NewsAPI Alternative — Search & Export Google News, No Monthly Fee
NewsAPI’s free tier is limited and the business plan is a steep monthly commitment. If you just need to search news by topic and pull structured results, paying per article is far cheaper and has no request ceiling.
NewsAPI vs Google News Scraper
| NewsAPI | Google News Scraper | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly plan (free tier is limited) | Pay per use — $4 per 1,000 articles |
| Request cap | Yes, per plan | No cap |
| Commercial use on free tier | No | Yes |
| Historical access | Paid tiers only | Latest Google News results |
| Output | JSON | JSON or CSV |
| Setup | Account + API key | Paste topics and run |
Why switch
- No monthly plan — pay $4 per 1,000 articles delivered.
- No request cap to throttle your monitoring.
- Search any topic, any country, any language.
- Export straight to JSON or CSV.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from NewsAPI?
No monthly commitment and no request cap — you pay per article. It reads Google News results directly.
Does it return full article text?
It returns the headline, source, date, link and snippet. Follow the link for the full article.
Which countries and languages?
Any — set the country and language in the input.
Switch in minutes
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