Zyte
Irish scraping API that prices each request by how hard the target site is, with Scrapy Cloud and managed data projects
Quick Overview
| Company | Zyte Group Limited |
|---|---|
| Category | Web Scraping Tools |
| Headquarters | Cork, Ireland |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Ireland (EU) |
| Data Location | Privacy policy: information used in the United States, Ireland and other countries where Zyte operates |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | Zyte API, ban handling, AI extraction, SERP, browser rendering, actions, Scrapy Cloud, Zyte Data service |
| Pricing | Pay as you go from $0.13 per 1,000 HTTP requests (tier 1) to $16.08 per 1,000 browser-rendered requests (tier 5); monthly commitments from $100; $5 free credit |
| Best For | Engineering teams that want one API to absorb blocks and a price tied to target difficulty |
| Replaces | ScraperAPI, Octoparse cloud extraction |
Detailed Review
Zyte sells access rather than software you click through. You send a URL to Zyte API, and it returns the response or browser-rendered page, rotating IPs and handling bans on its side.
The terms define Zyte as Zyte Group Limited, an Irish limited company with registered number 492771, and the legal notice address is 12 South Mall, Cork. Outside the United States the terms apply Irish law, with arbitration seated in Dublin.
Pricing by Difficulty Tier
Instead of a flat credit per request, Zyte sorts target websites into five tiers from Simple to Advanced and prices each request accordingly. On pay as you go, an HTTP response body costs from $0.13 to $1.27 per 1,000 requests and a browser-rendered page from $1.01 to $16.08 (pricing page, 23 October 2026).
Monthly commitments of $100, $200 and $500 lower the per-1,000 rates, and the page says you are never charged an extra fee for exceeding the commitment, only your discounted rate.
Beyond the API
Scrapy Cloud hosts spiders written with Scrapy, and Zyte Data is a managed service where Zyte engineers build and run the extraction to a specification. Features listed for every plan include actions such as clicks and form fills, session management, geolocation and automatic captcha solving.
Contract Terms Worth Reading
The governing law depends on where you are: New York law for customers located in the United States, Irish law for everyone else. The sub-processor list names several US providers for support and billing tools, so a procurement review should cover that list rather than only the hosting question.
Limitations to Consider
The price per request depends on the tier assigned to each target site, so you only see your real cost after testing your URLs in the calculator. The pricing page notes that some advanced features carry extra usage-based costs. There is no point-and-click builder: you need code, or the paid Zyte Data service, which is quoted individually. The privacy policy states that information is used in the United States as well as Ireland.
Who Should Use Zyte
Developers scraping many protected sites who want an Irish vendor under Irish law and are happy to test costs per target.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Irish limited company, Irish law for non-US customers
- Per-request price tied to target difficulty
- No overage penalty beyond your discounted rate
- Scrapy Cloud for existing spiders
- Managed Zyte Data option for full outsourcing
Cons
- Final cost only visible after testing target sites
- No visual builder
- Some features carry extra usage costs
- US processing and US sub-processors are disclosed
Alternatives to Zyte
Other European web scraping tools worth comparing before you decide:
Apify
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Oxylabs
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Web Scraper
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Decodo
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See all European web scraping tools or compare them directly against ScraperAPI on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Its terms define Zyte as Zyte Group Limited, an Irish limited company with registered number 492771, and apply Irish law to customers outside the United States.
By difficulty tier of the target website, from Simple to Advanced, and by whether you need an HTTP response or a rendered browser page. The pricing page includes a field where you can enter a URL to see the tier.
The pages checked describe an API, Scrapy Cloud and a managed data service. For a visual builder see <a href="/tool/webscraper-io">Web Scraper</a> or <a href="/tool/axiom-ai">Axiom.ai</a>.