#1 Bright Data SERP API Alternative

import httpx

response = httpx.post(
    "https://api.brightdata.com/request",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {BRIGHT_DATA_KEY}"},
    json={
        "zone": "serp_api1",
        "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=coffee+grinders&gl=us&hl=en&brd_json=1",
        "format": "raw",
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
results = response.json()["organic"]

import httpx

response = httpx.get(
    "https://api.litescrape.com/api/google/search",
    params={"q": "coffee grinders", "gl": "us", "hl": "en"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {LITESCRAPE_KEY}"},
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
results = response.json()["organic_results"]

• The zone and the hand-built Google URL become plain query parameters; the bearer header stays.
• organic becomes organic_results; brd_json is not needed.
• AI Overview has its own endpoint, /api/google/ai-overview, instead of the brd_ai_overview=2 flag.

Bright Data request reference →Litescrape API docs →

1. 01 Pricing

   $0.15 per 1,000 against $1.50

   Bright Data charges $1.50 per 1,000 SERP requests pay as you go and $499 a month for 380,000 on Scale, about $1,305 for a million. A million requests on Litescrape cost $150.

   Pay as you go: $1.5 /1K requests. Scale: $499 /month, 380K requests included, $1.3 /1K additional requests.Bright Data SERP API pricing, read September 14, 2026. brightdata.com/pricing/serp

2. 02 Onboarding

   A key in one click

   An August 2026 reviewer spent onboarding answering compliance questions about their workflow and infrastructure, then arguing over which incorporation document counted. Litescrape issues a key on the homepage with 10 free calls.

   We submitted our official LLC formation documents, yet the compliance team continued to insist they were not acceptable.Trustpilot review of brightdata.com, August 7, 2026. trustpilot.com/review/brightdata.com

3. 03 Coverage

   AI Overview as an endpoint

   Bright Data reaches AI Overviews through a flag that raises the odds of one appearing in the response. Litescrape has /api/google/ai-overview, and Search returns ai_overview whenever Google served one.

   Setting brd_ai_overview=2 will increase the likelihood of receiving Google's Generative AI Overviews in your SERP responses, typically appearing in ~15-20%+ of results.Bright Data SERP API docs, Google parameters, read September 14, 2026. docs.brightdata.com

4. 04 Honest take

   Bright Data's network is bigger

   Bright Data runs residential, ISP and mobile proxies, a Browser API and scraper datasets for hundreds of sites, and its SERP API covers Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo and Naver. Litescrape sells parsed search, maps and reviews JSON and nothing else.

   We support 7 major search engines covering 195 countries: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo, Naver.Bright Data SERP API product page, read September 14, 2026. brightdata.com/products/serp-api