A modular scraping API from Decodo: choose Standard or Premium proxies and toggle JavaScript rendering per request, billed per 1,000 successful requests.
- From
- $19/mo
- Free
- Free plan available
- JS
- Yes
Verified November 4, 2026
12 tools compared
Best social media scrapers in 2026
Tools with a dedicated scraper for at least one of LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, YouTube or Reddit. Public data only.
- Compared
- 12
- Lowest price
- $19/mo
- Top score
- 8.7 / 10
Decodo Web Scraping API
Decodo Web Scraping API
By Adrien Borel
Updated A social scraper here means a vendor that publishes a dedicated endpoint, actor or template for a social network. A generic page fetch is not enough to be listed. The networks covered are LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, YouTube and Reddit.
Good to knowCoverage is uneven: one tool may have Instagram and not LinkedIn. Open the network ranking for the exact note. Stick to public data. Profiles and posts are often personal data, and each platform's terms still apply.
Social media scrapers comparison
Octoparse is a no-code scraper with a desktop app and a cloud runner. You build a task by pointing at the data, then run it locally or, on higher plans, in the cloud.
- From
- $19/mo
- Free
- Free plan: 2,000 template rows / month
- JS
- Not verified
Verified November 4, 2026
Scrape.do uses monthly successful-credit plans where core features (proxies, JS rendering, geo-targeting, browser actions) are unlocked on every tier.
- From
- $29/mo
- Free
- 1,000 free credits and 5 concurrent requests, no card
- JS
- Yes
Verified November 4, 2026
SerpApi returns structured JSON for Google and other search engines, including organic results, ads and rich features. The unit of work is a search, not a page.
- From
- $25/mo
- Free
- Free monthly searches
- JS
- Not verified
Verified November 4, 2026
ScrapingBee is a headless-browser scraping API for JS-heavy public pages, billed in credits across classic, premium and stealth proxy modes.
- From
- $49/mo
- Free
- Free credits to test rendering
- JS
- Yes
Verified November 4, 2026
Bright Data's Web Scraper API is a catalog of maintained scrapers that return structured records. It is a different product from Bright Data's proxy plans.
- From
- Not verified
- Free
- 5,000 records / month, no card
- JS
- Yes
Verified November 4, 2026
Scrapingdog is a scraping API with dedicated endpoints for search, commerce and social pages, including X, Walmart, Zillow, LinkedIn, YouTube and TikTok.
- From
- $40/mo
- Free
- Free: 100 credits, no card
- JS
- Yes
Verified November 4, 2026
Apify is a platform of ready-made scrapers (Actors) and a runtime for your own, billed on platform usage plus per-Actor pricing.
- From
- Not verified
- Free
- Free monthly platform credit
- JS
- Yes
Verified November 4, 2026
Crawlbase bills per successful request with rates that depend on domain complexity and on regular versus JavaScript requests, plus Smart AI Proxy credit plans.
- From
- $149/mo
- Free
- Free requests to start
- JS
- Yes
Verified November 4, 2026
PhantomBuster runs cloud automations (Phantoms) that collect public data from sites such as LinkedIn, X and Instagram, then export it or send it to a CRM.
- From
- $56/mo
- Free
- Trial: 5 slots, 2 hours, exports capped at 10 rows
- JS
- Not verified
Verified November 4, 2026
Browse AI is a point-and-click scraper and monitor for operators who need structured web data without maintaining scraping code.
- From
- Not verified
- Free
- Free plan available
- JS
- Not verified
Verified November 4, 2026
Oxylabs Web Scraper API is the parsed-data product, separate from Oxylabs proxy plans. Dedicated endpoints cover commerce, search, YouTube and a Zillow URL target.
- From
- Not verified
- Free
- Not verified
- JS
- Yes
Verified November 4, 2026
Scores blend entry price, free tier, JavaScript rendering and residential IP support from published data. Missing values are ignored, never guessed. Read the methodology. Some links are affiliate links.
Profiles
Notes on each option
A modular scraping API from Decodo: choose Standard or Premium proxies and toggle JavaScript rendering per request, billed per 1,000 successful requests.
- Strength: Lowest paid entry price in this comparison
- Strength: Per-request toggles for proxies and JS
- Strength: Templates and MCP support
- Watch-out: Premium proxies and rendering raise the per-request cost
Octoparse is a no-code scraper with a desktop app and a cloud runner. You build a task by pointing at the data, then run it locally or, on higher plans, in the cloud.
- Strength: No code, desktop or cloud
- Strength: Free plan for template rows
- Strength: API and MCP on the Standard plan
- Watch-out: Cloud runs and scheduling start at Standard, from $69/mo
Scrape.do uses monthly successful-credit plans where core features (proxies, JS rendering, geo-targeting, browser actions) are unlocked on every tier.
- Strength: All features on every plan
- Strength: Free plan without a card
- Strength: 5 concurrent requests on free
- Watch-out: Credit consumption still varies by target
SerpApi returns structured JSON for Google and other search engines, including organic results, ads and rich features. The unit of work is a search, not a page.
- Strength: Structured JSON for many search engines
- Strength: Covers ads and rich SERP features
- Watch-out: Only for search results, not general web pages
ScrapingBee is a headless-browser scraping API for JS-heavy public pages, billed in credits across classic, premium and stealth proxy modes.
- Strength: Headless-browser rendering
- Strength: Stealth proxy mode for harder targets
- Watch-out: Premium and stealth modes consume more credits
Bright Data's Web Scraper API is a catalog of maintained scrapers that return structured records. It is a different product from Bright Data's proxy plans.
- Strength: Maintained scrapers for X, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Zillow and Walmart
- Strength: JavaScript rendering and residential proxies included
- Strength: Free 5,000 records a month
- Watch-out: No small monthly bundle: the first paid plan with a fee is Scale at $499/mo
Scrapingdog is a scraping API with dedicated endpoints for search, commerce and social pages, including X, Walmart, Zillow, LinkedIn, YouTube and TikTok.
- Strength: Dedicated X, Walmart and Zillow endpoints
- Strength: Free plan with no card
- Strength: YouTube, TikTok and LinkedIn APIs
- Watch-out: Dedicated social calls cost more credits than a plain page
Apify is a platform of ready-made scrapers (Actors) and a runtime for your own, billed on platform usage plus per-Actor pricing.
- Strength: Marketplace of ready-made scrapers
- Strength: Run your own code on the platform
- Watch-out: Total cost depends on the Actor you choose
Crawlbase bills per successful request with rates that depend on domain complexity and on regular versus JavaScript requests, plus Smart AI Proxy credit plans.
- Strength: Pay only for successful requests
- Strength: Proxy-style integration through Smart AI Proxy
- Watch-out: Highest monthly entry price of the group
PhantomBuster runs cloud automations (Phantoms) that collect public data from sites such as LinkedIn, X and Instagram, then export it or send it to a CRM.
- Strength: Ready-made automations, no code
- Strength: Cloud runs, browser can be closed
- Strength: LinkedIn, X and Instagram listed on the pricing page
- Watch-out: The $56/mo price is the annual plan
Browse AI is a point-and-click scraper and monitor for operators who need structured web data without maintaining scraping code.
- Strength: No code required
- Strength: Scheduled monitoring of pages
- Watch-out: Plan prices not verified yet
Oxylabs Web Scraper API is the parsed-data product, separate from Oxylabs proxy plans. Dedicated endpoints cover commerce, search, YouTube and a Zillow URL target.
- Strength: Parsed Walmart product and search endpoints
- Strength: YouTube metadata, search and subtitles
- Strength: Zillow as a named URL target
- Watch-out: The Zillow target returns the page, with parsing as an option
Buying guide
How to choose
01
The network
Confirm the tool lists the network you need. Being on this page means at least one, not all of them.
02
Public fields
Expect public profiles, posts and counts. Private accounts and anything behind a login are out of scope.
03
Who maintains it
A first-party endpoint and a community actor on a marketplace do not have the same shelf life.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is a social media scraper?
A tool with a dedicated way to collect public data from a social network, such as posts, profiles or comments. The platform pages list which vendor covers which network.
Can I scrape private accounts?
No. These notes cover public data the vendor documents. Logged-in or private data is not part of this ranking.
Which tool covers the most networks?
Read the note on each row, then the per-network pages. Bright Data, Apify and Scrapingdog each document several networks, and the fields differ.