Comparison
A Thunderbit alternative, honestly.
Thunderbit describes what you want in words and lets an AI agent work out the fields, paid for in credits. Magic Scraper detects the table on the page in your browser, with no credits to count. Here is when each makes sense.
What's the same, and what isn't
Both turn a web page into rows you can export, without writing code, and both can visit the page behind each row.
The difference is how the fields are found and paid for. Thunderbit's AI reads the page from a description, and its paid plans run on monthly credits. Magic Scraper reads the page's own structure locally — no AI service, no credits — with free unlimited crawling and a one-time Pro. What that means in practice.
Side by side
Their column is from Thunderbit's own site, checked October 2026. Plans change; check theirs.
| Magic Scraper | Thunderbit | |
|---|---|---|
| How fields are found | Detected from the page's structure, in your browser | An AI agent, from your description |
| Pricing | Free; one-time Pro licence | Free plan, then monthly credits |
| Every page of results | Free, no page limit | Uses credits on paid plans |
| The page behind every row | 3 rows free, every row with Pro | Yes (subpages) |
| Exports | Excel, CSV, JSON, clipboard | Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion |
| Account needed | No | Yes |
| Where the data goes | Only where you send it; no server of ours | Read by its AI service |
When to keep Thunderbit
When the page has no regular structure — prose, mixed layouts — and describing the fields in words is quicker than picking them, or when you want results sent straight to Google Sheets, Airtable or Notion. That is what an AI agent is good at.
Reasonable questions
Does Magic Scraper use AI?
No. It finds the repeating rows from the page's structure and names columns from the markup, which is fast, predictable and runs entirely in your browser.
Is it cheaper than Thunderbit?
For repeated, large jobs usually yes: crawling and export are free with no page limit, and Pro is paid once rather than monthly. For an occasional messy page, Thunderbit's free plan may be enough.
Can I use both?
Yes. They don't conflict.
Thunderbit 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.