#1 DataForSEO Alternative

import httpx

response = httpx.post(
    "https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/google/organic/live/advanced",
    auth=(DATAFORSEO_LOGIN, DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD),
    json=[
        {
            "keyword": "coffee grinders",
            "location_code": 2840,
            "language_code": "en",
        }
    ],
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
results = response.json()["tasks"][0]["result"][0]["items"]

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 task array goes away; organic_results sits at the top level of one JSON object.
• location_code 2840 becomes gl=us; language_code becomes hl.
• Standard-queue jobs (Task POST, Tasks Ready, Task GET) become one GET.

DataForSEO request reference →Litescrape API docs →

1. 01 Pricing

   Live results at the queue price

   DataForSEO's Standard queue is $0.60 per 1,000 SERPs and averages five minutes a result; Live mode is $2.00 per 1,000. Litescrape answers every request live for $0.15 per 1,000.

   Standard Queue: 5 minutes on average, $0.6 per 1K SERPs. Live Mode: up to 6 seconds on average, $2 per 1K.DataForSEO Google Organic SERP API pricing, read September 14, 2026. dataforseo.com/pricing

2. 02 Minimum

   $10 minimum against $50

   DataForSEO's minimum payment is $50. Litescrape's minimum top-up is $10, which buys 66,667 requests.

   Note that the minimum payment amount is $50.DataForSEO pricing page, read September 14, 2026. dataforseo.com/pricing

3. 03 Pricing

   No surcharge on site: queries

   DataForSEO charges a premium for advanced operators; its reply to an August 2026 review calls site: queries "much costlier to collect at scale". On Litescrape a site:, before: or tbs query is one call.

   The premium you noticed applies only to advanced search operators like site:, which are much costlier to collect at scale.DataForSEO reply to a Trustpilot review, August 25, 2026. trustpilot.com/review/dataforseo.com

4. 04 Developer experience

   One GET instead of a task cycle

   The Standard queue is a Task POST, a Tasks Ready poll and a Task GET, with results nested in tasks[0].result[0].items. Litescrape returns organic_results at the top level of a single response.

5. 05 Honest take

   A DataForSEO balance never expires

   Funds stay on a DataForSEO balance until spent, the queue price is hard to beat for overnight batch work, and its catalog spans backlinks, keywords and business data that Litescrape does not sell. Litescrape credits expire six months after each top-up.

   Once you top up your account, the funds will remain on your balance until you spend all of them.DataForSEO help center, read September 14, 2026. dataforseo.com/help-center

6. 06 Coverage

   DuckDuckGo, Yelp and Apple Maps too

   DataForSEO's SERP API covers Google, Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Naver, Seznam and YouTube. Litescrape covers Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo search, plus Yelp, Tripadvisor and Apple Maps places and reviews, on one key.