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Web scraping and data extraction
A business tracking prices, listings or stock on other sites.
Fixed price per item. Never by the hour. That is £0.25 under the median of 3 published prices.
- A scraper built for one website you name
- Data delivered to a sheet, CSV or your database
- Runs daily or weekly, fixed when the site changes
- Public data only, within the site's own terms
How long: Monthly, rolling
What other agencies charge for web scraping and data extraction
3 published prices for web scraping and data extraction on the same basis, from 2 providers, have a median of £149.25 per website a month (middle half £111.75 to £168). ellul.ai's £149 per website a month is £0.25 under the median of 3 published prices.
| Who | Price | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ellul.ai | £149 | Per item, per website a month | Fixed, this page |
| Datahutmanaged scraping service · datahut.co | $99£74.25 | Per item, per website a month | their page read Nov 2026“Basic: "Pricing starts at, $99, per website / month, Up to 25K records/month, CSV, JSON formats"” |
| ScrapeHeromanaged scraping service · scrapehero.com | $199£149.25 | Per item, per website a month | their page read Nov 2026“Business plan: "Starts at" "$199", per website, monthly subscription (one-time setup fee additional)” |
| Datahutmanaged scraping service · datahut.co | $249£186.75 | Per item, per website a month | their page read Nov 2026“Business: "Pricing starts at, $249, per website / month, Up to 100K records/month, CSV, JSON via API"” |
Prices as each provider publishes them on its own page, read November 2026; dollars at £0.75 and euros at £0.86. 6 more prices were read on another basis (hourly, a different unit or a different scope) and are not counted. The data: JSON and CSV.
How many people are asking for it
430 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for web scraping and data extraction between November 2025 and November 2026, 148 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/slavelabour, r/forhire, r/freelance_forhire. Three of them: request 1, request 2, request 3. Every service ranked. These are businesses looking to buy each service, not jobs we are offering: ellul.ai sells these services and does not recruit through this site.
You pay separately, at cost
- Any proxy service, billed to your account at cost
- Any database or storage you want the data kept in
What you supply
- The website and the exact data fields you want
- Where the data should go: a sheet, CSV or your database
- How often it should run and what the data is for
What the price does not cover
- Public pages only: no logging in and no getting past blocks or CAPTCHAs
- No personal data for marketing or cold-email lists
- One website per monthly price; a site whose terms forbid it is declined
The rules that apply
- Under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (section 1) it is an offence to cause a computer to perform a function intending to secure access to a program or data, knowing that access is unauthorised. Computer Misuse Act 1990, section 1
- Under the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 (regulation 16), extracting or re-utilising all or a substantial part of a database without the owner's consent infringes database right, and repeated systematic extraction of small parts can count. The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, regulation 16
How it works
Pick what you need
Choose a service and leave your details.
Get your fixed price
A written scope and price by email within a day.
Work gets done
Done in-house, once you approve the scope.
Questions
How much does web scraping and data extraction cost?
Web scraping and data extraction costs £149 per website a month at ellul.ai, a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts. 3 published prices for web scraping and data extraction on the same basis, from 2 providers, have a median of £149.25 per website a month (middle half £111.75 to £168).
What is included?
A scraper built for one website you name. Data delivered to a sheet, CSV or your database. Runs daily or weekly, fixed when the site changes. Public data only, within the site's own terms.
What is not included in the price?
You pay these directly, at cost: Any proxy service, billed to your account at cost. Any database or storage you want the data kept in.
What do you need from me?
The website and the exact data fields you want. Where the data should go: a sheet, CSV or your database. How often it should run and what the data is for.
What does it not cover?
Public pages only: no logging in and no getting past blocks or CAPTCHAs. No personal data for marketing or cold-email lists. One website per monthly price; a site whose terms forbid it is declined.
Which rules apply to web scraping and data extraction?
Under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (section 1) it is an offence to cause a computer to perform a function intending to secure access to a program or data, knowing that access is unauthorised. (Computer Misuse Act 1990, section 1) Under the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 (regulation 16), extracting or re-utilising all or a substantial part of a database without the owner's consent infringes database right, and repeated systematic extraction of small parts can count. (The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, regulation 16)
How many people are looking for web scraping and data extraction?
430 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for web scraping and data extraction between November 2025 and November 2026, 148 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/slavelabour, r/forhire, r/freelance_forhire. Every service ranked the same way: https://ellul.ai/demand
How long does it take?
Monthly, rolling. The written scope gives the timeline before anything starts.
Is it charged by the hour?
No. ellul.ai never charges by the hour or the day. The price is fixed against the written scope.
Get a fixed price for web scraping and data extraction.
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