ScrapingBee adds $19/mo Hobby plan with 75,000 API credits
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of ScrapingBee's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New entry-level Hobby plan added at $19/mo with 75,000 API credits and 25 concurrent requests, below Freelance $49/mo. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward direction. The current page lists Hobby at $19, Freelance at $49, Startup at $99, Business at $249 and Business + at $599.
It lands 28 days after ScrapingBee's previous change, "ScrapingBee clarifies: pay only for successful requests, failed calls stay free" (Sep 21, 2026). ScrapingBee has been tracked since 2026-09-09.
In the same window Puppet, Oxylabs, Beautiful.ai and Apify also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Hobby, Freelance · PlanAdded
BeforeNo entry-level Hobby plan
Afterentry-level Hobby plan
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby, Freelance | Plan | No entry-level Hobby plan | entry-level Hobby plan | Added |
Values as written on ScrapingBee's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of ScrapingBee's pricing page (www.scrapingbee.com) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where entry-level Hobby plan now appears.
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ScrapingBee, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingScrapingBee adds $19/mo Hobby plan with 75,000 API credits · this change
- Sep 21, 2026packagingScrapingBee clarifies: pay only for successful requests, failed calls stay free
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- PuppetOct 12Puppet includes standard support in all plans, adds 24x7 premium option
- OxylabsOct 12Oxylabs adds free $5 Welcome credits, renames Advanced to Flexible
- Beautiful.aiSep 14Beautiful.ai swaps per-seat Teams pricing for a flat $40/mo covering 3 users
- ApifySep 7Apify slashes Starter plan price 34%, from $29 to $19/month
Questions about this change
Did ScrapingBee raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on ScrapingBee's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Hobby, Freelance plan: No entry-level Hobby plan → entry-level Hobby plan, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does ScrapingBee change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for ScrapingBee in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "ScrapingBee clarifies: pay only for successful requests, failed calls stay free" on Sep 21, 2026; ScrapingBee has been tracked since 2026-09-09.