# Search API Proxies (SerpAPI, Serper, etc.)

## Search API Proxies

Services that handle scraping/anti-bot, returning clean JSON from Google Maps queries.

<table id="bkmrk-servicepricingspeedn"><tr><th>Service</th><th>Pricing</th><th>Speed</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>**SerpAPI**</td><td>$50/5K queries</td><td>Standard</td><td>Market leader. Active DMCA lawsuit from Google (Dec 2025)</td></tr><tr><td>**Serper.dev**</td><td>~$1/1K queries; $0.30/1K at volume</td><td>~2.87s</td><td>2,500 free queries. SERP-based Maps results</td></tr><tr><td>**Scrapingdog**</td><td>$0.33/1K</td><td>3.05s</td><td>100% success rate (benchmarked), fastest</td></tr><tr><td>**Scrape.do**</td><td>$1.16/1K</td><td>1.73s</td><td>AI Overview detection</td></tr><tr><td>**ScraperAPI**</td><td>$50/4K searches</td><td>Standard</td><td>Maps in all plans</td></tr><tr><td>**ScrapeBadger**</td><td>Competitive</td><td>Standard</td><td>Review support</td></tr><tr><td>**DataForSEO**</td><td>Pay-per-task</td><td>Standard</td><td>Maps SERP + reviews endpoints</td></tr><tr><td>**Oxylabs SERP**</td><td>From $49/mo</td><td>Standard</td><td>Enterprise SERP API</td></tr><tr><td>**ValueSERP**</td><td>Various</td><td>~40s (slow)</td><td>Some user complaints</td></tr><tr><td>**Zenserp**</td><td>From $30/mo</td><td>Standard</td><td>Multi-engine support</td></tr></table>

### SerpAPI Details

Accepts standard Google Maps query syntax (`q=restaurants+in+Berlin`), returns structured JSON with: title, address, phone, rating, reviews, hours, service\_options, GPS coordinates, place\_id, data\_cid, price, type, photos, thumbnails.

Separate endpoint for individual place reviews.

**Legal warning:** Google v. SerpAPI (Dec 2025) — active DMCA lawsuit with ruling pending.