks.HikerAPI review ScrapeCreators vs HikerAPI
5ApifyScraper marketplace8.1No-code teams and unusual jobs. ScrapeCreators is cheaper and simpler from your own code; Apify wins for no-code runs and data ScrapeCreators doesn’t sell, like follower lists.Apify review ScrapeCreators vs Apify
6TikHubPay-per-request API7.6Instagram plus TikTok and Chinese platforms. 93 Instagram endpoints, including stories and followers. From $0.001 a request with a $5 minimum. The same key covers TikTok and Chinese platforms.TikHub review
7EnsembleDataLive API7.1Teams already on it for TikTok. ScrapeCreators covers more of TikTok with credits that never expire; EnsembleData is cheaper per post and follower if you use its daily allowance.EnsembleData review ScrapeCreators vs EnsembleData
8Data365Live API7.0Scheduled monitoring on a monthly contract. Stories, follower lists and four kinds of search. Auto-update tasks for scheduled monitoring. Named support manager and onboarding calls.Data365 review

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How we compared them

Every Instagram scraping APIs gets a score out of 10 and a rating on each of these criteria, so ScrapeCreators and its alternatives are judged the same way.

Reliability
How often a request comes back complete and correct.
Accuracy
How close the numbers are to what the platform shows live.
Coverage
Which data types and fields it returns.
Price
What it costs per 1,000 results on the cheapest plan you can start on.
Speed
How long a typical request takes.
Ease of use
Docs, SDKs, trial, support and what users tell us.

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