Crustdata vs Bright Data pricing
Both are in data enrichment apis. Crustdata is billed per credit (additive); Bright Data is billed per 1,000 records ($2.50 cpm), plans/commits. Numbers below are copied from each vendor's pricing page.
CrustdataFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- Free trial credits + free-forever tier
- Billed
- Per credit (additive)
- Best for
- Real-time data for AI agents and sourcing
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
Bright DataFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- Free dataset samples; new-account credits (unconfirmed for datasets)
- Billed
- Per 1,000 records ($2.50 CPM), plans/commits
- Best for
- Bulk public people and company datasets for data teams
- Verified
- Oct 7, 2026
Crustdata plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | $0/mo | Commonly cited as 100 credits/month with access to all endpoints, no credit card required. Credits valid 6 months. |
| Real-time API Access | Credit-based / not publicly listed | Credit packages (monthly or annual). Per-call costs: search ~0.03 credits/result, person enrich 1–7 credits, company enrich 2 credits, identify & autocomplete free. |
| Flat File Datasets | Custom | Bulk company & people data in CSV/JSON, refreshed monthly/quarterly/yearly. |
| Enterprise | Custom (contact sales) | Live professional-network search/enrich, contact enrichment, social-post live endpoints, dedicated support and custom datasets. |
- Paid plan pricing is opaque, no named tiers or list prices published; heavier endpoints gated behind enterprise/demo requests
- Credit-based model can create unpredictable costs without active monitoring
Source: https://crustdata.com/pricing
Bright Data plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Dataset Marketplace (one-time) | $250 for 100K records | $2.50 per 1,000 records; 500K, 1M, 5M, 20M and complete-dataset tiers. |
| Dataset subscription | Discounted refresh | Biannual 25%, quarterly 50%, monthly 80% savings (promotional). |
| Scraper API (pay-as-you-go) | About $1.50 per 1,000 records | Third-party figure; falls to about $1.00 on the $1,999/mo Scale tier. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom SLA and dedicated capacity. |
- No free API tier for datasets; $250 minimum for 100K-record packages