Category
Scraping/Crawling
Rating
4.9/5 (165 Reviews)
Availability
HQ
Paris, France
Pricing
From $19/mo
Free tier
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What is ScrapingBee?
ScrapingBee is a scraping API built for pages that block standard requests. Send it a URL and it returns rendered page content, and fields can be described in plain English instead of written as selectors. In a staffing and recruiting stack it reaches career pages and job boards that defeat lighter scrapers.
What are ScrapingBee's key features?
Proxy rotation and anti-bot handling bypass detection on protected sites.
JavaScript rendering returns fully loaded page content via headless browser.
Plain-English extraction pulls named fields without writing CSS selectors.
Ready-made endpoints cover Google Search, Amazon, Walmart and YouTube.
Official MCP server at mcp.scrapingbee.com enables AI agent access.
How do recruiting teams use ScrapingBee?
- Scrape career pages and job boards that block standard scrapers, then feed postings into outreach.
- Pull speaker and attendee lists from event or blog pages to find people worth approaching.
- Read pages where talent is listed to surface both potential candidates and the decision-makers above them.
Who is ScrapingBee best for?
- Dev teams needing reliable access to sites that block standard scrapers
- Builds that put an agent in front of the data through an official MCP server
- Not for low or bursty volume, since credits expire monthly with no rollover
What are ScrapingBee's pros and cons?
Pros
- Returns pages that block other scrapers, including targets that defeat lighter tools.
- Official MCP server, so an agent can pull data without custom middleware.
- Plain-English field extraction survives layout changes that break CSS selectors.
- Free tier of 1,000 credits, enough to test a target list before paying.
Cons
- Does not return LinkedIn profile or company data, so it is not an enrichment source.
- Credits do not roll over and burn fast on stealth or premium tiers, with no way to cost a job in advance.
- There is no standalone interface; it runs through an API or a no-code connector.
What are people saying about ScrapingBee?
Reviewers describe pointing it at sites that had already blocked them elsewhere and getting the page back, with one running a fleet of scrapers daily against a well-defended target. Support comes up constantly, including refunds issued without being asked. Cost is the recurring worry: stealth and premium tiers consume credits far faster than the base rate, credits expire at the end of the month, and there is no way to price a complex job before running it.
Consolidated from 165 reviews across G2, Capterra · Updated August 10, 2026
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