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# Traject Data alternative in 2026: its SERP calls at $1 per 1,000

Compared on Nov 12, 2026. The page: https://specstream.ai/traject-data-alternative

ScraperAPI bought Traject Data, the maker of SerpWow, Scale SERP, VALUE SERP and Rainforest API, and says nothing changes for now. Entry plans cost $2 to $23 per 1,000 Google searches, billed annually.

SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It answers SerpWow, Scale SERP and VALUE SERP calls in their own JSON at $1 per 1,000 searches, with no plan. Change the address and the key.

[Get an API key](https://specstream.ai/signup?src=alternatives-traject-data-alternative&utm_source=alternatives-md&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative&returnTo=%2Fworkspace%2Fagents%3Ftab%3Dkeys) New accounts get $10 of credit, no card. It covers 10,000 searches.

## SpecStream and Traject Data's three SERP APIs side by side

| | SpecStream | SerpWow | Scale SERP | VALUE SERP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | No plan. $1 per 1,000 searches of up to 10 results on every drop-in route, from a balance that never expires | Starter: $125 a month billed annually, $155 billed monthly, for 10,000 credits: $12.50 per 1,000 | $23 a month billed annually for 1,000 searches: $23 per 1,000 | $50 a month billed annually for 25,000 searches: $2 per 1,000 |
| A larger plan | The same $1 per 1,000 at any volume | Rates fall with volume, down to $0.0036 per extra credit on the largest plan | $66 a month billed annually for 10,000 searches: $6.60 per 1,000 | $1,000 a month billed annually for 1,000,000 searches: $1 per 1,000 |
| Past the plan | There is no plan to pass. Calls spend inside the limit you set on the key | $.024 per extra credit on Starter, $24 per 1,000 | $0.038 per extra request on the 1,000 plan, $38 per 1,000 | $1.60 per 1,000 on the 25,000 plan |
| The address | `https://api.specstream.ai/serpwow/live/search`, `/scaleserp/search` and `/valueserp/search`, with a SpecStream key as `api_key` | `https://api.serpwow.com/live/search` | `https://api.scaleserp.com/search` | `https://api.valueserp.com/search` |
| News and images | `search_type=news` and `search_type=images` answered on all three routes, each at the price of one search | `search_type=news` on the same address | `search_type=news` on the same address | `search_type=news` on the same address |
| Failed calls | A `429` with `Retry-After` charges nothing. With an `Idempotency-Key`, a retried call is charged once | No charge for a call that does not return `200` | No charge for a call that does not return `200` | Only successful searches are counted |
| Owner | SpecStream | Traject Data, now part of ScraperAPI | Traject Data, now part of ScraperAPI | Traject Data, now part of ScraperAPI |
| Free to start | $10 of credit, no card: 10,000 searches | A free trial | 125 free searches a month, no card | A free trial of 100 searches |
| What answers the call | The whole live web, read at the moment of the call. 97.9 F-score on all 1,000 official SimpleQA Verified questions (978 correct). 64.0 item F1 and 43.4 row F1 on all 200 official WideSearch tasks | Google and other engines, one engine per call | Google's results page, read at each call | Google's results page, read at each call |

## Why Traject Data customers move to SpecStream

### What the ScraperAPI deal changes

ScraperAPI's announcement of Apr 30, 2026 says it acquired Traject Data, the company behind Rainforest API and SerpWow API, that nothing changes immediately with your service, pricing or API key, and that Traject Data's capabilities will move into its platform over the coming months. Traject Data's pages now carry the line "Traject Data joins ScraperAPI". On ScraperAPI's own plans, a Google or Bing request costs 25 credits, so the $49 Hobby plan with 100,000 credits covers 4,000 searches: $12.25 per 1,000.

A move you make now costs one line and keeps your parser. A move made for you later may not.

### One line per API

Each of the three routes answers in that API's own JSON: `request_info`, `search_information`, `organic_results[]` with `position`, `title`, `link`, `domain` and `snippet`, and `pagination`. Your key goes in `api_key`, as before.

```
# SerpWow
curl "https://api.specstream.ai/serpwow/live/search?api_key=$SPECSTREAM_API_KEY&q=coffee+roasters+in+lyon"
# Scale SERP
curl "https://api.specstream.ai/scaleserp/search?api_key=$SPECSTREAM_API_KEY&q=coffee+roasters+in+lyon"
# VALUE SERP
curl "https://api.specstream.ai/valueserp/search?api_key=$SPECSTREAM_API_KEY&q=coffee+roasters+in+lyon"
```

Each route opened without a key answers with its name, the address it replaces, where the key goes and its routes, at no charge.

### The most accurate web search API

The Search API scores a 97.9 F-score on all 1,000 official SimpleQA Verified questions, 978 of them correct, and 64.0 item F1 and 43.4 row F1 on all 200 official WideSearch tasks. Every score and its method is on the [benchmarks](https://specstream.ai/benchmarks?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative) page.

### The pages behind the results

A results page gives snippets. The [Extract API](https://specstream.ai/extract-api?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative) returns the main text of up to 20 pages or documents a call, PDF, Word and Excel included, at $0.80 per 1,000 pages, and a page with no text is not charged.

### Rows, when the job is a list

When your searches feed a list of companies, products or places, write the list in plain words. [Deep Search](https://specstream.ai/deep-search?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative) returns every match on the live web as rows that meet each condition you wrote, at 5¢, 15¢ or $1 a row, with a source URL and read time on every value. The most a run can cost is quoted before it starts.

## Other Traject Data and ScraperAPI products, and their price

### SpecStream

The live web data engine for teams and agents. SerpWow, Scale SERP and VALUE SERP calls at $1 per 1,000 searches, pages at $0.80 per 1,000 through the Extract API, and every match as rows at 5¢, 15¢ or $1 a row.

### Rainforest API

Traject Data's Amazon data API. Starter is $83 a month billed annually for 10,000 credits, $8.30 per 1,000. SpecStream reads any product page you name through the Extract API at $0.80 per 1,000 pages.

### ScraperAPI

Plans from $49 a month for 100,000 credits. A standard page costs 1 credit, an Amazon, Walmart or eBay page 5, and a Google or Bing search 25. SpecStream answers ScraperAPI's call at `https://api.specstream.ai/scraperapi` at $0.0008 a page, whatever the site. [ScraperAPI alternatives](https://specstream.ai/alternatives/scraperapi?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative).

### SerpWow, Scale SERP and VALUE SERP alone

Each has its own page with every parameter and price: [SerpWow alternatives](https://specstream.ai/alternatives/serpwow?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative), [Scale SERP alternatives](https://specstream.ai/alternatives/scale-serp?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative) and [VALUE SERP alternatives](https://specstream.ai/alternatives/valueserp?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative).

## How to move a Traject Data SERP API to SpecStream

1. Create a key under Agents & API in the workspace, with a spending limit. A new account gets $10 of credit, no card, which covers 10,000 searches.

2. Change the base address: `https://api.serpwow.com` to `https://api.specstream.ai/serpwow`, `https://api.scaleserp.com` to `https://api.specstream.ai/scaleserp`, or `https://api.valueserp.com` to `https://api.specstream.ai/valueserp`.

3. Put the SpecStream key in `api_key`. The parameters and the parser stay.

```
import os, requests

reply = requests.get(
    "https://api.specstream.ai/serpwow/live/search",  # was https://api.serpwow.com/live/search
    params={"api_key": os.environ["SPECSTREAM_API_KEY"], "q": "coffee roasters in lyon"},
    timeout=30,
)
for result in reply.json()["organic_results"]:
    print(result["position"], result["title"], result["link"])
```

4. Read a `429` as a call to send again after `Retry-After`. It is not charged. Each parameter is in the [SerpWow](https://specstream.ai/migrate/serpwow?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative), [Scale SERP](https://specstream.ai/migrate/scale-serp?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative) and [VALUE SERP](https://specstream.ai/migrate/valueserp?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=traject-data-alternative) migration guides.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns Traject Data?

ScraperAPI. Its announcement of Apr 30, 2026 says it acquired Traject Data, the company behind Rainforest API and SerpWow API, and that nothing changes immediately with service, pricing or API keys.

### Do SerpWow, Scale SERP and VALUE SERP still work?

Yes, on Nov 12, 2026 each sells plans on trajectdata.com. SpecStream answers all three calls in their own JSON at $1 per 1,000 searches.

### How much does SerpWow cost?

Starter is $125 a month billed annually, $155 billed monthly, for 10,000 credits, then $.024 per extra credit. SpecStream answers the same `/live/search` call at $1 per 1,000.

### How much do Scale SERP and VALUE SERP cost?

Scale SERP starts at $23 a month billed annually for 1,000 searches, and VALUE SERP at $50 a month billed annually for 25,000. SpecStream costs $1 per 1,000 with no plan.

### What is the best Traject Data alternative?

SpecStream: SerpWow, Scale SERP and VALUE SERP calls answered in their own JSON at $1 per 1,000 searches, and a search API that scores 97.9 on SimpleQA Verified.

### Is there a free tier?

New SpecStream accounts get $10 of credit, no card, which covers 10,000 searches. Scale SERP gives 125 free searches a month, VALUE SERP a trial of 100 searches.

## Sources

SpecStream wrote this page. Each figure for Traject Data, ScraperAPI and their products comes from that company's own page.

- [SpecStream pricing](https://specstream.ai/pricing), read Nov 12, 2026
- [SpecStream for agents](https://specstream.ai/agents.md), read Nov 12, 2026
- [SpecStream benchmarks](https://specstream.ai/benchmarks), read Nov 12, 2026
- [ScraperAPI and Traject Data announcement](https://www.scraperapi.com/blog/scraperapi-traject-data-acquisition/), read Nov 12, 2026
- [IT Brief: ScraperAPI buys Traject Data](https://itbrief.co.uk/story/scraperapi-buys-traject-data-to-expand-ai-web-data), read Nov 12, 2026
- [SerpWow pricing](https://trajectdata.com/pricing/serpwow-api), read Nov 12, 2026
- [Scale SERP pricing](https://trajectdata.com/pricing/scaleserp-api), read Nov 12, 2026
- [VALUE SERP pricing](https://trajectdata.com/serp/value-serp-api/pricing/), read Nov 12, 2026
- [Rainforest API pricing](https://trajectdata.com/pricing/rainforest-api), read Nov 12, 2026
- [SerpWow docs, errors](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/vnbPPZiK03x6VHki5WHjR), read Nov 12, 2026
- [Scale SERP docs, errors](https://docs.trajectdata.com/scaleserp/search-api/fundamentals/error-handling), read Nov 12, 2026
- [ScraperAPI pricing](https://scraperapi.com/pricing.md), read Nov 12, 2026