2026 Pricing Guide

Domain API Pricing Comparison

Transparent pricing comparison of 20+ providers. Compare free tiers, packaging, and tradeoffs for real-world domain intelligence workloads.

Quick Comparison

Web scraping APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
Apify $29/month Starter plan plus usage, with $29 of spend included
Compute units
Programmable Actors, browser automation, crawlers, schedules, APIs, and structured Store solutions. Compute-unit and Actor costs vary with memory, duration, storage, proxy, transfer, and retries.
Bright Data $1.50 per 1,000 successful records on pay as you go
Per successful record
Structured site scrapers, raw web access, rendering, batch jobs, schedules, and JSON or CSV delivery. Record pricing is not comparable to page or request pricing; catalog scope is dynamic.
Browserless $25/month billed yearly for 20,000 units on Prototyping
Browser-time blocks
Managed Chrome, WebKit, and Firefox sessions with BrowserQL, Puppeteer, Playwright, REST, and proxy options. Browser time rounds in fixed blocks, with separate proxy and CAPTCHA unit rules.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
Firecrawl $16/month billed yearly for 5,000 pages on Hobby
Credits
Scrape, crawl, map, search, extraction, parsing, and agent-oriented public web workflows. Credits vary by page, search, browser minute, interaction, and advanced output.
ScraperAPI $49/month for 100,000 credits on Hobby
Credits
Configurable HTML retrieval with rendering, proxies, sessions, geotargeting, parsing, and crawler-oriented requests. Target type and selected options can change credit cost; trial and free-plan copy needs recheck.
ScrapingBee $49.99/month for 250,000 credits on Freelance
Credits
Request-oriented collection with JavaScript rendering, proxies, geography, screenshots, and extraction rules. Credit use changes with rendering, proxy, stealth, geography, and AI options.
ZenRows $16/month for 45,000 credits on Build
Credits
Fetch, Extract, Batch, browser sessions, and API, SDK, CLI, and MCP interfaces. A standard request and a JavaScript or premium-proxy request consume different credits.
Zyte Pay as you go with target-specific HTTP and browser response tiers
Per successful response
HTTP retrieval, browser rendering, actions, sessions, downloads, screenshots, and extraction. Successful response, browser request, actions, captures, screenshots, and extraction have different costs.

URL intelligence APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
Bright Data $1.50 per 1,000 successful records on pay as you go
Per successful record
Structured site scrapers, raw web access, rendering, batch jobs, schedules, and JSON or CSV delivery. Record pricing is not comparable to page or request pricing; catalog scope is dynamic.
BuiltWith $295/month for the Basic plan
Per lookup
Website technology intelligence and historical stack data API Subscriptions cover reports and integrations, while API allowances and dataset access vary by plan.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
Firecrawl $16/month billed yearly for 5,000 pages on Hobby
Credits
Scrape, crawl, map, search, extraction, parsing, and agent-oriented public web workflows. Credits vary by page, search, browser minute, interaction, and advanced output.
urlscan.io $5,000/year Automate plan
Per request
URL scanning, phishing analysis, and brand monitoring API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Wappalyzer $450/month Business plan with 20,000 API credits
Credits
Technology lookup, company enrichment, and alerts API API access starts on Business; most lookups use one credit per URL, while live recursive lookups use five.

Technology detection APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
BuiltWith $295/month for the Basic plan
Per lookup
Website technology intelligence and historical stack data API Subscriptions cover reports and integrations, while API allowances and dataset access vary by plan.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
Host.io $99/month for 10,000 requests
Per request
Domain Intelligence and Technology Detection API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
urlscan.io $5,000/year Automate plan
Per request
URL scanning, phishing analysis, and brand monitoring API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Wappalyzer $450/month Business plan with 20,000 API credits
Credits
Technology lookup, company enrichment, and alerts API API access starts on Business; most lookups use one credit per URL, while live recursive lookups use five.

Domain availability APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
Atom Connect Custom pricing
Per request
Domain valuation, trademark screening, and discovery APIs Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Cloudflare Registrar Registry wholesale domain cost with no markup
Per domain transaction
At-Cost Registrar with Beta API Workflows Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DNSimple From $0.50/hosted zone/month plus DNS query usage
Per request
Registrar API with DNS Hosting & Automation Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DNSlytics €79 one-time for 10,000 credits
Per request
Reverse DNS Analytics and Tracking Code Discovery Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Domainr (Fastly) Status from $0.0005/request after the free allowance
Per request
Fastly-backed Domain Search API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
Dynadot API Variable per-TLD domain transaction pricing
Per domain transaction
Registrar API for Bulk Investors and Resellers Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Gandi API Variable per-TLD pricing at Rate A
Per domain transaction
European Registrar API with LiveDNS Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
GoDaddy API Live per-domain registration, renewal, and transfer pricing
Per domain transaction
Domain Registrar API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
JsonWhois WHOIS from $0.0085/call after the free allowance
Per request
Simple WHOIS API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Name.com API Variable per-domain and TLD transaction pricing
Per domain transaction
Domain Registrar REST API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Namecheap API Production requires 20 domains, a $50 balance, or $50 recent spend
Per domain transaction
Domain Registrar API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
OpenSRS Essential reseller tier with variable domain pricing
Per domain transaction
Reseller-focused domain API for large portfolios Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Porkbun API Variable per-domain transaction pricing
Per domain transaction
Low-cost registrar API with DNS and SSL automation Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
RDAP API $9/month Starter plan
Per request
RDAP-first domain, IP, and ASN lookup API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
WhoAPI $52/month for 40,000 requests
Per request
Established Domain Availability & WHOIS API Availability, WHOIS, SSL, and other WhoAPI products have separate subscriptions and request allowances.
WhoisFreaks $75/month for 50,000 credits
Per request
WHOIS & DNS Intelligence API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
WHOISJSON $10/month for 30,000 requests
Per request
WHOIS, DNS, SSL, and availability API with a lightweight free plan Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Whoxy $2 one-time for 1,000 WHOIS lookups
Per request
WHOIS history, reverse WHOIS, and bulk lookup API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

WHOIS and RDAP APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
DomainTools $99/month individual membership, web access only
Per request
Enterprise Domain Intelligence & Threat Research Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
IP2WHOIS $49/month for 5,000 Domain WHOIS queries
Per request
WHOIS API with IP2Location Integration Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
JsonWhois WHOIS from $0.0085/call after the free allowance
Per request
Simple WHOIS API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
RDAP API $9/month Starter plan
Per request
RDAP-first domain, IP, and ASN lookup API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
SecurityTrails Contact sales
Per request
DNS & Domain Intelligence for Security Research Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
ViewDNS $29/month for 1,000 queries
Per request
DNS, WHOIS, and Reverse Lookup Toolkit Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
WhoAPI $52/month for 40,000 requests
Per request
Established Domain Availability & WHOIS API Availability, WHOIS, SSL, and other WhoAPI products have separate subscriptions and request allowances.
WhoisFreaks $75/month for 50,000 credits
Per request
WHOIS & DNS Intelligence API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
WHOISJSON $10/month for 30,000 requests
Per request
WHOIS, DNS, SSL, and availability API with a lightweight free plan Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
WhoisXML API $30/month for 2,000 WHOIS queries
Per request
Enterprise Domain, IP & DNS Intelligence Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Whoxy $2 one-time for 1,000 WHOIS lookups
Per request
WHOIS history, reverse WHOIS, and bulk lookup API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

DNS and infrastructure APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
Cloudflare Registrar Registry wholesale domain cost with no markup
Per domain transaction
At-Cost Registrar with Beta API Workflows Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DNSimple From $0.50/hosted zone/month plus DNS query usage
Per request
Registrar API with DNS Hosting & Automation Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DNSlytics €79 one-time for 10,000 credits
Per request
Reverse DNS Analytics and Tracking Code Discovery Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
FullHunt $149/month Builder plan
Per request
External attack surface, subdomain, and typo-monitoring API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Gandi API Variable per-TLD pricing at Rate A
Per domain transaction
European Registrar API with LiveDNS Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
GoDaddy API Live per-domain registration, renewal, and transfer pricing
Per domain transaction
Domain Registrar API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
HackerTarget $10/month Starter, billed annually
Per request
Security Testing & DNS Reconnaissance Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Host.io $99/month for 10,000 requests
Per request
Domain Intelligence and Technology Detection API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
MxToolBox $129/month Delivery Center
Per request
Email Security & DNS Diagnostic Tools Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Name.com API Variable per-domain and TLD transaction pricing
Per domain transaction
Domain Registrar REST API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Namecheap API Production requires 20 domains, a $50 balance, or $50 recent spend
Per domain transaction
Domain Registrar API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Netlas $49/month Freelancer plan
Per request
Internet-wide scanning, DNS, SSL, and WHOIS datasets Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
OpenSRS Essential reseller tier with variable domain pricing
Per domain transaction
Reseller-focused domain API for large portfolios Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Porkbun API Variable per-domain transaction pricing
Per domain transaction
Low-cost registrar API with DNS and SSL automation Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Robtex $19/month Pro plan
Per request
Passive DNS, domain reputation, and infrastructure lookup API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
SecurityTrails Contact sales
Per request
DNS & Domain Intelligence for Security Research Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
ViewDNS $29/month for 1,000 queries
Per request
DNS, WHOIS, and Reverse Lookup Toolkit Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
WhoisXML API $30/month for 2,000 WHOIS queries
Per request
Enterprise Domain, IP & DNS Intelligence Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

Domain valuation and pricing APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
Atom Connect Custom pricing
Per request
Domain valuation, trademark screening, and discovery APIs Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Domainr (Fastly) Status from $0.0005/request after the free allowance
Per request
Fastly-backed Domain Search API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DomainTools $99/month individual membership, web access only
Per request
Enterprise Domain Intelligence & Threat Research Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
Dynadot API Variable per-TLD domain transaction pricing
Per domain transaction
Registrar API for Bulk Investors and Resellers Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
GoDaddy API Live per-domain registration, renewal, and transfer pricing
Per domain transaction
Domain Registrar API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

Email verification and security APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
MxToolBox $129/month Delivery Center
Per request
Email Security & DNS Diagnostic Tools Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

IP intelligence and reputation APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
Censys Prepaid credits from $100
Per request
Internet Intelligence and Attack Surface Platform Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
Host.io $99/month for 10,000 requests
Per request
Domain Intelligence and Technology Detection API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
IP2WHOIS $49/month for 5,000 Domain WHOIS queries
Per request
WHOIS API with IP2Location Integration Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Netlas $49/month Freelancer plan
Per request
Internet-wide scanning, DNS, SSL, and WHOIS datasets Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Robtex $19/month Pro plan
Per request
Passive DNS, domain reputation, and infrastructure lookup API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Shodan $49 one-time Membership or $69/month Freelancer
Per request
Internet Exposure Search for Devices and Services Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
ViewDNS $29/month for 1,000 queries
Per request
DNS, WHOIS, and Reverse Lookup Toolkit Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
VirusTotal $75,000/year Google Threat Intelligence Standard
Per request
Domain & URL Threat Intelligence Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

Threat and vulnerability intelligence APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
Censys Prepaid credits from $100
Per request
Internet Intelligence and Attack Surface Platform Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DomainTools $99/month individual membership, web access only
Per request
Enterprise Domain Intelligence & Threat Research Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
FullHunt $149/month Builder plan
Per request
External attack surface, subdomain, and typo-monitoring API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
HackerTarget $10/month Starter, billed annually
Per request
Security Testing & DNS Reconnaissance Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Netlas $49/month Freelancer plan
Per request
Internet-wide scanning, DNS, SSL, and WHOIS datasets Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
SecurityTrails Contact sales
Per request
DNS & Domain Intelligence for Security Research Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Shodan $49 one-time Membership or $69/month Freelancer
Per request
Internet Exposure Search for Devices and Services Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
urlscan.io $5,000/year Automate plan
Per request
URL scanning, phishing analysis, and brand monitoring API Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
VirusTotal $75,000/year Google Threat Intelligence Standard
Per request
Domain & URL Threat Intelligence Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

Company, identity, and social intelligence APIs

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.
WhoisXML API $30/month for 2,000 WHOIS queries
Per request
Enterprise Domain, IP & DNS Intelligence Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.

Monitoring, bulk, and asynchronous API suites

Provider Price Positioning Watch Out For:
Apify $29/month Starter plan plus usage, with $29 of spend included
Compute units
Programmable Actors, browser automation, crawlers, schedules, APIs, and structured Store solutions. Compute-unit and Actor costs vary with memory, duration, storage, proxy, transfer, and retries.
Browserless $25/month billed yearly for 20,000 units on Prototyping
Browser-time blocks
Managed Chrome, WebKit, and Firefox sessions with BrowserQL, Puppeteer, Playwright, REST, and proxy options. Browser time rounds in fixed blocks, with separate proxy and CAPTCHA unit rules.
DomScan Pay-as-you-go from $10
Credits
DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP. Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.

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