DomScan vs ScrapingBee: API Comparison

Overview

Choose between broader web and domain intelligence or a scraper focused on rendering, proxies, screenshots, and extraction.

DomScan

Modern Domain Intelligence API

DomScan is a developer-first domain intelligence platform offering real-time availability checks, RDAP data, domain valuation, and AI integration via MCP.

Free: 10,000 credits/month

ScrapingBee

Request-oriented collection with JavaScript rendering, proxies, geography, screenshots, and extraction rules.

1,000 free credits, with no card required

Pricing Comparison

Watch out for: DomScan publishes credits per operation. ScrapingBee uses 1 to 75 credits per request depending on rendering, proxy, stealth, and AI options.

Pricing	DomScan	ScrapingBee
Free Tier	Free: 10,000 credits/month	1,000 free credits, with no card required
Paid Plans	Pay-as-you-go from $10	$49.99/month for 250,000 credits on Freelance
Enterprise	Custom pricing	Custom volume, concurrency, and support terms
How usage is billed	Credits are charged per operation or item, and every endpoint publishes its credit cost.	Credit use changes with rendering, proxy, stealth, geography, and AI options.

Feature Comparison

Feature	DomScan	ScrapingBee
Free Tier	Included	Limited
API Access	Included	Included
Bulk Operations	Included	Limited
Real-time Data	Included	Included
MCP/AI Integration	Included	Included

Which is Better?

Choose DomScan if you need

Free tier with 10,000 credits/month - no credit card required
Domain valuation, brand monitoring, and OSINT tools
MCP integration for AI assistants like Claude
Modern REST API with JSON responses

Choose ScrapingBee if you need

Developers who need configurable rendering and proxy behavior behind one API.
Request-oriented collection with JavaScript rendering, proxies, geography, screenshots, and extraction rules.

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Last updated: 2026-08-22

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