Scrapfly vs What The Commit
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Scrapfly vs What The Commit: common questions
Which is more reliable, Scrapfly or What The Commit?
Both are neck-and-neck — Scrapfly and What The Commit each measure 99.02% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.
Which is faster, Scrapfly or What The Commit?
Scrapfly has the lower median latency in our checks — Scrapfly responds in 1015 ms versus What The Commit at 1312 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 What The Commit need an API key?
What The Commit needs no key, while Scrapfly requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for What The Commit first.
Can I call Scrapfly and What The Commit from the browser?
Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Scrapfly and What The Commit 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 What The Commit free for commercial use?
Scrapfly has unclear commercial terms, and What The Commit 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.