SerpApi alternatives
SerpApi ranks 5th of 5 in our YouTube scraping APIs ranking, with a score of 7.3. Here are the other 4, rated on the same criteria.
SerpApi5th of 5 · YouTube scraping APIs7.3
The best way to get YouTube search results as viewers see them, at a premium.
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1ScrapeCreatorsPay-per-request API8.7Most developers and most jobs. ScrapeCreators gives you far more YouTube data for a fraction of the price; SerpApi is worth it only for search results as viewers see them.ScrapeCreators review SerpApi vs ScrapeCreators
2ApifyScraper marketplace8.0Scheduled, no-code jobs. Streamers’ youtube-scraper is proven: 191,013 users and a 4.81 rating. Covers every YouTube data type, with separate channel, comments and Shorts Actors. Scheduling, webhooks and no-code integrations built in.Apify review
3InflushipInfluencer data API7.9Production apps and AI agents built on YouTube search and transcripts. Up to 50 search results per $0.0018 page. Up to 20 of a channel’s transcripts in one request. Billed after use, and failed calls aren’t charged.Influship review
4Bright DataLive API7.8Bulk video records. Video records carry 49 fields, including the transcript and a sponsored flag. $1.50 per 1,000 records pay-as-you-go, $1.30 on the $499 Scale plan. Discovery by keyword, hashtag, search filters or channel.Bright Data review
How we compared them
Every YouTube scraping APIs gets a score out of 10 and a rating on each of these criteria, so SerpApi 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.
Which Social API uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative review methods, based on each provider’s documentation, published pricing and public user reviews. We never accept money in exchange for a higher ranking or a better review. Who runs this site