Scraping e-commerce giants with aggressive bot detection, ride-hailing platforms with rotating fingerprint checks, or quick commerce apps that change their anti-scraping systems weekly — these are the problems Anakin.io was built to solve. The platform is a Y Combinator S21 company that has been running enterprise-grade scraping infrastructure since 2021, powering competitive intelligence for 50+ billion-dollar companies across 100+ countries.
Anakin.io makes its scraping engine available as a public API. Developers get access to the same proxy network, anti-bot bypass, and accuracy that enterprise clients depend on. The company holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022 certifications.
Anti-Bot Bypass and Technical Capabilities
The API handles the most common scraping obstacles without requiring users to manage infrastructure:
- Proxy rotation cycles through IP addresses to avoid detection and bans
- CAPTCHA solving processes challenge-response tests automatically
- JavaScript rendering handles dynamic content including Single Page Applications
- Browser fingerprinting evasion prevents identification by target sites
- Session management maintains persistent logins for scraping behind authentication walls
Output formats include Markdown, HTML, JSON, and screenshots. The platform processes over 1 trillion data points and claims 99.9% uptime with 30x faster response times through a caching layer that stores previously scraped data.
Credit Pricing Per Request Type
| Request Type | Credits | What It Returns |
|---|---|---|
| Basic HTML scrape | 1 | Raw HTML with optional JS rendering |
| + AI Summary | +1 | AI-generated page summary |
| + AI JSON extraction | +2 | Structured data extraction |
| Search API | 3 | Web search with content extraction |
| Agentic Search | 10 + 1/URL | Research-style multi-URL scraping |
| Browser API | 1 per 2 min | Live CDP browser session |
| Map (URL discovery) | 1 | All URLs on a domain |
Billing only charges for successful API calls. Failed scrapes, timeouts, and cache hits cost zero credits. Credits roll over monthly and never expire. This means developers on the free tier can accumulate credits over time for larger scraping jobs, though the 5 concurrent request limit on Starter remains the primary throughput constraint.
Plan Comparison
| Plan | Price | Credits | Concurrent | Rate Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | 500 | 5 | Reduced |
| Pro | $19/mo | 5,000 | 10 | Standard |
| Scale | $79/mo | 120,000 | 80 | Extended |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited | Custom | Custom |
PAYG top-ups are available: 2,000 credits for $6 on Pro, or 20,000 credits for $20 on Scale. The free Starter tier provides 500 credits with sign up instantly, which is enough for initial testing and evaluation. The article’s original mention of "$9/month" was incorrect — the entry-level paid plan starts at 19/month.
SDK and Integration Support
| Category | Supported Tools |
|---|---|
| SDKs | TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Java, .NET, Elixir, Swift, Kotlin |
| Automation | Zapier, Make, n8n |
| AI Frameworks | LangChain, Langflow, Dify |
Known Limitations
The platform targets developers comfortable working with APIs. Users expecting a visual, no-code scraping interface will find the learning curve steep. Documentation covers core API functionality but lacks depth on advanced configuration and edge cases.
The free tier’s 5 concurrent request limit restricts throughput for any production workload. Teams needing high-volume scraping should budget for the Scale plan at minimum. No refund policy is listed, so credit purchases and monthly plan commitments should be evaluated carefully by testing thoroughly with the free Starter tier first.
Visit Anakin.io — https://anakin.io/