Geekflare vs SerpApi
Both return Google search results as structured JSON. See how Geekflare compares to SerpApi on price per search, SERP features, and what else your plan includes.
Geekflare
SerpApi- Up to 87% LessPer Google Search
- 65,000+Cities to Target
- Since 2015Bootstrapped
#1 SerpApi Alternative
Why Geekflare is the better choice for Google SERP data than SerpApi.
| Fact | Geekflare | SerpApi |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 250 searches /mo | 250 searches/mo |
| Entry plan | $19/mo for 5,000 SERP searches | $25/mo for 1,000 searches |
| Search engines | Google, Bing, Baidu, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Amazon and more | |
| Geo-targeting | Country, or one of 65,000+ cities | Country, language and location |
| What's included | SERP, page scraping, grounded answers, screenshots and 10+ other APIs | Search engine and marketplace results |
Pricing and specs reflect publicly listed plans. If SerpApi has changed theirs and we have not caught up, tell us and we will correct the page.
Cost per 1,000 Google searches
Compare what Geekflare and SerpApi charge for Google results at the same monthly volume.
| Workload | Geekflare | SerpApi |
|---|---|---|
| 5,000 searches/mo | $3.80 / 1K searches | $15.00 / 1K searches |
| 50,000 searches/mo | $1.38 / 1K searches | $7.25 / 1K searches |
| 500,000 searches/mo | $0.70 / 1K searches | $5.50 / 1K searches |
A Geekflare SERP search costs 2 credits: Starter ($19, 10K credits), Growth ($69, 100K credits) and Business ($349, 1M credits). SerpApi rates are from its monthly plans: Developer ($75, 5,000 searches), Searcher ($725, 100,000 searches; the smallest plan above 30,000) and Infrastructure ($2,750, 500,000 searches).
What each one actually supports.
Where a capability exists but costs extra or works differently, we say so.
| Capability | Geekflare | SerpApi |
|---|---|---|
| Google Results | ||
| Ranked organic results as JSON | Supported | Supported |
| Ads, AI Overview and People Also Ask | Supported | Supported |
| Local pack, news, images and products | Supported | Supported |
| Country and city targeting | Supported | Supported |
| Beyond Google | ||
| Bing, Baidu, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo | Not supported | Supported |
| Amazon, Walmart and eBay results | Not supported | Supported |
| Google Maps, Flights, Hotels and Trends | Not supported | Supported |
| For AI and Content Workflows | ||
| Full page content of the top results | Supported | Not supported |
| Grounded AI answer from the results | Supported | Not supported |
| Markdown output for LLMs | Supported | Not supported |
| Scraping and screenshot APIs on the same plan | Supported | Not supported |
Three reasons, and one against.
Costs Less per Search
5,000 Google searches cost $19 a month on Geekflare and $75 on SerpApi. At 500,000 a month, it's $349 against $2,750.
More Than Results
The same credits cover page scraping, grounded answers, screenshots and 10+ other APIs, so the next step after a search doesn't need another vendor.
10+ Years of Experience
Geekflare has been building web infrastructure since 2015, long before AI-ready data became a category.
SerpApi covers more engines than Geekflare like Bing, Baidu, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo. If you need those search engines SerpApi is a good choice. If you need Google results, Geekflare returns them for a fraction of the price, alongside scraping and AI APIs on one plan.
Teams that made the switch.
“Found Geekflare API to get markdown from URL for my AI agents. It is fast and cheaper and works on almost every website.”
Ram DasiArchitect, PA Consulting“After trying many scraping services, I selected Geekflare to scrape public directories. Mainly for two reasons - it is cheaper and fast.”
“Documentation was easy to follow. We were scraping dynamic pages within hours. Very reliable service.”
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Before you switch.
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Ask us anythingserp: true on Geekflare's Search API to get Google's first results page as JSON: ranked organic results, ads, AI Overview, People Also Ask, related searches and more. If you also need Bing, Baidu or marketplace data, SerpApi covers those and Geekflare doesn't.location to a country code, or city to one of 65,000+ supported cities. Geo-targeting is included in every search at no extra cost.Migrate one endpoint. Compare the bill.
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