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ScrapeCreators alternative
ScrapeCreators is the category leader for social data APIs. Here is where it wins, where it loses, and what you get if you switch.
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I built Social Data API after pricing out the same job on the tools everyone recommends, and ScrapeCreators was the first name on every list. It earned that spot: 38+ platforms, credits that never expire, and a pricing page you can actually understand. This page is my honest comparison. I will show you the exact numbers, admit where ScrapeCreators wins, and tell you when you should stay with it.
The short version: stay with ScrapeCreators if you need LinkedIn, Reddit or Threads, or if you buy credits in bulk and use them slowly over months. Switch if your work is mostly TikTok and X, if you want a $29 monthly plan instead of a $47 minimum buy-in, or if you want X replies and the newest posts first, not just the popular ones.
The X gap is the real story. ScrapeCreators has no replies endpoint, its X search is Google-indexed rather than native, and its user tweets endpoint returns about 100 popular tweets, not the latest posts in order. Our X posts endpoint returns the newest posts first with a cursor, our search is native, and our replies endpoint is live.
The call
One API key works for every endpoint below. Send your key in the x-api-key header.
curl -X POST https://social-data-api.chideraezeudu2.workers.dev/v1/x/posts \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "example_handle"}'Posts takes username (handle, without @) or user_id and an optional cursor for older posts. One call costs 1 credit and returns a page of posts, typically around 20, newest first. This is the call ScrapeCreators cannot match: no popular-only filter, no ID lookup step.
What you get back
{
"platform": "x",
"endpoint": "x.posts",
"credits_used": 1,
"upstream_cost_usd_per_call": 0.001,
"key_id": "...",
"plan_type": "monthly_29",
"result": { "...": "upstream post list data" }
}Response shape, example values only, not real data. Every response uses this wrapper. The result field holds the upstream provider's data, in its own shape. credits_used tells you what the call cost.
What it costs
- Pay as you go: $0.003 a call, $3.00 per 1,000 calls, top up from $10.
- Basic $29/mo: 10,000 calls included, $2.90 per 1,000 calls.
- Pro $99/mo: 50,000 calls included, $1.98 per 1,000 calls.
- Per 1,000 posts: at 20 posts per call, $0.15 per 1,000 posts on pay as you go.
- Plans: X is on paid plans only. The 3-day free trial covers TikTok only, 100 calls, card required.
ScrapeCreators vs Social Data API
| Social Data API | ScrapeCreators | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum spend to start | $10 pay-as-you-go top-up, or $29/mo Basic | $47 for 25,000 credits (100 free credits to start, no card) |
| Price per 1,000 calls | $3.00 pay as you go, $2.90 on Basic, $1.98 on Pro | $1.88 on the $47 pack, $0.99 on the $497 pack |
| Price per 1,000 results | $0.15 at 20 results per call, pay as you go | $0.094 at 20 results per call, on the $47 pack |
| Platforms | TikTok and X live, Instagram next, Reddit after | 38+ platforms, including LinkedIn, Reddit and Threads |
| X user posts | Newest first, with a cursor for older posts | About 100 popular tweets, not the latest in order |
| X search | Native search endpoint | Google-indexed search, not native |
| X replies | Live endpoint, one call per page of replies | No replies endpoint |
| Billing | Monthly plan or pay as you go, card payment | Credit packs only, no subscription, credits never expire |
Prices checked 2026-11-08. ScrapeCreators prices come from its pricing page as read in October and November 2026 roundups; re-verify on its own page before you buy.
When ScrapeCreators wins
On breadth, and it is not close. If you need LinkedIn, Reddit, Threads or YouTube data alongside TikTok, ScrapeCreators covers them and we do not, yet. On price per call at scale, too: $0.99 per 1,000 credits on the $497 pack beats our $1.98 per 1,000 on Pro. And if you work in bursts with long gaps, credits that never expire beat a monthly plan that resets every month. If any of those three is your situation, stay with ScrapeCreators. It is a good product, and I am not going to pretend otherwise.
We win when the job is TikTok and X, when you want a $29 monthly plan instead of a $47 minimum buy-in, when you need X replies or the newest posts first, and when you want the same key to cover both platforms on one bill. A $10 top-up here buys 3,333 calls. The same $10 does not buy anything at ScrapeCreators, the entry pack is $47.
How it works
- Get one API key from the Social Data API dashboard. The same key works for TikTok, X, Instagram and Reddit.
- Send the call above with your key in the
x-api-keyheader. - Use the JSON. List endpoints take
count(default 20 results per call, max 50) andcursorfor the next page.
Frequently asked questions
Is ScrapeCreators cheaper than Social Data API?
Per call, yes. ScrapeCreators charges $1.88 per 1,000 credits on its $47 pack and $0.99 per 1,000 on its $497 pack, against our $3.00 per 1,000 calls on pay as you go and $2.90 on Basic. Per result the gap narrows, because one call returns 20 results on both sides. The real price question is the minimum: $47 there, $10 here.
Does ScrapeCreators have an X replies endpoint?
No. ScrapeCreators has no endpoint that returns the replies under a post. Our X replies endpoint is live, one call per page of replies for $0.003.
What is the minimum spend on each?
ScrapeCreators: $47 for the Freelance pack, after 100 free credits. Social Data API: a $10 pay-as-you-go top-up, or $29 a month for Basic with 10,000 calls included.
Can I use both?
Yes, and plenty of teams do. Use ScrapeCreators for the platforms we do not cover yet, and use us for TikTok and X where the newest-first posts and the replies endpoint matter. One key here, one key there, no conflict.
X is on paid plans: Basic $29/mo for 10,000 calls, Pro $99/mo for 50,000 calls, or pay-as-you-go at $0.003 a call. The free trial covers TikTok only, so a trial key gets a 402 on X. Get your API key or try it in the Playground.
Prices checked on 2026-11-08. Instagram is next after X, then Reddit, all on the same single API key.