# ScrapeCreators vs SocialCrawl

Flat USD credits against variable GBP credits: two social data APIs compared on pricing mechanics, breadth, and payload shape.

Checked August 2026. Public pricing pages. No affiliate links.

ScrapeCreators and SocialCrawl both sell non-expiring credit packs, but the credit means different things. ScrapeCreators charges a flat 1 credit per request in USD with per-platform payloads. SocialCrawl prices in GBP with variable credit costs (1 for standard calls up to 20 for universal search, a vendor-stated mixed average of ~3.1) and returns a unified schema across 48 platforms, including e-commerce and review sites.

## At a glance

| Criteria | ScrapeCreators | SocialCrawl | Openhandle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 100 credits, one time | 100 credits, one time, no card. Advanced calls burn 5-10 each | 100 free requests, no card |
| Pricing model | Prepaid USD packs, paid up front. Credits never expire | Prepaid GBP packs, paid up front. Credits never expire | Pay after use. No credits, no subscription |
| Effective rate | ~$1.88 per 1k on the $47 pack. ~$0.99 needs the $497 pack | ~£6 per 1k on the £15 pack. £49 for 8,000-20,000, £299 for 50,000-150,000. GBP only | $3 per 1k, down to $1.50 per 1k at volume. 30-day cache hits are free |
| Credits per call | 1 credit per call, prepaid. Cached results free | 1 standard, 5-10 advanced, 20 for search. Vendor claims ~3.1 average | No credits. One answer, one request |
| Platform depth | 22 TikTok and 19 Instagram endpoints, plus 34 other platforms, each its own API | About 8 endpoints per platform across 48 platforms, mostly shopping and search sites | 45 Instagram, 28 TikTok, and 17 X endpoints. More platforms and data added by demand |
| Depth | 22 TikTok endpoints, 19 Instagram | 21 TikTok and 33 Instagram endpoints, more on LinkedIn and YouTube. Advanced ones cost 5-10 credits | 28 TikTok endpoints in one API, web and app combined. Ads routes soon |
| Response shape | Unpredictable raw payloads, different on every platform | Unified schema, vendor-defined. Sentiment scores included | One schema across Instagram, TikTok, and X |
| Extras | Free cached results. Support is one founder | Cross-platform search at 20 credits a call. MCP, built-in retries | REST, OpenAPI, MCP server, SDKs for TypeScript, Python, and Go |
| Uptime | No SLA, no status page, no uptime figure published | No uptime figure published | 99.9% uptime |

Figures from public pricing pages, August 2026.

## Pricing

The currencies differ (ScrapeCreators prices in USD, SocialCrawl in GBP), and so do the units, which makes sticker comparison misleading. A ScrapeCreators credit is always one call; a SocialCrawl credit is a fraction of one, since advanced endpoints cost 5-10 credits and universal search costs 20. At SocialCrawl's own ~3.1-credit average, its £15 entry pack of 2,500 credits buys roughly 800 calls. ScrapeCreators' large pack reaches ~$0.99 per 1k calls flat, and cached results are free. To compare honestly, price your actual endpoint mix in calls, not credits, then convert the currency.

## Coverage and payloads

SocialCrawl's 48 platforms reach past social into e-commerce (Amazon, eBay, Walmart), search engines, and review sites, with a unified schema, sentiment scores, and a universal cross-platform search. ScrapeCreators stays on the social stack across 36 APIs and returns payloads close to each platform's internal shapes, so parsing is per-platform work. On shared platforms the endpoint counts trade blows: ScrapeCreators lists 22 TikTok endpoints to SocialCrawl's 21, while SocialCrawl lists more on Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

## Verdicts

- **Predictable billing.** ScrapeCreators. One credit is one call, always, and cache hits are free.
- **Long-tail coverage beyond social.** SocialCrawl, for e-commerce, search engines, and review sites under one key.
- **One parser across platforms.** SocialCrawl's unified schema, with sentiment included.
- **Cross-platform search as a feature.** SocialCrawl, but at 20 credits per call, budget for it.
- **Either way.** compute your own blended cost from your endpoint mix and convert USD/GBP before comparing packs.

## How we checked

Pricing and platform claims come from scrapecreators.com and socialcrawl.dev public pages, read in August 2026. Vendors change pricing; check their pages before deciding. Tell us about an error and we will correct it.