ScrapeIO vs TwitterAPI.io
TwitterAPI.io is an X-only data API priced in credits: $1 buys 100,000. It is built for throughput, with webhook rules and WebSocket streams on top of REST.
| TwitterAPI.io | ScrapeIO | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Tweets $0.15 per 1,000; profiles $0.18 per 1,000 for single lookups source | Packs: $47 for 25,000 credits ($1.88 per 1K) or $497 for 500,000 ($0.99 per 1K). Most calls cost 1 credit; list calls return a page of items |
| Billing | Pay as you go or subscription. Recharged credits never expire; bonus credits last 31 days | Credits never expire. No subscription |
| Free tier | Up to $1 of credits after a bot check, no card; expires in 31 days source | 100 credits on signup, no card |
| Platforms | X only | 33 platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest and more |
| Empty results | Charged: minimum $0.00015 per request even if no data returns source | Not found is free |
| Rate limit | 20 requests a second after the first top-up, up to 1,000 on request source | 300 requests a minute per key |
| Streaming | Webhook filter rules and WebSocket streams | Poll on your own schedule |
| MCP | Hosted MCP server, 12 read-only tools source | Hosted MCP server, agent skill, llms.txt |
When TwitterAPI.io is the better choice
Large X pipelines that need real-time streams or hundreds of requests a second. The per-tweet price is low, and streaming saves polling.
When ScrapeIO is the better choice
Research and enrichment across platforms. One key covers X, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit and more with the same field names, and lookups that find nothing cost nothing.
See every X endpoint on the X API page.
Sources
Prices and limits checked on 8 November 2026 from each vendor's own pages. They change; follow the source links before you decide.
- https://twitterapi.io/pricing
- https://twitterapi.io/
- https://docs.twitterapi.io/introduction
- https://docs.twitterapi.io/rate-limits.md
- https://twitterapi.io/twitter-mcp-server
100 free credits, no card. Credits never expire.
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