SerpApi Alternative: Search, Social and E-Commerce Data in One API
If you need more than search engine results, SerpBase covers search, social media, e-commerce and web scraping with one API key and per-request credits.
Feature & Cost Matrix
| Capability / Metric | SerpBase | SerpApi |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Prepaid credit packs whose credits do not expire on a date, plus an optional monthly plan. Each request costs 1-3 credits. | Monthly subscription plans. Check the vendor's current pricing page; plans and limits change. |
| Coverage | 39 endpoints in 6 categories: search engines, social media, e-commerce, maps, real estate and web scraping. | Focused on search engine result pages. |
| Concurrency | Account QPS rises with lifetime top-ups (2-500 QPS by tier). | Check the vendor's current pricing page; plans and limits change. |
| Request style | Synchronous HTTPS request, JSON response with a business status field. | HTTPS request with the key in a query parameter. |
| Free trial | 100 free credits on sign-up, no credit card required. | Check the vendor's current pricing page; plans and limits change. |
SerpApi plans, prices and limits change over time. Check SerpApi's pricing page for current terms, and SerpBase pricing for ours.
Why Make the Switch to SerpBase?
One key for more than search
Google and DuckDuckGo results sit next to TikTok and X lookups, Amazon and Walmart data, maps and web scraping, all billed from the same credit balance.
Credits that do not expire on a date
Standard credit packs stay in an active account until they are used, so uneven workloads do not lose unused volume at the end of a month.
JSON shaped for agents
Responses are structured JSON with a business status field, ready for tool calling in LLM frameworks without parsing HTML.
How to Migrate in under 5 Minutes
Create a SerpBase account and generate an API key in the dashboard.
Point search requests at https://api.serpbase.dev/google/search.
Send the key in the X-API-Key header instead of a query parameter.
Map the familiar q, hl and gl parameters, then check the status field in each response.
Migration FAQ
Does SerpBase use the same search parameters as SerpApi?
Google search on SerpBase takes q (query), hl (language) and gl (country), so common requests port over with few changes. Check the endpoint reference for the full parameter list.
Do SerpBase credits expire at the end of the month?
Credits from standard packs do not expire on a date. Credits from the monthly plan and time-limited packs have a validity period shown before purchase.