Looking for a Supadata alternative? Here's an honest comparison — including where Supadata is the better pick. Numbers last verified July 2026 from supadata.ai.
The short answer
Supadata and ScraperSocial overlap on transcripts but are shaped differently. For transcript-centric AI pipelines, Supadata is genuinely strong: it transcribes caption-less videos with an AI fallback, translates, runs batch jobs, and bundles web scraping, at the lowest at-scale prices we've seen ($0.90–$1.57 per 1,000 credits). ScraperSocial is the pick when you need what Supadata doesn't offer at all: comments, channel analytics, profile data, search, and any LinkedIn coverage.
| ScraperSocial | Supadata | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Threads | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook + any video URL (no LinkedIn) |
| Transcripts | TikTok & IG full; FB & X caption-dependent | All their platforms, with AI fallback for caption-less videos |
| Comments | Paginated, per-comment billing, on every platform that exposes them | None |
| Channel / profile analytics | Followers, bios, per-post metrics on all 6 | Basic post/channel metadata only |
| AI summaries | Built-in endpoints | DIY via AI Extract (custom prompt + schema) |
| Search | TikTok, Instagram, X, LinkedIn (posts + people), Threads | YouTube search only |
| Web scraping / crawling | No | Yes — URL to Markdown, full-site crawl |
| Translation & batch | No | Yes (translation 30 credits/min) |
| MCP server / SDKs | MCP + OpenAPI + llms.txt; REST | MCP + JS/Python SDKs + llms.txt |
| No-code | Zapier, Make, n8n | Zapier, Make, n8n, ActivePieces |
| ScraperSocial | Supadata | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | $5/mo — 1,000 credits | $5/mo — 300 credits (annual commitment) |
| Free tier | 100 trial credits, no card | 100 credits/month |
| Mid tier | Single plan + top-ups | $17/mo — 3,000 credits; $47/mo — 30,000 |
| At scale | Volume by email | $297/mo — 300k; $897/mo — 1M ($0.90/1k) |
| Failed calls | Never charged | Not stated |
| Credit expiry | End of billing period | Monthly, no rollover; overage auto-recharge on Pro+ |
Both entry plans cost $5/month, but note the shapes: ScraperSocial's $5 is monthly with 1,000 credits; Supadata's $5 Basic tier requires annual commitment and includes 300 credits (most operations 1 credit, AI transcription 2 credits/minute).
AI-generated transcript fallback for videos without captions, transcript translation, batch jobs, YouTube coverage, and web scraping/crawling. If your pipeline is transcript-and-web centric, Supadata is genuinely strong.
Comments endpoints (Supadata has none on any platform), LinkedIn coverage (none at Supadata), channel and profile analytics, built-in AI summaries, and TikTok/Instagram search.
Both start at $5/month. Supadata's $5 tier is annual-commitment with 300 credits; ScraperSocial's is monthly with 1,000 credits. At large scale Supadata is cheaper per credit ($0.90–$1.57 per 1,000). Meters differ, so price your actual workload.
Yes, and it's a reasonable architecture: Supadata for caption-less transcription and web crawling, ScraperSocial for comments, profiles, LinkedIn and search. Both expose MCP servers, so agents can use them side by side.
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