The right social data tool for your job.

I build crawlfeed, so I’m biased. These guides name the tool I’d actually use for each job, including the ones that aren’t mine, and say plainly when a competitor is the better buy.

• Best social media API for AI agents ↗

  Which social data API should your Claude, Cursor or custom agent use? Honest picks by MCP support, response shape and price, including the ones that aren’t mine.

• Best social media API for indie hackers ↗

  Cheapest way to get TikTok, Instagram and YouTube data into a side project. Honest picks by free credits, smallest purchase and price per call.

• Best social data API for agencies ↗

  Client reports, competitor tracking and brand monitoring across platforms. Honest picks for agencies, with prices and which ones fit no-code teams.

• Best social media data for researchers ↗

  Official research APIs, scraping platforms and data APIs compared for academic work: eligibility, cost, data freshness and what holds up in peer review.

• Best social media scraper for no-code ↗

  Get TikTok, Instagram and YouTube data into Zapier, Make or n8n without code. Honest picks by native integrations, schedules and price.

• Best social commerce data for ecommerce ↗

  TikTok Shop products, competitor ads and creator storefronts as data. Honest picks for ecommerce brands, with prices and coverage.

• Best creator data API for influencer marketing ↗

  Public creator data or consented first-party metrics? Honest picks for influencer platforms: Phyllo, crawlfeed, EnsembleData and ScrapeCreators.

• Best social media data for enterprise teams ↗

  Compliance, volume, delivery to the warehouse and support. Honest picks for enterprise data teams. Spoiler: crawlfeed isn’t the first one.

• Best social media API for high volume ↗

  Millions of calls a month? Honest price-per-1k comparison of ScrapeCreators, EnsembleData, Bright Data, Data365 and crawlfeed at volume.

• Best social listening API for Arabic brands ↗

  Arabic dialects break most sentiment tools. Honest picks for MENA brands that need Arabic social data, dialect detection and mention monitoring.

Weighing two specific tools? See head-to-head comparisons or alternatives.