Compare Gaffa vs. Scrapingdog

Gaffa is a REST API built for web scraping and browser automation, allowing developers to run real, full browsers at scale with a single API call. It removes the difficulty of managing headless browser frameworks, rotating proxies, CAPTCHA solving, and scaling infrastructure, all of which are handled automatically. JavaScript-heavy and dynamic websites render exactly as they would for a human visitor by default. Beyond standard scraping, Gaffa supports AI-driven structured data extraction (extract data into a defined schema without writing CSS selectors), screenshot and PDF capture, infinite-scroll and form-filling automation, and clean Markdown conversion for feeding webpages directly into LLM and RAG pipelines. A rotating residential proxy network keeps access reliable across regions, and a credit-based pricing model means teams pay only for the browser time and bandwidth they actually use. Gaffa is designed for AI engineers, data teams, and developers who want production-grade web data extraction without having to build and maintain their own infrastructure.

Scrapingdog is a robust web scraping API that expertly manages millions of proxies, browsers, and CAPTCHAs, enabling users to retrieve HTML data from any webpage with a single API request. Additionally, it offers a Web Scraper extension for both Chrome and Firefox, along with software designed for immediate web scraping requirements. Users can also access APIs for platforms like LinkedIn and Google Search. Scrapingdog ensures seamless IP rotation with every request, utilizing a vast pool of proxies, and effortlessly circumvents CAPTCHAs to deliver the necessary data. Your web scraping endeavors will face no obstacles, as you can submit website URLs and receive the crawled information directly to your preferred webhook endpoint. The service manages all queues and scheduling, allowing you to simply invoke the asynchronous API and begin receiving scraping data without delay. Utilizing the Chrome browser in headless mode, Scrapingdog renders web pages just like a regular browser, meaning you won't need to provide any additional headers for the web scraping API to function. With the latest Chrome driver employed for scraping, you can expect up-to-date and accurate data extraction from your desired webpages, making it an indispensable tool for developers and businesses alike.