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A Similarweb alternative that has no subscription

You want the traffic numbers Similarweb shows, not another monthly plan. Here is the cheapest way to get them for a list of sites.

Get Similarweb data without a plan ($0.80 per 1,000 sites)

Short answer

Run your domains through the Similarweb Scraper. It reads the public estimates Similarweb shows on its website and returns one row per site: monthly visits, global and country rank, bounce rate, traffic sources, top countries, top keywords and AI chatbot traffic. You need no Similarweb account, and you pay per domain with data instead of a monthly fee. For a single site, the free website traffic checker is quicker.

Be clear about what it is: the same public estimates, not Similarweb's paid dashboards or its official API. Use it to compare sites and spot trends.

A real use case

A freelance SEO checks 8 to 10 prospects a week before a sales call. A paid traffic tool costs more per month than the freelancer earns from most of those leads. Pasting the domains into one run takes a minute and costs a few cents.

Step by step

  1. Open the Similarweb Scraper on Apify and sign in. The free plan includes monthly credit, enough to test.
  2. Paste your domains, one per line. URLs and Similarweb links work too.
  3. Leave the comparison row on if you give it two or more sites. It is free.
  4. Run, then export to CSV or Excel, or read the rows through the API.

Input (paste into the JSON tab)

{
  "domains": [
    "allbirds.com",
    "gymshark.com",
    "away.com"
  ],
  "compareDomains": true,
  "includeAiPrompts": false
}

What you get back

{
  "domain": "example-shop.com",
  "status": "ok",
  "totalVisits": 1200000,
  "dataMonth": "2026-09",
  "visitsChange3mPct": 12.4,
  "globalRank": 18452,
  "bounceRate": 0.52,
  "trafficSearchOrganic": 0.38,
  "trafficDirect": 0.31,
  "topCountry": "US",
  "aiTrafficVisits": 24000
}

Trimmed example. Names and numbers are illustrative; your run returns real data with more fields.

Tips

  • The numbers are Similarweb's estimates and update monthly. dataMonth tells you which month you are looking at.
  • Small sites Similarweb has no estimate for come back as no_data rows and cost nothing.
  • The public data covers the top 5 countries and top 5 keywords per site.
  • Checking a whole list? See the bulk traffic guide. Tracking a few rivals over time? See how to check competitor website traffic.

What it costs

$0.80 per 1,000 domains with data, plus a small fee per run. Checking 50 prospects costs about $0.04. Sites with no data are not charged.

Plus a small per-run start fee. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit, enough to test. Check the listing for current pricing.

FAQ

Is there a free Similarweb alternative?

For one site at a time, the free website traffic checker on this site. For a list, the Similarweb Scraper charges per domain, and Apify's free plan includes monthly credit that covers thousands of domains.

Is there a Similarweb free trial?

Check Similarweb's own site for its current trial terms. This scraper needs no Similarweb account, so there is nothing to trial: you run it on Apify and pay per domain.

Is it the same data as Similarweb Pro?

No. It is the public data on similarweb.com. Paid plans and the official API include more detail and more history.

Can I get Similarweb data through an API?

Yes. Call the actor with the Apify API and a list of domains and you get JSON back. No Similarweb contract is needed.

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Try it on your own data

Paste the input above, run it, and see your results in a couple of minutes.

Open Similarweb Scraper