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Deeper anti-bot bypass.
More pages through.
Past the block.
More data through.
Both tools render JavaScript and bypass basic protections. On pages guarded by Cloudflare, DataDome, or Akamai, Zenrows gets through more.
Both tools handle the open web. When a page fights back with real bot protection, Zenrows is more likely to return data.
Where the bypass goes deeper.
Both tools handle basic anti-bot. Scroll, and see the protection layers where Zenrows goes further.
Both tools get past simple protections. Scroll, and see where Zenrows' bypass runs deeper.
When to pick each.
Pick Scrapfly when
- The target site has basic or no bot protection
- You want a focused, single-purpose scraping API
- The job is the scrape itself, one call at a time
Pick Zenrows when
- The target uses Cloudflare, DataDome, Akamai, or PerimeterX
- Anti-bot bypass is the critical part — you need to get through reliably
- You need fetch, extract, and browser sessions as one toolkit
Feature for feature.
Scrapfly
Zenrows
CoreA scraping APIA scraping API + deeper anti-bot bypass
Anti-bot & JSBasic bypass · JS renderDeep bypass · Cloudflare · DataDome · Akamai · PerimeterX
Protected pagesMay fail on heavily protected targetsGets through more on protected web access
ExtractionYesYes (beta)
Beyond the scrapeFocused on the scrapeBatch · Browser Sessions · Agent toolkit
ModelAPI creditsUsage-based
Best fitTargets with basic or no bot protectionHeavily protected sites, high-reliability data pipelines
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