Vendors
ZenRows, routed
through gottem.
ZenRows is an anti-bot toolkit behind a simple API: header/fingerprint management, JS rendering, and premium residential proxies. In gottem's catalogue it spans three rungs, basic, JS-rendered, and residential-premium, making it one of the smoother escalation paths for sites that block plain HTTP.
ZenRows routes, what they cost.
Each row is a routable id in the engine. The price is what gottem bills per successful page on that route. That is gottem's price, not ZenRows's list price. The full Cost Ladder has every vendor side by side.
| Route | Tier | Per page | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zenrows.basic | T4 | $0.0010 | 10 cr | |
| zenrows.js | T5 | $0.0050 | 50 cr | JS render |
| zenrows.premium | T6 | $0.0075 | 75 cr | residential proxy |
When the ladder picks ZenRows.
zenrows.basic sits on the $0.0010 entry rung. When a domain starts returning challenge pages, the ladder can escalate within ZenRows (zenrows.js, then zenrows.premium with residential proxies) or hop to whichever vendor Save State remembers working for that domain, always the cheapest route that actually lands.
Pin ZenRows when you need it.
By default picks the route; pass force_provider when a workflow needs ZenRows specifically, for parity testing, compliance, or vendor-native options via provider_options.
curl -sS https://api.gottem.dev/scrape \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $GOTTEM_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://example.com",
"force_provider": "zenrows.basic"
}'Already pay ZenRows directly?
Bring your own key. Add your ZenRows credential once, AES-256-GCM encrypted at rest, and routes through your account instead of the pooled key. You pay ZenRows directly; gottem charges a flat infrastructure fee per request, zero markup. See the pricing FAQ for how BYOK billing works.
Questions.
- Is gottem a ZenRows alternative?
- No. gottem isn't a replacement for ZenRows. It routes through ZenRows alongside 13+ other scraping vendors and picks it whenever it's the best fit for the page. If you already use ZenRows, gottem adds automatic failover, per-domain routing memory, and one response shape on top of it.
- What does ZenRows cost per page through gottem?
- ZenRows's routes run from $0.0010 to $0.0075 a page depending on the rung. Those are gottem's prices for a successful page. Failed attempts bill at the $0.000001 minimum, effectively free.
- Which ZenRows features does gottem use when a site blocks the basic route?
- The ladder steps up through ZenRows' JS-rendering rung and then its premium residential-proxy rung. Each step is a separate route with its own listed price, so the receipt tells you exactly which one served the page.
- Can I bring my own ZenRows key?
- Yes. Add it once, AES-256-GCM encrypted at rest, and gottem routes through your ZenRows account: you pay ZenRows directly and gottem charges a flat infrastructure fee per request, zero markup.