A Scale SERP alternative with prepaid funds
The same Google results on prepaid funds instead of annual billing.
Where Scale SERP stands in 2026
Still running, but under a new roof, with pricing that assumes an annual commitment.
scaleserp.com now redirects to trajectdata.com, where Scale SERP lives alongside Value SERP and SerpWow, and Traject Data itself was acquired by ScraperAPI. The product keeps operating; what changed is who owns it and where you buy it (checked July 27, 2026).
The published entry plan is 1,000 searches for $23 a month, billed annually, an effective $23.00 per 1,000, with overage at $0.038 per extra search, or $38.00 per 1,000.
The next step up is 10,000 credits for $66 a month, about $6.60 per 1,000, with overage at $0.0118 each, or $11.80 per 1,000. The free tier is 125 searches a month.
Figures from Traject Data's published pricing page, checked July 27, 2026.
Each deposit keeps its own prices until spent. If funds cannot cover a request, add funds or enable optional auto-reload in your account.
What does year one cost?
The smallest paid buy on each side, priced over the same year.
A $49 deposit covers 49,000 successful Google searches at standard prices, before the separate free allowance. Paid funds never expire.
What data do you get?
One request against the web endpoint. One charge per search, however many results come back.
The organic results as CSV first:
Sample rows as CSV, exactly as exported
| title | link | position |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 Project Management Software I Tested & ... | https://project-management.com/top-10-project-management-software/ | 2 |
| What project management tools do you guys recommend? | https://www.reddit.com/r/projectmanagement/comments/1jwjw9s/what_project_management_tools_do_you_guys/ | 3 |
| 20+ Best Project Management Software for 2026 | https://www.paymoapp.com/blog/project-management-software/ | 4 |
| The best free project management software in 2026 | https://zapier.com/blog/free-project-management-software/ | 6 |
| Best Project Management Software: User Reviews from ... | https://www.g2.com/categories/project-management | 7 |
And one record as JSON:
Scale SERP vs prepaid funds
Both return Google results as JSON. The difference is the commitment and the meter.
| Scale SERP | CrustAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry buy | $23 / month for 1,000, billed annually | Deposits from $10; lower prices from $149 |
| Per 1,000 searches | $23.00 at entry, $6.60 on the 10k plan | $0.20 to $1.00 per 1,000 successful Google searches |
| Free tier | 125 searches / month | $6 of free usage each month |
| Commitment | Annual billing on the listed rate | None |
| Unused volume | Monthly allotment | Paid funds never expire |
| Ownership | Traject Data, under ScraperAPI | Independent |
Scale SERP figures from Traject Data's public pricing page, July 27, 2026. Anything stale? Email support@crustapi.com and we'll fix it.
Pick Scale SERP when you already live in the ScraperAPI world: it is a mature product with years in the market, and keeping your SERP feed inside a vendor family you already pay has real operational value. If the annual commitment matches your volume, the price is predictable.
How much do searches cost?
Every web search costs one request charge, flat, no matter how many results come back. A search that returns nothing costs nothing, and paid funds never expire.
| Deposit | Google Search / 1,000 requests | Maps / 1,000 businesses | LinkedIn reads / 1,000 requests | People, Jobs, Refresh / 1,000 units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10+ | $1.00 | $1.96 | $6.00 | $1.96 |
| $149+ | $0.76 | $1.49 | $4.50 | $1.49 |
| $549+ | $0.56 | $1.10 | $3.30 | $1.10 |
| $1,999+ | $0.41 | $0.80 | $2.45 | $0.80 |
| $6,500+ | $0.33 | $0.65 | $1.95 | $0.65 |
| $27,500+ | $0.28 | $0.55 | $1.65 | $0.55 |
| $50,000+ | $0.26 | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| $100,000+ | $0.20 | $0.40 | $1.50 | $0.40 |
Every eligible account gets $6 of free usage monthly. Each deposit keeps its prices until spent; paid funds never expire. People and Jobs bill per successful search, Refresh per accessible profile. Full profiles in People use the read rate per full profile. See all billing details.
Larger deposits unlock lower endpoint prices. Each deposit keeps its prices until spent. See the full deposit table on the pricing page. Prices in USD, ex-tax.
The same key covers the rest of the Google menu: Maps, News, Shopping, Images, Videos, Reviews, Scholar, Patents, Autocomplete, and more, one schema across all of them. Maps is the one exception to the flat meter: it bills the Maps rate per business returned.
How do you get started?
- 1
Create a free account. Try it free, no card needed.
- 2
Run a few of your real queries in the playground. Compare the JSON with what Scale SERP gives you today.
- 3
Swap the URL in your code. Copy your key from the dashboard and run the curl above.
Who uses this API?
- Rank trackers and SEO tools. Pull positions for whole keyword lists at a charge per successful search.
- Marketing agencies. Watch client and competitor visibility without signing an annual plan for each account.
- AI builders. Feed fresh Google results into agents and RAG pipelines through one JSON schema.
- Analysts and researchers. Heavy pulls one month, nothing the next; the prepaid balance keeps between projects.
Related: SERP API · Value SERP alternative · SerpApi alternative · Serper alternative · Google Search API
Common questions
Yes. scaleserp.com redirects to trajectdata.com, where the product operates alongside Value SERP and SerpWow. Traject Data was acquired by ScraperAPI. Checked July 27, 2026.
The entry plan is 1,000 searches for $23 a month billed annually, an effective $23.00 per 1,000, with overage at $0.038 per search. The 10,000-search plan is $66 a month, about $6.60 per 1,000, with overage at $0.0118 each. The free tier is 125 searches a month.
Google Search costs $1.00 per 1,000 successful requests at standard prices, down to $0.20 for the largest deposit. Empty and failed searches are free. Every eligible account gets $6 of free usage monthly. Paid funds never expire.
Web, Maps, Places, News, Shopping, Images, Videos, Reviews, Scholar, Patents, Autocomplete, and webpage, all under one key and one schema.
Google Search starts at $1.00 per 1,000 successful requests, Maps at $1.96 per 1,000 businesses, LinkedIn reads at $6.00 per 1,000 successful requests, and People, Jobs and Refresh at $1.96 per 1,000 billing units. Full profiles in People use the LinkedIn read rate per full profile. Each deposit saves its own prices until spent. Every eligible account gets $6 of free usage monthly; paid funds never expire.
It is one GET endpoint returning clean JSON. Map your query parameter, run a few real searches in the playground without writing code, and compare the output side by side.
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