Scrapfly vs WebScraping.AI
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Scrapfly vs WebScraping.AI: common questions
Which is more reliable, Scrapfly or WebScraping.AI?
On our scheduled checks, WebScraping.AI leads on measured uptime — Scrapfly at 99.02% versus WebScraping.AI at 100% over 90 days. These are our own probe results, not provider claims; the uptime bars above show the day-by-day record for both.
Which is faster, Scrapfly or WebScraping.AI?
WebScraping.AI has the lower median latency in our checks — Scrapfly responds in 1015 ms versus WebScraping.AI at 460 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.
Do Scrapfly and WebScraping.AI need an API key?
Both ask you to authenticate — Scrapfly uses an API key and WebScraping.AI uses an API key. Each key is free to obtain; the Auth and Card-required rows above spell out the signup terms.
Can I call Scrapfly and WebScraping.AI from the browser?
Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Scrapfly and WebScraping.AI from a server or proxy rather than client-side. The CORS and HTTPS rows above show exactly what we detected for each.
Are Scrapfly and WebScraping.AI free for commercial use?
Scrapfly has unclear commercial terms, and WebScraping.AI has unclear commercial terms. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.