Ad Library Scraper Comparisons
Head-to-head comparisons of Facebook Ad Library scrapers and APIs: Apify vs ScrapeCreators, ScrapeCreators vs SearchAPI, and more.
By: Oleg Glanz|Updated:
Curious Coder (Apify) vs ScrapeCreatorsFor 1,000 ads with EU reach, the Curious Coder Apify actor costs $0.75 and ScrapeCreators about $1.94, because ScrapeCreators needs one Ad Details request per ad. Pick Curious Coder for cheap bulk exports; pick ScrapeCreators for a real-time REST API with an OAuth MCP server for Claude Code.
AdSpends vs ScrapeCreatorsAdSpends includes EU reach and a spend estimate with every ad (1 credit per ad), while ScrapeCreators needs an extra Ad Details call per ad for reach. Pick AdSpends for ready-to-analyze data in Claude or ChatGPT; pick ScrapeCreators for live, raw Ad Library responses for any query inside your own app.- Curious Coder (Apify) vs Apify Ads ScraperBoth run on Apify, include EU reach and work with the Apify MCP server. Curious Coder's actor costs $0.75 per 1,000 ads against $5.00 on Starter for Apify's own actor, which has more filters and faster maintenance. Start with Curious Coder and switch if you need guaranteed fixes.
ScrapeCreators vs SearchAPIBoth need one details call per ad for EU reach: about $1.94 per 1,000 ads on ScrapeCreators and $4.13 on SearchAPI's entry plan. ScrapeCreators is cheaper for Meta-only work and its credits never expire; SearchAPI is better if you also need Google, LinkedIn, TikTok and Reddit ad libraries with an SLA.
Curious Coder (Apify) vs Bright DataThe Curious Coder actor returns EU reach for $0.75 per 1,000 ads; Bright Data charges $1 per 1,000 records and does not document EU reach. Bright Data wins at enterprise scale, with 5,000 free records per month and delivery to cloud storage.
ScrapeCreators vs SociaVaultBoth sell credits that never expire and need an Ad Details call per ad for EU reach: about $1.94 per 1,000 ads on ScrapeCreators and $4.99 on SociaVault's Starter pack. ScrapeCreators has more Ad Library endpoints and OAuth for Claude; SociaVault's one-time packs start lower at $29.