Simple, honest pricing
Every tier undercuts the big hosted APIs on price per search. Cancel anytime.
Free
$0/mo
Kick the tyres. No card required.
- 250 searches / month
- All engines
- JSON + HTML output
- Community support
Hobby
$9/mo
For side-projects and prototypes.
- 2,000 searches / month
- All engines
- Search archive
- Email support
StarterPopular
$29/mo
Cheaper per search than the big hosted APIs.
- 10,000 searches / month
- All engines
- Priority queue
- Email support
Pro
$59/mo
For production workloads.
- 30,000 searches / month
- All engines
- Priority queue
- Priority support
Business
$99/mo
High volume, lowest unit cost.
- 75,000 searches / month
- All engines
- Dedicated support
- 99.9% uptime target
How we compare
| Searches / month | Typical hosted API | Surfapi |
|---|---|---|
| 5,000 | ~$75 | $29 (Starter — 10k) |
| 15,000 | ~$150 | $59 (Pro — 30k) |
| 30,000 | ~$275 | $59 (Pro) |
| Free tier | 100 / mo | 250 / mo |
Plan changes apply immediately. Payment processing (Stripe) is the documented integration point — self-hosted instances can assign plans directly.