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ScrapeGraphAI vs Skyvern

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

Tagline
ScrapeGraphAI
LLM-driven web scraping API that turns natural-language prompts into structured JSON.
Skyvern
AI browser agent that automates web workflows from natural-language instructions, with CAPTCHA and 2FA handling built in.
Pricing
ScrapeGraphAI
FreemiumΒ· Free 500 credits; Starter $20/mo, Growth $100/mo, Pro $500/mo, Enterprise custom
Skyvern
FreemiumΒ· Free: $0/month Β· Hobby: $29/month Β· Pro: $149/month Β· Enterprise: Custom/month
Lowest paid tier
ScrapeGraphAI
β€”
Skyvern
$29/month Β· Hobby
captured 2026-08-08
Free trial
ScrapeGraphAI
Yes
Skyvern
Yes
API
ScrapeGraphAI
Yes
Skyvern
Yes
Platforms
ScrapeGraphAI
cliapi
Skyvern
webapi
Open source
ScrapeGraphAI
Yes Β· MIT
Skyvern
Yes Β· AGPL-3.0
GitHub stars
ScrapeGraphAI
31,423
checked 2026-09-29
Skyvern
23,095
checked 2026-09-29
Last GitHub push
ScrapeGraphAI
2026-09-25
Skyvern
2026-09-29
First commit
ScrapeGraphAI
2024-01
Skyvern
2024-02
Company
ScrapeGraphAI
ScrapeGraphAI
Skyvern
β€”
Model used
ScrapeGraphAI
Multi-model (LLM, unspecified)
Skyvern
Multi-model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama)
Best for
ScrapeGraphAI
Pick ScrapeGraphAI if you're building agents or data pipelines that need fresh, structured data from messy or JS-heavy sites without maintaining selectors.
Skyvern
Pick Skyvern if you need to automate complex multi-step workflows on sites that lack APIs and you want an LLM-driven agent rather than brittle selector-based RPA.
Not for
ScrapeGraphAI
Skip it if you're doing high-volume scraping of well-structured pages where a traditional Playwright or Scrapy script will be cheaper and more predictable.
Skyvern
Skip it if the target service already exposes a clean API, or if your compliance posture forbids AGPL source and you can't use the hosted plan.
Editorial score
ScrapeGraphAI
8.4 / 10
Skyvern
8.3 / 10
Use cases
ScrapeGraphAI
web-scrapingdata-extractionprice-monitoringlead-generationagent-toolingsite-change-monitoring
Skyvern
browser-automationdata-extractionform-fillingaccounts-payablelead-generationbrowser-testing
Pros
ScrapeGraphAI
  • Natural-language prompts replace fragile CSS/XPath selectors
  • Handles JS rendering, SPAs, and proxies without setup
  • Open-source core (27k+ GitHub stars) with managed API on top
  • Official Python/JS SDKs plus MCP server for AI agents
  • Crawl, Search, and Monitor endpoints beyond single-page scraping
Skyvern
  • Handles CAPTCHA and 2FA natively, unlike most RPA tools
  • Open source (AGPL-3.0) and self-hostable via Docker
  • LLM-agnostic: works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or Ollama
  • SOC2 Type II + HIPAA with enterprise integrations (Salesforce, Workday)
  • Free tier with 5,000 credits and no credit card required
Cons
ScrapeGraphAI
  • Underlying LLM provider isn't disclosed on the marketing site
  • Credit-based pricing makes per-call cost hard to predict upfront
  • Overkill for well-structured pages a 10-line scraper can handle
  • Cloud service depends on prompt quality for reliable extraction
Skyvern
  • AGPL-3.0 license is restrictive for closed-source commercial embedding
  • Credit-based pricing can get expensive at high volume
  • Browser-agent runs are slower and less deterministic than real APIs
  • Effectiveness still varies on heavily JS-driven or anti-bot-hardened sites
Website
ScrapeGraphAI
scrapegraphai.com

Editorial score: rule-based, 0–10, from AI-assisted profile inputs (see /methodology) β€” not a user rating; β€œβ€”β€ means unscored. β€œNot listed” means we have no record of it, not that it is absent. GitHub figures and prices carry the date they were checked or captured; prices are shown as published, unconverted.

Pick ScrapeGraphAI if
  • βœ… Natural-language prompts replace fragile CSS/XPath selectors
  • βœ… Handles JS rendering, SPAs, and proxies without setup
  • βœ… Open-source core (27k+ GitHub stars) with managed API on top
  • βœ… Official Python/JS SDKs plus MCP server for AI agents
Pick Skyvern if
  • βœ… Handles CAPTCHA and 2FA natively, unlike most RPA tools
  • βœ… Open source (AGPL-3.0) and self-hostable via Docker
  • βœ… LLM-agnostic: works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or Ollama
  • βœ… SOC2 Type II + HIPAA with enterprise integrations (Salesforce, Workday)