Comparison
A Data Miner alternative, honestly.
Data Miner is a capable, long-running scraper extension with a large library of ready-made "recipes". Here is what differs, where Magic Scraper is the better fit, and where Data Miner still is.
What's the same, and what isn't
Both find tables and lists on a page, follow pagination and export to Excel or CSV from inside the browser.
The difference is how you pay. Data Miner's free plan covers 500 pages a month and its paid plans are monthly subscriptions with page credits. Magic Scraper's detection, crawling and export are free with no page limit; Pro, for drill-down past three rows and the extras, is paid once. What paying once means.
Side by side
Their column is from Data Miner's own pricing page, checked October 2026. Plans change; check theirs.
| Magic Scraper | Data Miner | |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-detects tables and lists | Yes | Yes, plus ready-made recipes |
| Free plan limit | No page limit on detection, crawling and export | 500 pages a month |
| Paid plans | One-time Pro licence | Monthly subscriptions |
| The page behind every row | 3 rows free, every row with Pro | Yes, by scraping a list of URLs |
| Account needed | No | Yes |
| Where the data goes | Only where you send it; no server of ours | See its privacy policy |
| Shared recipes for popular sites | No (a few sites read by name) | Yes, a large library |
When to keep Data Miner
When a ready-made recipe already exists for the site you need, and you would rather pick it than set anything up yourself. Data Miner's recipe library is large and that is a real advantage. If its monthly plan fits your volume, there's no need to switch.
Reasonable questions
Is Magic Scraper free like Data Miner's free plan?
Its free version has no monthly page limit: detection, crawling every page and export to CSV, XLSX and JSON are free. Drill-down past three rows and a few extras are part of Pro, a one-time purchase.
Does Magic Scraper use recipes?
No. It detects the table or list on the page itself and names the columns from the page's markup; a manual picker covers awkward layouts. Your setup is remembered per site.
Can I use both?
Yes. They don't conflict.
Data Miner is a product of its own company; we are not affiliated with it, and this is our comparison, not theirs. Got something wrong? Tell us.