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Scrape.ly vs Megalania

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Scrape.ly compared with Megalania
DetailScrape.ly logo Scrape.lyMegalania logo Megalania
What it doesWeb scraping tool and platform for AI-ready data Scraping API and MCP server for developers and AI agents that climbs through anti-bot routes only when needed
StageNot given MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inCH Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0/month with $5 of usage included monthly. Starter: $19/month with $19 of usage included. Scale: $199/month with $199 of usage included. Business: $999/month with $999 of usage included. Compute usage: $0.20/CU (Free), $0.19/CU (Starter), $0.15/CU (Scale), $0.12/CU (Business). Residential pro Free plan: 1,000 credits/month (HTTP datacenter only, 2 parallel requests). Starter: $19/month with 76,000 credits/month. Growth: $79/month with 395,000 credits/month. Scale: $249/month with 1,383,000 credits/month. Business: $599/month with 3,420,000 credits/month. Credits cost $0.25 per 1,000 for
Key features
  • Ready-made scrapers for Google Maps, Amazon, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms
  • Cloud environment to build and deploy custom scraping pipelines
  • 24/7 monitoring and automatic fixes when websites change
  • Data export as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS
  • Integration with AI agents via MCP server
  • Webhooks and integrations for data pipelines
  • Professional services for custom extraction workflows
  • Marketplace for developers to publish and monetize scrapers
  • Open-source tools and templates in JavaScript and TypeScript
  • Automatic route climbing: starts with cheapest HTTP datacenter, escalates to residential and browser rendering only when blocked
  • Four scraping routes: HTTP datacenter, HTTP residential, browser datacenter, browser residential
  • Blocks detected are free
  • JavaScript rendering with real Chrome browser
  • MCP server integration with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code
  • Batch processing for multiple URLs
  • Monitoring service with change detection
  • LLM extraction with CSS rules
  • Free check_site tool to preview routes and pricing
  • Idempotency with 24-hour retry window charged once
What makes it different
  • 80% revenue share for developers who publish scrapers on the marketplace with zero upfront cost
  • 24/7 actor testing with fixes delivered within hours when websites change
  • Global proxy infrastructure with 100M+ residential IPs across 195+ countries
  • Professional services team to build and maintain custom extraction workflows
  • Works seamlessly with AI agents and supports MCP protocol
  • Pay only for successful pages; blocks are free
  • Automatic cost optimization through smart routing
  • Integrated MCP server for AI agents without API keys
  • See price before making requests with check_site
  • Privacy-focused: stores only host, route, and credits; never stores URLs or cookies
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)21 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)140
Referring domains (Majestic)80

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