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twitterapi.io alternatives

twitterapi.io ranks 1st of 8 in our X (Twitter) scraping APIs ranking, with a score of 8.5. Here are the other 7, rated on the same criteria.

twitterapi.io1st of 8 · X (Twitter) scraping APIs8.5

Our top pick for X data: $0.15 per 1,000 tweets and about 75 endpoints, from a small operator.

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X (Twitter) scraping APIs

2SocialDataPay-per-request API8.1Simplest read-only X API. twitterapi.io is cheaper and does more, from follower graphs to writes; SocialData is the simpler read-only API with a bill you can predict.SocialData review twitterapi.io vs SocialData
3X APIOfficial API7.3Sanctioned access and full-archive search. twitterapi.io reads X for about a thirtieth of the official price; the X API is the only sanctioned route, with full-archive search and posting.X API review twitterapi.io vs X API
4ApifyScraper marketplace7.0Scheduled X exports without code. Cheap per tweet on third-party Actors, from $0.18 per 1,000. Scheduling, webhooks, CSV and Excel exports, and no-code integrations. The same account covers every other platform.Apify review
5Data365Live API6.5Scheduled X collection for listening teams. Followers, replies, quotes and search on X. Auto-update tasks re-run collections on a schedule. 14-day trial and a named support manager.Data365 review
6TikHubPay-per-request API6.2Pay-per-request X calls alongside Asian platforms. Pay per request from $0.001, with a $5 minimum top-up. Search, followers, lists and communities on X. SDKs in five languages.TikHub review
7Bright DataLive API6.0Bulk posts from a known list of accounts. Rich post records, including views, bookmarks and the quoted or parent post. Bulk asynchronous delivery to a webhook or S3. The strongest legal track record against X of anyone here.Bright Data review
8ScrapeCreatorsPay-per-request API5.4Occasional X lookups on a multi-platform key. One key and never-expiring credits across nearly 40 sources. Search and tweet transcripts. Good docs and a detailed public changelog.ScrapeCreators review

Full X (Twitter) scraping APIs ranking

How we compared them

Every X (Twitter) scraping APIs gets a score out of 10 and a rating on each of these criteria, so twitterapi.io 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.

How we review and rank

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