How much does
scraping actually cost?

The sticker price of scraping tools and the real total cost are wildly different. Here's the apples-to-apples breakdown.

Sofia Lindqvist Marketing · Livescraper

5 min read 28 Mar 2026

Build it yourself

Your dev's time. Even a simple Maps scraper = 4-8 hours initial + 2 hours/month maintenance. At $80/hr = $640 to start + $160/mo. Forever.

$300-2000/mo + your dev still writes the parser. You're saving on proxies, not on engineering. Best for high-volume custom needs.

$0-50/mo for most teams. Pre-built parsers, no dev time, proxies included. Best for marketers / sales / ops who want CSVs not headaches.

$15k-45k/year contracts. Static data, refreshed quarterly. Best for enterprise sales teams chasing FT500 prospects. vs ZoomInfo →

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