What ScraperAPI does well
ScraperAPI is one of the cleanest developer experiences in the scraping-API category. Onboarding is fast, the docs are clear, the auth pattern is simple. If you need raw HTML from any URL with anti-bot handling, ScraperAPI is a strong, focused choice.
Where Ollagraph goes further
- Structured data, not just HTML. Ollagraph returns clean markdown, extracted Readability content, and structured JSON-LD / OpenGraph / microdata in the same call. ScraperAPI returns raw HTML; cleaning and structure extraction is on your side.
- Domain intelligence layer. DNS, WHOIS, SSL, GeoIP/ASN, tech-stack, contacts, and email verification in the same API. ScraperAPI doesn't cover this category.
- Vertical actors. Amazon, Zillow, and Google Maps return structured product, property, and place data. ScraperAPI returns raw HTML and leaves parsing to you.
- Browser automation + MCP. Persistent sessions with natural-language actions, plus a Model Context Protocol server for AI agents. ScraperAPI focuses on the scraping API itself.
Side by side
| Feature | ScraperAPI | Ollagraph |
|---|---|---|
| Raw HTML scraping with anti-bot | Yes | Yes |
| Clean markdown output | Not native | Native format |
| Structured data (JSON-LD, OG, microdata) | Bring your own parser | Native |
| Vertical actors (Amazon, Zillow, Maps) | Raw HTML only | Structured JSON |
| Domain intelligence | Not offered | Included |
| Browser automation (sessions + NL actions) | Not offered | Included |
| MCP server | Not offered | Included |
| Async + webhooks | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Per-request | Per-credit · PAYG from $5 · refund on failure |
| Free to start | Trial | 1,000 credits |
Who each is best for
Choose ScraperAPI if: Teams that need raw HTML from arbitrary URLs and want to own their own parsing and structure extraction downstream. ScraperAPI is the simplest path to bytes.
Choose Ollagraph if: Teams who want bytes plus structure plus intelligence plus actors plus browser automation — behind one key. Especially AI engineering teams, sales-intelligence platforms, and AEO/SEO agencies who need the full toolkit.