Vendor comparison

ScrapeIt vs ScrapeHero

ScrapeIt and ScrapeHero are the closest match in this comparison set: both are fully managed services where the vendor writes, hosts and repairs the scraper and the customer only receives data. The practical differences are jurisdiction, pricing shape and catalogue coverage.

Choose ScrapeHero if

Your target is already in their catalogue
You want a United States counterparty
A pre-collected dataset answers the question

Choose ScrapeIt if

You need an EU processor and a DPA
The target is regional or heavily defended
You want to test with a EUR 199 one-time extract

What each company actually is

ScrapeHero

A United States data-as-a-service provider. Alongside custom managed scraping it sells ready-made crawlers, scraping APIs for common targets and off-the-shelf datasets. Published entry points start from 199 US dollars per month for subscription scraping and from 550 US dollars per month for on-demand work. The breadth is the point: for many common targets a crawler already exists.

ScrapeIt

Scrapeit Sp. z o.o., registered in Bialystok, Poland and trading since 2021. It sells one thing: a scraper built for your specific target list and maintained for as long as you subscribe. No marketplace, no off-the-shelf catalogue. Every project starts from your field list, and the price is on the pricing page rather than behind a quote.

Side by side

Dimension	ScrapeIt	ScrapeHero
Service model	Fully managed, custom build per target.	Fully managed, plus ready-made crawlers, APIs and datasets.
Published pricing	Seven plans in full: EUR 199 one-time, EUR 169 to EUR 549 per month.	Entry points published, from 199 USD per month subscription and 550 USD per month on demand. Larger work is quoted.
One-time extract	Yes, EUR 199 for up to 100,000 rows within five days.	On-demand work is available but priced as a monthly engagement.
Setup fee	EUR 499 on recurring plans, EUR 799 on the largest.	Not published separately.
Ready-made crawlers	No catalogue. Everything is built to your brief.	Large catalogue covering many popular targets.
Delivery frequency	One-time, monthly, bi-monthly, weekly, three times weekly, daily, three times daily.	Configurable per project.
Delivery targets	CSV, JSON, JSONLines, XML, XLSX, SFTP, FTP, cloud storage, email, your API or database.	Files, cloud storage and APIs.
Jurisdiction	Poland, EU.	United States.
Contracting	Mutual NDA as standard, DPA when personal data is in scope, client templates accepted.	Standard US commercial terms.
Trading since	2021	2015

When ScrapeHero is the better choice

Your target is already in their catalogue. A ready-made crawler that exists today beats a custom build that takes a week, and it usually costs less.
You want a US counterparty. For US buyers with procurement rules about data leaving the country, or a preference for US contract law, that alone can settle it.
You want datasets rather than a pipeline. If a pre-collected dataset answers the question, buying it is faster than commissioning collection.
The programme spans dozens of targets at once. A larger vendor with a bigger bench absorbs that more comfortably.

When ScrapeIt is the better choice

You need an EU counterparty. A Polish company inside the EU removes the transfer question from a GDPR review before it starts.
You want the whole price list before contact. Every plan, row limit, frequency and setup fee is published. Nothing is quote-gated.
The target is unusual. Regional property portals, national marketplaces, sites behind heavy anti-bot defences. Catalogues cover the popular targets well and the long tail poorly.
You want to spend EUR 199 before committing. A one-time extract of up to 100,000 rows is a real evaluation of output quality, not a sales demo.

The honest summary

These two services do the same job, and for a mainstream target such as Amazon or Zillow the deciding factors are catalogue coverage and jurisdiction rather than capability. ScrapeHero is larger and has more prebuilt coverage. ScrapeIt is EU-based, builds everything to order, and prices in the open.

If your target list is common, check whether a ready-made crawler already covers it. If your list is regional, awkward or heavily defended, a custom-only shop is usually the better fit.

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Frequently asked questions

Is ScrapeIt a ScrapeHero alternative?

Yes. Both are fully managed services where the vendor builds, hosts and repairs the scraper and the customer only receives data. The practical differences are jurisdiction, ScrapeIt in Poland and ScrapeHero in the United States, catalogue coverage, and pricing transparency.

Does ScrapeIt have ready-made scrapers like ScrapeHero?

No. ScrapeIt builds every scraper to order from your field list, and there is no catalogue or marketplace. That is slower than running an existing crawler for a popular target, and better for regional, unusual or heavily defended sites where no ready-made option exists.

Which is better for EU data protection?

ScrapeIt is registered in Poland as Scrapeit Sp. z o.o., so processing stays inside the EU and no international transfer assessment is needed. ScrapeHero is a United States company, which for some EU buyers adds a transfer analysis to the review.

How much does each one cost?

ScrapeIt publishes its full list: EUR 199 for a one-time extract of up to 100,000 rows, and EUR 169 to EUR 549 per month for recurring plans, with a setup fee of EUR 499 or EUR 799. ScrapeHero publishes entry points from 199 US dollars per month for subscription scraping and from 550 US dollars per month for on-demand work, with larger projects quoted individually.

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