Comparison

Grabber vs ZenRows

ZenRows Fetch, formerly the Universal Scraper API, reads pages behind anti-bot systems, on monthly plans from $19. Grabber charges $0.001 per page, with no plan.

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At a glance

	Grabber	ZenRows
How you pay	Prepaid credit, from $5. No plans	Monthly plans: Build from $19 for 45,000 credits
Pay without a subscription	Yes: it is the only way to pay	No, except for AI agents buying through its agent storefront
A static page	$0.001	1 credit: about $0.00042 on Build
A JavaScript page	$0.005 with js_render=true	5 credits with js_render=true: about $0.0021 on Build
Failed requests	Never charged. A page that loads with a 404 or 500 status is charged	Not charged. A page with a 404 or 410 status is charged
Unused credit	Valid for 365 days	Plan credits expire at each renewal
Free tier	$1 at signup, about 1,000 pages, no card	5,000 credits a month, no card
Formats	Markdown, HTML, text, links, raw body, page metadata	HTML, Markdown, text, PDF, screenshots, structured extraction
MCP server	Yes, remote	Yes, remote and local
Rate limit	60 requests a minute per key	20 concurrent requests on Build

Checked on October 27, 2026 against ZenRows's own pricing page and docs. Prices change, so check the sources below before you decide.

What it costs

Example	Grabber	ZenRows
1,000 pages a month	$1	$0 on the free plan
10,000 pages a month	$10	$19: Build
100,000 pages a month	$100	$39: Build with 120,000 credits

Monthly billing, static pages. Rendering uses 5 credits, premium proxies 10.

When ZenRows is the better choice

Sites you need block automated requests: premium proxies, an adaptive stealth mode and 190+ countries.
You fetch more than about 19,000 pages every month: a Build plan then costs less per page.
You read up to 5,000 pages a month: the free plan covers that every month.
You need page interactions, sticky sessions, screenshots or PDFs of pages.

When Grabber is the better choice

You fetch fewer than about 19,000 pages a month, or your volume varies: no plan, and credit lasts 365 days instead of expiring at renewal.
You want a short price list: two prices, and no credit multipliers to work out.
You want page metadata as fields: title, Open Graph tags, JSON-LD, emails and phone numbers, with includeMetadata=true.

Switching from ZenRows

Both are GET APIs, and js_render even has the same name. Grabber reads the key from a header.

ZenRows	Grabber
`apikey=` in the query	`Authorization: Bearer gsh_…` header
`js_render=true`	`js_render=true`
`response_type=markdown`	`formats=markdown&unwrap=true`
`premium_proxy=true`	No equivalent: Grabber has no premium proxies

Questions

Something else? The docs cover every parameter and error, and you can reach us from the dashboard.

Is Grabber cheaper than ZenRows?

Below about 19,000 pages a month, yes: ZenRows' paid plans start at $19 a month. Above that, a ZenRows plan you use in full costs less per page, and up to 5,000 pages a month are free.

Does Grabber get past anti-bot systems?

No. Grabber loads public pages directly, without proxies or CAPTCHA solving. For sites that block automated requests, ZenRows is the better tool.

Do both have an MCP server?

Yes. ZenRows has remote and local servers. Grabber has a remote server at mcp.grabber.sh.