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Starts at
$48/mo
- Contract
- Credits reset at end of billing cycle; unused credits do not roll over
- Free plan
- 50 credits per month, 2 domains, 3 users, no credit card; credits reset monthly
Cheaper than Browse AI (8)
Compared by starting price, same currency.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Browse AI | States that Browse AI doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OlostepStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$9/moStarter plan, starting price | $39 lessstarting price | LLM-ready markdown output, MCP server | Plans can be switched at any time, pro-rated | Free plan with 500 successful requests, no credit card required, low rate... |
 ThunderbitStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$15/moStarter plan, starting price | $33 lessstarting price | MCP server | Monthly or annual subscription, cancel anytime effective end of... | Free plan with 6 pages per month, max 30 credits per page, 3 max bulk URLs... |
 ApifyStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$19/moStarter plan, starting price | $29 lessstarting price | LLM-ready markdown output, SSO, MCP server | Cancel any time; subscription lasts until end of current billing cycle | Free plan with $5 of prepaid usage per month, no credit card required; once... |
 FirecrawlHobby, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$19/moHobby plan, starting price | $29 lessstarting price | LLM-ready markdown output, SSO, MCP server | Enterprise agreements with custom terms; self-serve plans monthly... | 1,000 credits every month, refreshed monthly, no credit card required; 2... |
 ScrapingBeeHobby, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$19/moHobby plan, starting price | $29 lessstarting price | LLM-ready markdown output, MCP server | Subscription billing cycles that auto-renew; cancel anytime | Trial: 1,000 free API credits, no credit card required (one-time, no time limit stated) |
 ScrapeGraphAIStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/moStarter plan, starting price | $28 lessstarting price | LLM-ready markdown output, MCP server | Not found | 500 one-time API credits, 10 requests/min, 1 monitor, 1 concurrent crawl. |
 OxylabsStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$30/moStarter plan, starting price | $18 lessstarting price | MCP server | Not found | Time-limited: $5 welcome credits toward any product, free to start |
 ScrapflyDiscovery, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$30/moDiscovery plan, starting price | $18 lessstarting price | LLM-ready markdown output, HIPAA BAA, MCP server | no minimum term or commitment period | One-off allowance: 1,000 credits on signup, no credit card, no time limit, every product... |
Flat tiers (3)
Priced in tiers, where Browse AI charges by use.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Browse AI | States that Browse AI doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OctoparseStandard, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$83/moStandard plan, starting price | $35 morestarting price | MCP server | Monthly, quarterly and annual billing options; cancel any time... | Free forever plan: 10 tasks, 1 device, local runs only, 50K rows of data... |
 Bright DataManaged Data Acquisition, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$1,500/moManaged Data Acquisition plan, starting price | $1,452 morestarting price | MCP server | Not found | Free tier on Unlocker API, SERP API, Scraper APIs and Scraper Studio... |
 TinyFishread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.016/stepUsage price | Not comparable | LLM-ready markdown output, SSO, MCP server | No subscription or monthly minimum on self-serve; Enterprise is... | TinySearch and TinyFetch are free at any Wallet balance within rate limits... |
Other options (2)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Browse AI | States that Browse AI doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Web ScraperProject, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$50/mo yearlyProject plan, starting price | $2 morestarting price | Nothing extra found | Cancel any time; subscription stays active until end of current... | Trial: 7-day free trial, no credit card required |
 DiffbotStartup, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$299/moStartup plan, starting price | $251 morestarting price | MCP server | no long-term contract, monthly subscription, cancel anytime | 10,000 credits per month across all four APIs, 5 requests / min, no credit... |
No price found, or contact sales (2)
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Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Browse AI?
Olostep, at $9/mo by starting price, $39 less than Browse AI. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to Browse AI?
Yes. 9 AI web scraping tools have a free plan, including Olostep, Thunderbit, Apify, Firecrawl, ScrapeGraphAI.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Browse AI's own category, AI web scraping tools. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Browse AI doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Browse AI's, which doesn't prove Browse AI lacks it. How prices are read.