The SerpApi alternative with pay-per-call pricing
YepAPI is a real-time Google SERP API with no monthly plans. Pay per call from $0.01, start with $5 free credit, and get SEO, web scraping, and AI APIs under the same key.
No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.
2,400+
Developers
1.2M+
API calls served
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Endpoints
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Per call
Yep, that's it.
YepAPI vs SerpApi
Both give you Google search results as structured JSON. The difference is how you pay — and how much else you get.
Competitor pricing is approximate and may change — check SerpApi's site for current plans.
Start pulling Google SERP data in 30 seconds
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required.
One call. Real Google results.
No SDK required — just a POST request with your API key.
const res = await fetch("https://api.yepapi.com/v1/serp/google", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer yep_sk_your_key",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
query: "best running shoes",
location: "us",
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.data.organic[0].title);Why developers switch from SerpApi
SerpApi is a solid, mature Google SERP API — but its monthly plans assume steady, predictable search volume. If your usage is spiky, if you're prototyping, or if you only need SERP data occasionally, a fixed monthly quota means paying for searches you never run.
YepAPI flips that to pay-per-call: you're billed per request from $0.01 with no plan and no monthly minimum, starting from $5 of free credit. And because the same key covers SEO data, web scraping, and 60+ AI models, a SerpApi alternative can also replace your SEO API, scraping API, and LLM gateway — one bill, one dashboard, one integration.
SerpApi alternative — FAQ
YepAPI is a SerpApi alternative built for developers who want pay-per-call pricing instead of monthly plans. You get a real-time Google SERP API — organic results, ads, maps, news, images, and autocomplete — for a per-call price starting at $0.01, with no monthly minimum. The same API key also covers SEO data, web scraping, and 60+ AI models, so you can replace several SaaS subscriptions with one key.
Yes. YepAPI gives you $5 of free credit on signup with no credit card required — enough for hundreds of SERP API calls to test it. Unlike a capped free tier, that credit works across every endpoint (SERP, SEO, scraping, AI), and when it runs out you simply pay per call with no monthly commitment.
SerpApi uses monthly subscription tiers — you commit to a plan and a search quota up front. YepAPI is pay-per-call: you're billed per request from $0.01 with no plan and no monthly minimum. If your SERP volume is spiky or you're still prototyping, pay-per-call usually costs less than buying a fixed monthly quota you may not fully use.
Migration is a base-URL and parameter change. YepAPI returns clean, structured JSON for Google SERP results — organic listings, paid ads, related searches, and SERP features — so you swap the endpoint and map a few field names. Most teams move a SERP integration over in well under an hour.
Yes. The SERP API covers Google organic results, Google Maps, Google News, Google Images, autocomplete, and additional search engines like Bing. Beyond SERP, the same key unlocks SEO endpoints (keywords, backlinks, domain metrics, Google Trends), web scraping, and 60+ AI/LLM models.
Ready to ditch monthly SERP plans?
Google SERP, SEO, scraping, and AI APIs under one key. $5 free credit on signup. No credit card required.