# ScrapingBee: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/scrapingbee/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 0% | 16 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "If your team prefers a "managed" solution (no proxy management): Go with ScrapingBee's Startup plan ($99/mo)." (MiniMax M2.5, Proxy and web data)
- "Developer-focused APIs that easily handle JavaScript rendering" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Developer-Friendly Setup: ScrapingBee or Zyte API" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proxy and web data)

## In its own words

What ScrapingBee's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Best Web Scraping API (https://scrapingbee.com/)
- For: developers, founders, and product teams that need web data in their apps, workflows, or internal tools (https://scrapingbee.com/)
- Price stated: Simple, transparent pricing. (https://scrapingbee.com/)
- Starting price: 49 (https://scrapingbee.com/)
- Free plan or trial: 1,000 free web scraping API credits; no credit card required (https://scrapingbee.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 400 (https://www.scrapingbee.com/features/n8n)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
- Hosting: Paris (main), multi-DC EU for backup, USA
- Customers named: Comunica, Yond+co, Navegante, SeekWell, NordFolk, Loadster, Podscan, CodeSubmit

## What it publishes

Every page scrapingbee.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1191 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 364 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 48 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.