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Social media API alternatives, compared

What the same calls cost on 11 social media data APIs and scraping platforms, how fast they answer where they publish it, and the one thing to know about each.

Callsprofile lookups on each
  1. LurkAPI's homepage
    LurkAPI16 platforms, MCP$9$59$225$450

    16 platforms, MCP; 0.63 s published

    Posts, ads, profiles and transcripts as clean JSON, for your code or your AI. Packs never expire.

    0.63 s

Social media data APIs

  1. ScrapeCreators's homepage
    ScrapeCreators20 platforms, MCP$47$188$497$994

    20 platforms, MCP; 3.12 s published

    193 endpoints across 20 platforms at 1 credit a call; its $0.99 per 1,000 needs the $497 pack.

    3.12 s
  2. SocialCrawl's homepage
    SocialCrawl69 platforms, MCP$65$327$1,391$2,718

    69 platforms, MCP

    678 endpoints on 69 platforms in one shape, sold in pounds; heavier calls cost 5 or 10 credits.

    Not published
  3. SociaVault's homepage
    SociaVault11 platforms, MCP$58$307$1,105$1,995

    11 platforms, MCP; 1.3 to 13.9 s published

    One-time packs and no rate limit; its best rate, $2.00 per 1,000, needs the $399 pack.

    1.3 to 13.9 s
  4. Social Fetch's homepage
    Social Fetch26 platforms, MCP$29/mo$169/mo$818/mo$1,633/mo

    26 platforms, MCP; 3.2 s published

    26 platforms and team workspaces; monthly plans reset each month, packs never expire.

    3.2 s
  5. CreatorCrawl's homepage
    CreatorCrawl7 platforms, MCP$58$299$1,495$2,990

    7 platforms, MCP

    An MCP-first API on 7 platforms; by its own blog, its data comes from ScrapeCreators.

    Not published
  6. EnsembleData's homepage
    EnsembleData8 platforms$100/mo$200/mo$800/mo$1,400/mo

    8 platforms; under 3 s published

    Monthly plans sold as units per day, which reset at midnight UTC; no MCP server.

    under 3 s
  7. Data365's homepage
    Data3657 platforms$335/mo$948/moCustomCustom

    7 platforms; 1 to 5 min published

    Seven networks through tasks that answer in 1 to 5 minutes; from €300 a month after a sales call.

    1 to 5 min

Single-platform APIs

  1. TikAPI's homepage
    TikAPITikTok only$79/mo$189/moCustomCustom

    TikTok only

    TikTok only, and it can act as a signed-in account; plans cap requests per day.

    Not published
  2. HikerAPI's homepage
    HikerAPIInstagram only, MCP$100$100$345$600

    Instagram only, MCP; 1.43 s published

    Instagram only, 120 endpoints; $1 per 1,000 once $100 is on the balance, $20 per 1,000 before.

    1.43 s

Scraping platforms

  1. Apify's homepage
    ApifyAny website, MCP$23/mo$200/mo$999/mo$1,600/mo

    Any website, MCP; 13.7 s published

    A marketplace of scrapers for any site, billed per result, with monthly usage that expires.

    13.7 s
  2. Bright Data's homepage
    Bright Data13 platforms, MCP$15$150$650/mo$1,300/mo

    13 platforms, MCP; 8 s published

    1,301 pre-built scrapers billed per record, so a page of 15 posts is 15 records.

    8 s
Each price is the cheapest published buy of that many profile lookups (9 credits each on Data365); SocialCrawl sells in pounds (£1 = $1.33); Data365 sells in euros (€1 = $1.115), as of October 31, 2026.

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