# ScrapTik vs TikHub

RapidAPI's top TikTok scraper against a self-serve TikTok API hub: distribution models and per-request economics compared.

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

ScrapTik and TikHub both sell unofficial TikTok data, but they distribute it in opposite ways. ScrapTik lives on marketplaces (the top TikTok listing on RapidAPI, an Apify actor, a pay-per-call MCP server) with private plans for scale. TikHub is one self-serve platform with published per-request pricing. The choice is mostly about where you want to buy and at what volume.

## At a glance

| Criteria | ScrapTik | TikHub | Openhandle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Marketplace subscriptions on RapidAPI or Apify. Volume plans need a sales talk | Self-serve per request, prepaid top-ups | Pay after use. No credits, no subscription |
| Published price | MCP calls $0.005-$0.02. "From $0.0001/req" only on custom private plans | $0.001/request. $0.0005 needs 30k+ calls per day | $3 per 1k, down to $1.50 per 1k at volume. 30-day cache hits are free |
| Free tier | No free tier published | ~50 requests at sign-up, then prepaid top-ups | 100 free requests, no card |
| Platform depth | TikTok only, 19 tools: profiles, videos, sounds, hashtags, comments, search. No Instagram or X | Deep on TikTok and Douyin, with TikTok split into web, app, and ads APIs. Thinner on Instagram and X, plus 12 more platforms. 1,000+ endpoints to learn | 45 Instagram, 28 TikTok, and 17 X endpoints. More platforms and data added by demand |
| Track record | #1 TikTok listing on RapidAPI since 2022, 4.8-star Apify actor. Marketplace ratings only | No track record published | 99.9% uptime |
| Rate limits | Set by your marketplace tier, not by you | 10 RPS by default. More needs a tier upgrade | 10 per second per key. Higher on request |
| Agent access | MCP server, no signup. Each call paid in USDC (x402) | REST API only, nothing agent-native listed | MCP server, OpenAPI, agent skill |

Figures from public pages, August 2026.

## The economics depend on the door you enter

ScrapTik's price is not one number: it depends on the channel. The marketplace tiers carry RapidAPI's subscription-and-overage shape. The MCP server meters $0.005-$0.02 per call, a convenience price for agents, not a volume price. The private plans advertise "from $0.0001 per request": potentially the cheapest TikTok data anywhere, but custom-negotiated and aimed at agencies and SaaS platforms doing serious volume.

TikHub publishes one self-serve curve: $0.001 falling to $0.0005 per request. No sales conversation, no marketplace layer, predictable from the first request to millions.

The practical rule: below negotiation scale, TikHub's published rate beats ScrapTik's marketplace and MCP channels. At millions of requests per month, ScrapTik's private plans are worth the conversation.

## Scope and depth

ScrapTik is a TikTok specialist: 19 focused tools covering the common needs. TikHub covers TikTok deepest of its 16 platforms (with far more endpoints) and adds Douyin, plus Instagram, YouTube, and X under the same account, which matters if TikTok is your first platform but not your last.

Both are unofficial APIs; both break when TikTok changes internals. ScrapTik markets its longevity: top RapidAPI listing since 2022 and a 100% run success badge on Apify. TikHub publishes no equivalent track record; test your own success rates on either.

## Verdicts

- **Self-serve TikTok data with predictable per-request costs.** TikHub.
- **Already buying through RapidAPI or Apify.** ScrapTik. It is the category leader on both.
- **AI agents that need TikTok tools without account setup.** ScrapTik's pay-per-call MCP server is genuinely unusual: no key, no subscription.
- **Millions of requests per month.** talk to ScrapTik about a private plan and hold its "from $0.0001" claim against your real volume.
- **TikTok now, more platforms later.** TikHub. The same account covers Douyin, Instagram, YouTube, and X.

## How we checked

Pricing and product claims come from scraptik.com and tikhub.io public pages, read in August 2026. Vendors change pricing; check their pages before deciding. Tell us about an error and we will correct it.