StealthASF as a ScrapingBee alternative
Credit counts alone do not tell you how many protected pages a plan can fetch. This comparison uses StealthASF protected mode at 25 base credits and ScrapingBee stealth proxies with JavaScript rendering at 75 credits per request.
| Plan level | StealthASF | ScrapingBee |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Hobby: €15 / $17 per month 70,000 credits 25 credits per protected request ≈ €0.005357 / $0.006071 per request | Freelance: $49 per month 250,000 credits 75 credits per protected request ≈ $0.014700 per request |
| Mid | Pro: €45 / $49 per month 250,000 credits 25 credits per protected request ≈ €0.004500 / $0.004900 per request | Startup: $99 per month 1,000,000 credits 75 credits per protected request ≈ $0.007425 per request |
Calculation: monthly price × credits per request ÷ included credits. These are rounded, amortised base costs assuming the full allowance is used on that request type, not pay-as-you-go prices or measured success rates. Plan levels are different sizes.
For StealthASF, these figures assume no more than 1 MB of transfer per protected request and no solved CAPTCHA. Additional bandwidth and solved CAPTCHAs cost credits. Vendor add-ons and taxes are excluded. Compare the credits actually spent for your workload before choosing.
What you get with StealthASF
| Feature | StealthASF | ScrapingBee |
|---|---|---|
| Protected-request rate | 25 credits | 75 credits (stealth proxy) |
| Protected pages | Cloudflare, DataDome, Akamai, PerimeterX, Kasada and more | Stealth proxy option with JavaScript rendering |
| Smallest paid plan | EUR 15 / USD 17 per month | USD 49 per month |
Why switch to StealthASF
A protected page costs 25 credits instead of 75, so the same budget fetches more of the pages that actually fight back. Auto mode starts with the cheapest path and only steps up to a browser when a site blocks, and blocked requests are never charged. You can start from EUR 15 a month instead of USD 49, pay by card or crypto, and get the site's internal API back as clean JSON when one exists.
See StealthASF pricing and the Cloudflare guide for a first request.
Sources (October 2026): ScrapingBee pricing and ScrapingBee stealth proxy documentation. Prices and trial terms may change.