Gaffa vs. String Web Access API Comparison


Gaffa Gaffa.dev 5.0 out of 5 stars	String Web Access API String	+	+
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About Gaffa is a web scraping and browser automation API that gives developers full, real-browser control with a single API call no headless browsers, proxies, CAPTCHA handling, or scaling infrastructure to manage. JavaScript rendering is handled by default, so pages load exactly as they would for a real visitor. Gaffa supports web scraping, AI-powered structured data extraction, screenshot capture, PDF export, infinite-scroll handling, form filling, and converting any webpage into clean, LLM-ready Markdown for AI and RAG pipelines. A rotating residential proxy network ensures reliable access across geographies with automatic anti-bot bypass. Credits are charged only for actual browser execution time and bandwidth used, with no fixed infrastructure costs.		About String Web Access API is a hosted web-data API for developers and teams building AI agents, research applications, and data workflows. It searches the web, fetches individual URLs, and maps public sites, returning page content as clean text or Markdown. Requests can use browser rendering, proxy routing, and other escalation options to retrieve pages that need JavaScript or are protected by anti-bot systems; compliance-sensitive teams can disable CAPTCHA solving per request. The service is available over HTTP and through an MCP server that works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity, and other compatible clients. Developers can use it to provide live web content to AI workflows, research companies and products, collect source material, and discover pages across a site. A free account includes usage credit and monthly plans provide additional usage; request charges vary by operation.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Developers, AI engineers, and data teams across startups, agencies, and enterprises in industries such as e-commerce, market research, finance, recruitment, real estate, and AI/ML- any organisation that needs reliable, large-scale web data without managing its own scraping infrastructure.		Audience Developers and teams building AI agents, web research and data-extraction workflows.
Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $20 per 5000 credits Gaffa uses a simple credit-based pricing model. Plans start at $20 for 5,000 credits, with no subscription lock-in. Credits cover both browser execution time (1 credit per 30 seconds of runtime) and residential proxy bandwidth (750 credits per GB). A typical browser session, combining short execution time with low proxy bandwidth costs, costs around 3 credits, so 5,000 credits covers roughly 1,600+ typical sessions. All new accounts also receive 500 free credits to get started, no credit card required. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $19/month Free accounts include $5 in non-expiring credit, advertised as enough for up to 20,000 standard fetches. Paid plans start at $19/month, with the plan fee added to the usage balance. Rates vary by endpoint and proxy type, and unused monthly credit rolls over. Requests blocked by String or failed on String's side are not charged; responses returned by destination websites can still incur charges. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
Pros from Real Users Pros Super reliable and straightforward tool. Refined set of features and clear documentation. Our setup couldn't have been much faster and we've not had any issues with the tool in over a year! Our system was using a more expensive competing product, but Gaffa made the transition simple and seamless. We are primarily using it to print PDF reports from our site, but plan to expand its use to other parts of our product and processes. Very easy to get going! Really expressive API. Saved me a lot of time and allowed me to do just what I needed in terms of interacting with sites and getting data back in the right way. Also the dashboard where you can see your previous requests is really useful when debugging!
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Gaffa.dev Founded: 2024 United Kingdom gaffa.dev/		Company Information String Founded: 2024 United States usestring.ai
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Integrations ChatGPT Not Supported Claude Not Supported Cursor Not Supported HTML Supported JavaScript Supported Markdown Supported Model Context Protocol (MCP) Not Supported Perplexity Not Supported Playwright Supported Puppeteer Supported Selenium Supported Show More Integrations View All 6 Integrations		Integrations ChatGPT Supported Claude Supported Cursor Supported HTML Not Supported JavaScript Not Supported Markdown Not Supported Model Context Protocol (MCP) Supported Perplexity Supported Playwright Not Supported Puppeteer Not Supported Selenium Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 5 Integrations
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