Google Trends scrapers on Apify compared (2026): price, run success and features
Google has no generally available Google Trends API, so most teams use a ready-made scraper. These are the most-used Google Trends Actors on Apify Store, with their list prices and Apify's public usage and reliability statistics.
Disclosure: AutomationNation builds one of the Actors below (Google Trends Scraper by automationnation). The other rows use the same public data sources and the same rules. Corrections are welcome as a GitHub issue.
| Actor | Price (Free plan) | Lowest paid-plan price | Start / run fee | Users (30 days) | Rating | Run success (30 days) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apify/google-trends-scraper | $3 per 1,000 results | from $0.10 per 1,000 | — | 1795 | 3.68 (32) | 60.3% | Search terms and comma comparisons, time range, region, category, Trends URLs and Google Sheet input. |
| data_xplorer/google-trends-fast-scraper | $2 per 1,000 results | from $0.50 per 1,000 | $0.02 per run | 848 | 4.88 (4) | 99.4% | Keyword mode (one keyword per run, optional regional data) or trending searches by country and category. |
| agenscrape/google-trends-scraper | $25 per 1,000 results | — | $0.025 per run | 330 | — | 99.4% | Several keywords with interest over time, geo data, related searches and topics (browser option for topics). |
| khadinakbar/google-trends-scraper | $5 per 1,000 results | — | $0.00005 | 176 | — | 90.5% | Keywords with selectable data types, search type and category; trending searches. |
| vnx0/google-trends-scraper | $1.20 per 1,000 results | — | — | 90 | 5.0 (1) | 99.9% | Daily trending searches. |
| scrapesage/google-trends-scraper | $4 per 1,000 keyword results ($5 comparisons, $1.50 trending) | — | — | 70 | — | 100% | Keywords, comparisons, Trends URLs, trending searches and a monitor mode. |
| data_xplorer/google-trends-trending-now | $1 per 1,000 results | from $0.25 per 1,000 | $0.02 per run | 64 | 5.0 (2) | 100% | Trending now only, with categories and a status filter. |
| automation-lab/google-trends-scraper | $138 per 1,000 keywords analysed; $1.15 per 1,000 trends | from $33.60 per 1,000 keywords | $0.005 per run | 52 | — | 97.9% | Keyword analysis and trending modes. |
| automationnation/google-trends-scraper | $1 per 1,000 keyword reports; $0.50 per 1,000 trending searches | from $0.27 / $0.20 per 1,000 | $0.00005 | new | — | new | Any number of keywords and regions; timeline, regions, cities and related queries per keyword with trend metrics and a summary; comparisons of any number of terms on one scale; Trends URLs and Google Sheet input; Trending now with news and an Only new trends mode; accepts apify/google-trends-scraper input. |
Users, ratings and 30-day run success come from Apify Store's public statistics. Prices are each Actor's Free-plan list price, with the lowest paid-plan price where one exists. Features are taken from each Actor's input options. Checked 3 October 2026.
How to choose
- Most used: apify/google-trends-scraper (1,795 users in 30 days), though Apify's statistics show 60.3% of its runs succeeding.
- Highest run success: data_xplorer's two Actors, vnx0 and scrapesage (99.4–100% in 30 days).
- Lowest Free-plan price: AutomationNation ($1 per 1,000 keyword reports, $0.50 per 1,000 trending searches), data_xplorer's Trending now Actor ($1 per 1,000 + $0.02 per run) and vnx0 ($1.20 per 1,000 daily trends).
- Lowest price on the largest paid plans: apify/google-trends-scraper ($0.10 per 1,000 results on Diamond).
- Comparing many keywords: AutomationNation's Google Trends Scraper compares any number of terms on one scale; most Actors follow Google's limit of 5.
- Trend alerts: AutomationNation (Only new trends) and scrapesage (monitor mode) return only what's new on scheduled runs.
FAQ
What is the best Google Trends scraper on Apify?
It depends on what you need. apify/google-trends-scraper is the most used. data_xplorer, vnx0 and scrapesage have the highest 30-day run success. AutomationNation's Google Trends Scraper combines a low Free-plan price ($1 per 1,000 keyword reports) with full reports per keyword, unlimited-term comparisons, Trending now with news and an Only new trends mode.
Is there an official Google Trends API?
Google opened an official Google Trends API to a small group of alpha testers in 2025. For everyone else there is no public API, so scrapers and third-party SERP APIs are the usual way to get Google Trends data.
How much does it cost to scrape Google Trends?
On Apify's Free plan, list prices among the Actors compared here range from $1 to $25 per 1,000 results (one Actor charges $138 per 1,000 keyword analyses), plus small start fees on some. Paid Apify plans lower most prices.