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Best Netnut Alternative in 2025: Why ScraperAPI Outperforms

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ScraperAPI vs NetNut
Best Netnut Alternative

Trusted by 10,000+ web scraping and data teams who switched from solutions like Netnut for a cheaper and more efficient alternative.

Quick Overview

About ScraperAPI

ScraperAPI is a powerful and efficient web scraping API and tool designed to empower developers, data scientists, and businesses with reliable data extraction at scale.

  • Success rate 95%+ even on difficult sites
  • Transparent pay-per-successful-request pricing model
  • Advanced bypassing mechanisms
  • JS rendering, CAPTCHA handling, and worldwide geotargeting
  • Structured outputs like JSON, CSV, Text, and Markdown

About Netnut

Netnut is a well-known provider of proxy and web scraping solutions, with over six years in the market and nearly 3,000 customers globally. While it offers strong infrastructure for proxy management, it has several limitations when it comes to scraping flexibility and ease of use:

  • No support for JavaScript rendering
  • Only 2 structured endpoints
  • No no-code interface for scraping
  • Unclear API usage and credit system

Why Choose ScraperAPI Over Netnut

Netnut is relatively expensive, slower to start, and doesn’t consistently deliver strong scraping success rates. In contrast, ScraperAPI offers a more cost-effective, high-performance, and feature-rich alternative.

With ScraperAPI, you can run over 200 concurrent scraping jobs, leverage structured data endpoints for major platforms, and use a no-code-friendly interface to streamline your data extraction—without writing complex scripts. On pricing, ScraperAPI is significantly more affordable and offers a more transparent API credit system that gives users greater flexibility and control.

And unlike Netnut, you don’t need to schedule a call or wait days to access a free trial. With ScraperAPI, you can start scraping in minutes.

So, how do our pricing and features compare to Netnut?

Pricing Overview

Features

API Credits

 

Javascript Rendering

IP Rotation

Geotargeting

CAPTCHA Handling

Visual Interface for Automation

Data Output

Project Limits

Scheduling features

Monthly Cost

ScraperAPI’s Business Plan

3,000,000 API Credits

 

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

 

JSON, CSV, Text, Markdown, HTML, XML

Unlimited scrapes per website

✅

$300

Netnut’s Master Plan

Traffic-based (GB usage)

1TB at 4800$

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

 

HTML, CSV, JSON

Limited projects per plan, only unlimited at $599

N/A

$4800

Easier and Faster to Setup a Free Trial

Before accessing a free trial, Netnut requires you to contact their sales team first and explain why you want to use their products. This is an unnecessarily long process.

With ScraperAPI, you can set up a free trial within seconds without contacting anybody.

Enjoy the Power of JavaScript rendering

Netnut does not clearly support JavaScript rendering. This means you can:

  • Get incomplete or broken data
  • Be easily detected and blocked 
  • Miss dynamic content 

ScraperAPI, on the other hand, offers robust, built-in JavaScript rendering. This means you can reliably extract content from dynamic websites and ensure your scraping jobs return complete, accurate data.

Scrape Large Requests Concurrently

ScraperAPI is designed to meet the demands of enterprise-grade scraping—offering high concurrency so you can run hundreds of requests in parallel without sacrificing reliability or performance.

This level of scalability isn’t available with Netnut, making ScraperAPI a more capable solution for large-scale data extraction.

You Deserve Transparent, Predictable API Pricing

Netnut’s web unblocker charges are based on data usage in gigabytes, meaning costs depend on how much data is transmitted per request. This pricing model can be unclear and unpredictable—especially if requests aren’t highly optimized. The result? You may end up paying more for the same job.

ScraperAPI takes a more transparent approach with a credit-based pricing system. Each plan includes a set number of API credits, and every request has a clear cost—for example, a single Amazon scraping request costs 5 credits. No surprises, no guesswork.

With ScraperAPI, you always know exactly how much you’re spending. In contrast, data-based billing like Netnut’s can vary wildly from request to request, making it harder to manage costs or forecast usage.

Pay Less For More

The highest enterprise plan of ScraperAPI is $475 monthly. On the other hand, the highest plan of Netnut is $4800 monthly.

For a fraction of the cost, ScraperAPI gives you access to:

  • 5 million API credits
  • Proxy rotation
  • Async Scraper
  • DataPipiline – no-code scraper
  • JavaScript rendering
  • Geotargeting, and so on

With more features and dramatically lower pricing, ScraperAPI delivers far better value. When you compare both options, choosing ScraperAPI isn’t just cost-effective—it’s the logical choice.

More Dedicated Endpoints, More Coverage

ScraperAPI offers dedicated structured endpoints for high-demand platforms like Amazon, Google, Walmart, eBay, and Redfin—so you can extract data faster, with less setup and cleaner outputs.

Netnut only provides structured endpoints for SERP and LinkedIn, limiting your out-of-the-box scraping capabilities.

With ScraperAPI, you can instantly launch jobs on major platforms—no need to build and maintain custom parsers from scratch.

Access to No-code Scraping Functionality

ScraperAPI includes DataPipeline, a no-code scraping interface that lets users extract structured data without writing a single line of code. It’s perfect for quickly getting results or for teams without in-house developers.

Netnut doesn’t offer a no-code option, making it less accessible for non-technical users or those needing rapid, low-lift data extraction.

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ScraperAPI vs Netnut: What's Different

FeatureScraperAPI NetnutWhat it means
Pricing ModelCredit-based (1–30 credits per request)Traffic-based (GB usage)ScraperAPI offers predictable, per-request pricing. Netnut charges are based on bandwidth, making it harder to estimate costs.
Requests per monthUp to 5 million requests (based on plan)There is no specific request cap per monthScraperAPI clearly defines how many requests you can make. With Netnut, usage depends on data size, not request count.
No-code AutomationAvailableNot availableScraperAPI lets non-developers scrape data with a simple UI. Netnut requires technical implementation.
Thread ConcurrencyUp to 200 threads (more on request)Not Specified ScraperAPI supports high concurrency for faster scraping. Netnut doesn’t provide clear threading support, limiting performance at scale. 
Structured endpoints Amazon, Google, Walmart, eBay, RedfinSERP, LinkedInScraperAPI speeds up development with more prebuilt endpoints. Netnut offers limited structured options.
Free TrialInstant signup, fast startSlower, manual approvalScraperAPI gives you immediate access. Netnut may take hours or days to activate a trial.
JavaScript RenderingAvailable UnavailableScraperAPI renders JavaScript for full-page content. Netnut may return incomplete data from dynamic sites.

Enterprise Features Without the Price Tag

Dedicated Account Manager

Your account manager will be there any time your team needs a helping hand.

Professional support

Premium Support

Enterprise customers* get dedicated Slack channels for direct communication with engineers and support.

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100% Compliant

All data collected and provided to customers are ethically obtained and compliant with all applicable laws.

IP locatations

Global Data Coverage

Your account manager will be there any time your team needs a helping hand.

Integration tutorials

Powerful Scraping Tools

All our tools are designed to simplify the scraping process and collect mass-scale data without getting blocked.

Designed for Scale

Scale your data pipelines while keeping a near-perfect success rate.

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Simple, Powerful, Reliable Data Collection That Just Works

Web data collection doesn’t have to be complicated. With ScraperAPI, you can access the data you need without worrying about proxies, browsers, or CAPTCHA handling.

Our powerful scraping infrastructure handles the hard parts for you, delivering reliable results with success rates of nearly 99.99%.

Extract Clean, Structured Data from Any Website in Seconds

No more struggling with messy HTML and complex parsing. ScraperAPI transforms any website into clean, structured data formats you can immediately use.

 

Our structured data endpoints automatically convert popular sites like Amazon, Google, Walmart, and eBay into ready-to-use JSON or CSV, with no parsing required on your end.

 

Instead of spending hours writing custom parsers that break whenever websites change, get consistent, reliable data with a single API call.

EXPLORE STRUCTURED ENDPOINTS
Auto Parsing​

Test it yourself

Python
import requests

payload = {
    'api_key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'url': 'https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Unlocked-Smartphone-High-Res-Manufacturer/dp/B0DCLCPN9T/?th=1',
    'country': 'us',
    'output_format': 'text'
}


response = requests.get('https://api.scraperapi.com/', params=payload)
product_data = response.text

with open('product.text', 'w') as f:
    f.write(product_data)
    f.close()

Feed Your LLMs with Perfect Web Data, Zero Cleaning Required

Training AI models requires massive amounts of high-quality data. The problem is that web content is often too messy and unstructured for models to make sense of it.

 

ScraperAPI solves this with our output_format parameter. It automatically converts web pages into clean Text or Markdown formats, which is perfectly suited for LLM training.

 

Simply add "output_format=text" or "output_format=markdown" to your request, and we’ll strip away irrelevant elements while preserving the meaningful content your models need.

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Collect Data at Scale Without Writing a Single Line of Code

Set up large-scale scraping jobs with our intuitive visual interface. All you have to do is:

 

  • Upload your target URLs
  • Choose your settings
  • Schedule when you want your data collected

DataPipeline handles everything from there: proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, retries, and delivering your data where you need it via webhooks or downloadable files.

 

Scale up to 10,000 URLs per project while our infrastructure manages the technical complexity, or use its dedicated endpoints to add even more control to your existing projects.

schedule scraping jobs
Data Pipeline
ScraperAPI geotargeting

See Websites Exactly as Local Users Do with Global Geotargetting

Many websites show different content based on where and how you’re accessing them, which limits your ability to collect comprehensive, quality data.

 

With ScraperAPI’s geotargeting capabilities, you can access websites from over 150 countries through our network of 150M+ proxies and see exactly what local users see.

 

Simply add a country_code parameter to your request, and ScraperAPI will automatically route your request through the appropriate location with no complex proxy setup required.

 

Uncover region-specific pricing, product availability, search results, and local content that would otherwise be invisible to your standard scraping setup.

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All the Data You Need. One Place to Find It

Automate your entire scraping project with us, or select a solution that fits your business goals.

Residential Proxies

Proxy Management

Integrate our proxy pool with your in-house scrapers or our Scraping API to unlock any website.

  • 40M+ IPs
  • 99.99% Uptime
  • Geotargeting
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Scraping Solutions

Easily scrape data, automate rendering, bypass obstacles, and parse product search results quickly and efficiently.

  • JS rendering
  • Smart IP Rotation
  • Amazon / Walmart Scraper
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Hosted Scraper

Put ecommerce data collection on autopilot without writing a single line of code.

  • Visual interface
  • Built-in scheduler
  • Ready-to-use templates
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What Our Customers
Are Saying

One of the most frustrating parts of automated web scraping is constantly dealing with IP blocks and CAPTCHAs. ScraperAPI gets this task off of your shoulders.

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based on 50+ reviews

The team at ScraperAPI was so patient in helping us debug our first scraper. Thanks for being super passionate and awesome!
Cristina Saavedra
Cristina SaavedraOptimization Director at SquareTrade
A dead simple API plus a generous free tier are hard to beat. ScraperAPI is a good example of how developer experience can make a difference in a crowded category.
Ilya Sukhar
Ilya SukharFounder of Parse, Partner at YCombinator
I researched a lot of scraping tools and am glad I found ScraperAPI. It has low cost and great tech support. They always respond within 24 hours when I need any help with the product.
Alexander Zharkov
Alexander ZharkovFullstack Javascript Developer
BigCommerce

Simple Pricing. No Surprises.

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Upgrade to enable more features and increase scraping volume.

Hobby

Ideal for small projects or personal use.

Hobby

$49

/ month

$44

/ month, billed annually

  • 100,000 API Credits
  • 20 Concurrent Threads
  • US & EU Geotargeting
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Startup

Great for small teams and advanced users.

Startup

$149

/ month

$134

/ month, billed annually

  • 1,000,000 API Credits
  • 50 Concurrent Threads
  • US & EU Geotargeting
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Business

Perfect for small-medium businesses.

Business

$299

/ month

$269

/ month, billed annually

  • 3,000,000 API Credits
  • 100 Concurrent Threads
  • All Geotargeting
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Scaling

Most popular

Perfect for teams looking to scale their operations.

Business

$475

/ month

$427

/ month, billed annually

  • 5,000,000 API Credits
  • 200 Concurrent Threads
  • All Geotargeting
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Enterprise

Need more than 5,000,000 API Credits with all premium features, premium support and an account manager?

  • 5,000,000+ API credits and 200+ Concurrent Threads
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Slack Support
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Frequently Asked Questions

ScraperAPI is more affordable, easier to get started with, and offers a fast, self-serve free trial. It includes structured data endpoints for major sites like Amazon, Google, and Walmart and supports a no-code-friendly approach. Netnut, on the other hand, comes at a higher cost, has a slower trial setup process, offers fewer structured data endpoints, and lacks any no-code scraping options, making it more complex for users to get up and running.

Yes. ScraperAPI supports up to 200 concurrent threads, enabling you to send and process a high volume of requests in parallel. This makes it significantly more efficient for large-scale scraping tasks than Netnut, which does not clearly state its concurrency capabilities.

ScraperAPI’s high concurrency and flexible API make it easy to implement pagination logic on your end—so you can scrape more data faster and with greater control.

While Netnut allows for some header customization and limited browser behavior, it does not offer full JavaScript rendering—meaning it may miss dynamic content loaded via client-side scripts. ScraperAPI, on the other hand, provides full JavaScript rendering. It loads pages like a real browser, executes scripts, and captures dynamic elements—ensuring you get complete and accurate data from modern, JavaScript-heavy websites.

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