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SerpResult as a SerpApi alternative
SerpResult returns the ranked organic results of Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Brave and Yandex as JSON, from 193 countries, for $1.80 per 1,000 searches on the entry plan. SerpApi is the established option; here is where the two differ, with SerpApi's numbers taken from its own pricing page on 2026-09-18.
| SerpResult | SerpApi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly plan from $9, plus prepaid credit packs that never expire | Monthly subscription |
| Entry plan | Starter, $9 for 5,000 searches | Starter, $25 for 1,000 searches |
| Price per 1,000 at entry | $1.80 | $25.00 |
| Lowest price per 1,000 | $0.60 credit packs on Business | $1.97 at 54M searches/mo |
| Free tier | 100 searches once, no card | 250 searches per month |
| Search engines | Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Brave, Yandex | Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, DuckDuckGo, Baidu, Naver, eBay, YouTube and others |
| Countries | 193, resolved from inside the country | Varies by engine |
| Response | Ranked organic results only: position, title, url, domain, snippet. One shape for every engine | Full SERP: ads, knowledge graph, local pack, shopping, related searches |
| Failed searches | Bad parameters cost nothing; an upstream failure after the fetch ran is charged | Not billed |
| Bulk | POST /v1/bulk, 50 searches per request, one credit each | See vendor docs |
| MCP server for AI agents | Hosted, connects to Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor | See vendor docs |
SerpApi figures are public list prices read from https://serpapi.com on 2026-09-18; check there before deciding. SerpResult figures come from the pricing page and apply direct or on RapidAPI.
When SerpResult is the better fit
- You read the organic list, the URLs and their order, and nothing else.
- You want a monthly plan under $10 instead of a large prepaid block or a $25 entry.
- You search more than one engine and want one parser for all of them.
- You need a specific country's ranking, resolved from inside that country.
- An AI agent runs the searches and you want a hosted MCP server to point it at.
When SerpApi is
You need every SERP feature parsed, not just the organic list, or you want the Legal US Shield indemnity on paid plans.
SerpResult never returns ads, shopping results or knowledge panels. If those are the data you need, SerpResult is not the right tool, and the docs say so up front.
FAQ
Switching questions
Is SerpResult a good SerpApi alternative?
If you need the ranked organic results and not every SERP feature, yes. SerpResult costs $1.80 per 1,000 searches on its entry plan against $25.00 for SerpApi, covers six engines behind one response shape, and its credit packs never expire. If you need what SerpApi does differently, you need every SERP feature parsed, not just the organic list, or you want the Legal US Shield indemnity on paid plans.
How do I migrate from SerpApi to SerpResult?
Create an account, mint an sk_live key, and call GET /v1/query with query, target and geo. The organic array carries position, title, url, domain and snippet, so a rank tracker or RAG pipeline that reads links out of a SERP maps in a few lines. The first 100 searches are free, which is enough to run your own side-by-side.
Does SerpResult return the same results as SerpApi?
Both read the live results page of the engine you ask for from the country you name, so the ranked organic URLs match closely for the same query at the same moment. Differences come from personalisation, the exact exit location and the time between the two calls, not from the API.
Can I buy SerpResult through a marketplace?
Yes. The same plans and prices are listed on RapidAPI at https://rapidapi.com/team-1rJ64ZBO_/api/serpresult.
Run your own SerpApi comparison.
100 free searches, no card. Send the same queries to both and diff the URLs.