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Web scraping tool price hikes

4 price hikes we tracked on web scraping tools, newest first. Each one has its own page with before and after, sources, and what's cheaper now.

  • Firecrawl quietly cut what you get · Sep 7, 2026
    Search now draws from the same credit pool as scraping (2 credits per 10 results), so the same allowance covers fewer pages for users who search. PricingSaaS records no numeric limits before or after.
  • Apify cut its free tier · Aug 31, 2026
    Free plan concurrent-run limit cut from 25 to 5; paid tiers unchanged.
  • Bright Data raised beta Scraper API rates 50% to $1.50 per 1K · Jan 9, 2025
    Beta Scraper APIs went from $1 to $1.50 per 1,000 requests on pay as you go, the same new rate as Web Unlocker and SERP API. The source is dated 2025-01-09 and gives no effective date.
  • Apify cut its free tier · Jan 2024
    Free plan's included compute units cut from 10 CUs to 0; quarter 2024Q1, exact day not published.