Ollagraph vs ScrapingBee
ScrapingBee is a clean, focused scraping API with JS rendering and proxy rotation. Ollagraph matches the scraping core and adds an intelligence layer and agent tooling in the same API.
What ScrapingBee does well
ScrapingBee is a well-built, developer-friendly scraping API — JS rendering, proxy rotation, screenshots, and a simple parameterized request model. For teams who want reliable rendered HTML or screenshots from arbitrary URLs with a minimal surface, it's a solid, focused choice.
Where Ollagraph goes further
- Structured output, not just HTML. Clean markdown for LLMs and JSON-LD / OpenGraph extraction in the same call, where ScrapingBee centers on rendered HTML you parse yourself.
- Intelligence layer. DNS, WHOIS, SSL, GeoIP/ASN, and company enrichment alongside the scrape.
- Browser automation. Persistent sessions and natural-language actions on real rendered pages.
- Agent-native. A Model Context Protocol server makes the whole surface callable by AI agents.
Side by side
| Feature | ScrapingBee | Ollagraph |
|---|---|---|
| JS rendering + proxy rotation | Yes | Yes |
| Screenshots | Yes | Via browser sessions |
| Clean markdown output for LLMs | Not native | Native |
| Structured data (JSON-LD / OpenGraph) | Bring your own parser | Native |
| Domain intelligence (DNS/WHOIS/SSL) | Not offered | Included |
| MCP server for AI agents | Not offered | Included |
| Free to start | Trial credits | 1,000 credits |
Who each is best for
Teams that need focused, reliable rendered HTML or screenshots from arbitrary URLs and want a minimal API surface.
Teams who want scraping plus structure plus intelligence plus browser automation behind one key and one bill.
Sources & further reading
The standards behind every tool in this comparison, for readers who want the primary sources rather than our summary of them:
- Web scraping (Wikipedia) — the category these tools operate in, with its technical and legal background.
- RFC 9309 — Robots Exclusion Protocol (IETF, 2022) — the robots.txt standard a responsible crawler honors.
- JSON-LD 1.1 (W3C Recommendation) — the structured-data format these tools extract.
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (Lewis et al., 2020) — the AI pattern most of this web data ultimately feeds.
Common questions
Can Ollagraph render JavaScript like ScrapingBee?
Yes. Our managed engine escalates from a fast HTTP path to a full stealth browser automatically, and tells you which path served the request via the tier field. You can also force rendering and pass action macros.
Does ScrapingBee have a domain intelligence layer?
No. ScrapingBee focuses on scraping and proxy handling. DNS, WHOIS, SSL, and enrichment are not part of their product; teams that need both consolidate on Ollagraph or add a second vendor.
How does pricing compare?
Both price on usage. Ollagraph uses credits — 1 per call, refunds on failure — with pay-as-you-go from $5 and 1,000 free credits to start, and the same credits cover scraping, intelligence, actors, and automation. See both pricing pages for current numbers.
Try Ollagraph free.
1,000 credits, one bearer token, every endpoint. Decide for yourself.