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> $1,000,000ARR · USDhistorical milestone nine months after 2021 public launch
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ScrapingBee
A web-data API that manages rendering and proxy infrastructure.
Reported revenue$1,000,000ARR · Unspecified $Historical ARR milestone reached November 2021Original disclosure
Business modelAPI subscriptionDeveloper tools
Profile depthResearched profileProduct facts and editorial breakdown
Source checkedOct 19, 2026Observation date, not revenue cutoff
Business overview
Public positioningA web-data API that manages rendering and proxy infrastructure. The official timeline identifies founders Kevin and Pierre, then the first full-time engineer in June 2021. That supports the early small-team stage; the company later joined Oxylabs.
How it makes money
Paid API-credit plans after a trial, with request and concurrency limits.
Business breakdown
Researched Oct 19, 2026Source-linked product facts, followed by MRRTrace analysis of the customer problem, workflow, trade-offs and questions to test.
The customer problem
A data feature often needs repeated access to public web pages, yet browser rendering and proxy management can consume more effort than the feature itself. The API packages that infrastructure responsibility. For a small team, the useful historical lesson is to choose an operational problem that developers already encounter, then make integration and ongoing use concrete.
Core workflow
- Select the permitted target and API options needed to retrieve the relevant page or structured result.
- Issue requests through the service while respecting plan concurrency and the credit costs of the selected capabilities.
- Use the returned material in the customer's data workflow and adjust the subscription as repeated demand becomes measurable.
What customers pay for
Credits and concurrency are visible purchasing units, but usable results per unit of spend are the more informative customer test. A benchmark should include difficult targets and retries rather than extrapolate from an easy demonstration page.
Distribution signals
Observed channels and entry points; their performance is not inferred.
- Developer education and search
The official early timeline describes publishing technical tutorials and choosing content as an acquisition channel. It supports the historical tactic, not a current acquisition-cost estimate.
Evidence
Trade-offs
- Outsourcing infrastructure reduces implementation work but does not remove target-specific failures or the need to respect access rules.
- Deep tutorials require continuing expertise and maintenance; their effectiveness cannot be assumed for a new entrant.
Open questions
- Which repeatable customer task remains valuable when target pages or access conditions change?
- Does the proposed niche support recurring usage after the customer's initial data-collection project ends?
A MRRTrace reading of public product material. Trade-offs and questions are editorial analysis.
Revenue evidence
Founder disclosure$1,000,000ARR · Unspecified $ · Historical ARR milestone reached November 2021
- Reporting period
- Historical ARR milestone reached November 2021
- Figure as of
- Nov 2021
- Reporting method
- Founder disclosure
- Source checked
- Oct 19, 2026
The official timeline places the $1m ARR milestone in November 2021. This predates the later Oxylabs acquisition. ARR is not annual recognized revenue; the current organization and revenue are not inferred from the early team. The income source uses $ without an explicit currency code; preserved as Unspecified $ and excluded from USD comparisons.
ScrapingBee official founder timelineThis historical disclosure is separate from any current Stripe connection shown on this page. MRRTrace has not audited the business. Revenue is not profit, and historical figures are not current earnings guarantees.
Pricing
Pricing pageTrial credits and paid request plans; see official pricing
The source page may change its prices, limits, or offer after the recorded check date.
What founders can learn
Editorial notesStudy the early division of product and developer education work around a narrow API.
Before you build something similar
- Historical pre-acquisition stage, not current independent small-team revenue.
- The company received TinySeed support.
- Infrastructure costs and target-site access rules affect delivery.
These are MRRTrace observations, not statements by the founder or proof of a repeatable outcome.
Source material
4 sources- ScrapingBee official website Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
- Official company / founder disclosure Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
- Official company / founder disclosure Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026
- Official pricing Public source · Checked Oct 19, 2026