> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xquik.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# ScrapeCreators alternative for X search & writes
> Xquik beats ScrapeCreators on X. ScrapeCreators bills each request, empty search pages included. Xquik bills USD 0.00015 per result & searches X natively.
For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt.
## Why Xquik wins over ScrapeCreators
Xquik is the fastest X data service, & the cheapest per useful result. Public Apify benchmarks ran on 2026-09-27 & 2026-09-29. Xquik's X Tweet Scraper delivered 39.2 useful tweets per second, the fastest. It cost USD 0.000175 per useful tweet, the lowest of 12 Actors. Every run is public on the [benchmark page](https://xquik.com/en/trust#benchmark-x-tweet-scraper).
ScrapeCreators publishes Instagram benchmarks, but none for X. Xquik publishes every X benchmark run with its run ID.
Xquik bills only delivered, unique, filter-matching results. Empty pages, failed requests, retries, duplicates & filtered rows cost nothing. [ScrapeCreators' pricing](https://scrapecreators.com/#pricing) bills 1 credit per request, & empty search pages still cost a credit. On the Freelance pack, that is USD 0.00188 per page. An empty Xquik search costs 0, & each result costs USD 0.00015. That makes Xquik the cheapest per useful result.
Xquik also covers more of X in 1 product. It offers 23 extraction tools, 18 write actions & 1-second monitors with signed webhooks. Agents connect through a remote MCP server, & developers use SDKs in 8 languages.
## Where ScrapeCreators fits
ScrapeCreators returns profiles, posts & comments from 20+ platforms through 1 API. Its Twitter API page lists 7 endpoints. Xquik adds X writes, monitors & file exports.
This guide compares ScrapeCreators and Xquik on specific X tasks. It covers tweet search, lookups, writes, monitors & agent connections.
Facts on this page come from ScrapeCreators' official pages, read on 2026-10-15. Verify current pricing and terms on the official site before buying.
## Quick answer
Xquik is faster & cheaper per useful result. It also adds native X search, writes, 1-second monitors & file exports.
You need TikTok, Instagram or YouTube data next to X.
## Source-backed ScrapeCreators scope
* The Twitter API page lists 7 endpoints. They cover search, profiles, user tweets, tweet details, transcripts & communities.
* Search finds posts through Google-indexed results, not native X search.
* The docs say recent posts can be missing from search. Google ranks the results, not recency.
* Each successful search page costs 1 credit, including empty results.
* User tweets returns about 100 of a user's most popular tweets, not the latest.
* Most endpoints cost 1 credit per request. Cached results cost 0 credits.
* Freelance costs USD 47 for 25,000 credits, which is USD 0.00188 per request.
* Business costs USD 497 for 500,000 credits, which is USD 0.000994 per request. Credits never expire.
* No account-level rate or concurrency caps apply. The homepage suggests staying under 500 concurrent requests.
* Requests use an `x-api-key` header. The hosted MCP server takes OAuth or that header.
## Comparison
| Area | ScrapeCreators | Xquik |
| - | - | - |
| Billing unit | 1 credit per request on most endpoints, USD 0.000994 to USD 0.00188. | 1 credit per returned row, USD 0.00015 with pay-as-you-go credits. Plans cost up to 20% less. |
| Tweet or profile lookup | 1 credit per lookup, from USD 0.000994. | 1 credit, USD 0.00015 with pay-as-you-go credits. |
| Search | Google-indexed results. Each page costs 1 credit, also when empty. | Billed only for returned rows, so 0 rows cost nothing. |
| Write actions | Its 7 X endpoints are all reads. | 18 write actions from connected accounts. Posting a tweet costs 30 credits. |
| Agent tooling | Hosted MCP server with OAuth or API key, plus a CLI. | Remote MCP server with OAuth or API key, plus a CLI. |
| SDKs | No SDK required. | TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, Kotlin, PHP, Ruby & C#, plus a Terraform provider. |
| Exports | JSON API responses. | CSV, XLSX, JSON & Markdown exports. |
## What to test in Xquik
Price the X part of the task. A ScrapeCreators request costs from USD 0.000994. An Xquik tweet or profile costs USD 0.00015. Check search results for recent posts in both products. Add writes, monitors & exports if the workflow needs them.
23 extraction tools cover tweets, replies, quotes, reposts, likes, followers, following, verified followers, communities, lists, Spaces, articles, and search. Export results to CSV, JSON, XLSX, Markdown, or API responses.
18 X write actions cover tweets, media uploads, likes, retweets, follows, DMs, profile updates, and community actions from connected accounts.
Account and keyword monitors check active streams every 1 second. Store events, poll them, or deliver them through signed webhooks.
Choose REST, an SDK, MCP, or pay-per-use reads. Credit records show each request's cost.
## Migration path
Run the same X lookups in both products. Compare recent posts, fields, empty pages & cost. Move the task once the systems that read the data accept Xquik's output.
Every action in credits and dollars, beside the X API's own rates.
Query parameters, filters, cursors, and response fields.
Verify current prices before making a final decision.
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