TwitterAPI.io alternatives and comparisons
If you are choosing an API for X (Twitter) data, the real differences are how each service bills, what an empty request costs and how fast you can call it. This page puts TwitterAPI.io next to six alternatives on those points, with a detailed, sourced comparison behind each one.
TwitterAPI.io bills per result returned, with a minimum of $0.00015 per request: an empty search costs $0.00015, a tweet by ID $0.00015 and a profile $0.00018. You pay for what comes back, not for the call.
At a glance
How each provider bills, how its cost compares with TwitterAPI.io, and how fast you can call it. “Our customers' request mix” is the average request across all paid TwitterAPI.io traffic over a 15-day window, priced at each provider's published rate with empty results charged where it charges them. Each provider name links to its full comparison.
- TwitterAPI.io
- BillingPer item returned ($0.00015 a tweet, $0.00018 a profile), $0.00015 minimumCost comparedAverage request $0.00071 on our customers' mix ($0.00038 on Business)Rate limit20 req/s once paid (0.2 before); 500 on Business
- TwitterAPIs
- Billing$0.0008 per call, empty results includedCost comparedTwitterAPI.io 11% lower on our customers' request mix (53% lower on Business)Rate limit600 req/min (10/s), 20 concurrent
- GetXAPI
- Billing$0.001 per call, empty results includedCost comparedTwitterAPI.io 29% lower on our customers' request mix (62% lower on Business)Rate limitNo published number
- Sorsa
- BillingMonthly request quota, $49 for 10,000 to $899 for 500,000Cost comparedTwitterAPI.io 60% to 85% lower per request on our customers' mix, depending on the planRate limit20 req/s per key
- Apify (Api Dojo actors)
- Billing$0.016 minimum per query, then per tweetCost comparedA check that finds nothing: $0.00015 here, 107× lessRate limitOne concurrent run on the tweet actors
- SocialData
- Billing$0.0002 per item returnedCost comparedEvery tweet returned: $0.00015 here, 25% lessRate limit120 req/min
- Official X API
- Billing$0.005 per post read, $0.010 per user readCost comparedEvery post read: $0.00015 here, about 33× lessRate limitPer-endpoint windows; 3M post reads a month, then Enterprise
| Provider | Billing | Cost compared with TwitterAPI.io | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| TwitterAPI.io | Per item returned ($0.00015 a tweet, $0.00018 a profile), $0.00015 minimum | Average request $0.00071 on our customers' mix ($0.00038 on Business) | 20 req/s once paid (0.2 before); 500 on Business |
| TwitterAPIs | $0.0008 per call, empty results included | TwitterAPI.io 11% lower on our customers' request mix (53% lower on Business) | 600 req/min (10/s), 20 concurrent |
| GetXAPI | $0.001 per call, empty results included | TwitterAPI.io 29% lower on our customers' request mix (62% lower on Business) | No published number |
| Sorsa | Monthly request quota, $49 for 10,000 to $899 for 500,000 | TwitterAPI.io 60% to 85% lower per request on our customers' mix, depending on the plan | 20 req/s per key |
| Apify (Api Dojo actors) | $0.016 minimum per query, then per tweet | A check that finds nothing: $0.00015 here, 107× less | One concurrent run on the tweet actors |
| SocialData | $0.0002 per item returned | Every tweet returned: $0.00015 here, 25% less | 120 req/min |
| Official X API | $0.005 per post read, $0.010 per user read | Every post read: $0.00015 here, about 33× less | Per-endpoint windows; 3M post reads a month, then Enterprise |
Sources: each provider's pricing and documentation pages, checked in 2026 and cited on its comparison page; official X API figures from its pricing documentation. Sorsa percentages assume every request in the plan is used.
How to choose
Start from the job, not the rate card. These are the jobs where paying per result keeps the bill low.
Alerts, brand monitoring, social listening
Most checks find nothing, so the empty-request price sets the bill. At $0.00015 a check, a keyword polled every minute costs $6.48 a month in empty checks, against $34.56 at $0.0008 per call and $43.20 at $0.001.
New posts from a list of accounts
A from:handle search with since_id returns only the new tweets, so an hourly check that finds nothing or one new post costs the minimum.
Profile enrichment
Single lookups are $0.00018 each; batches of 100 or more by user ID are $0.01 per 1,000 profiles.
Tweet lookups by ID
$0.00015 per tweet returned, against a full call on flat per-call services.
Follower graphs
Full pages of 200 followers cost $0.01 per 1,000 followers.
Official guarantees or posting through X's consent screen
Use the official X API. It costs far more per read ($0.005 a post), but it is the only option with a contract from X.
If most of your requests return full pages of tweets, price your own mix with the calculator on our Twitter API price comparison, or see our pricing for every endpoint.
Detailed comparisons
TwitterAPI.io vs TwitterAPIs
Per-call vs per-item billing on our customers' real request mix, price per data type, seven monthly jobs, the full-page gap and how to switch.
TwitterAPI.io vs GetXAPI
Per-item vs flat per-call billing: monitoring checks, profiles and tweet lookups priced on our customers' real request mix.
TwitterAPI.io vs Sorsa
Pay as you go vs a monthly request quota: the average request on a real mix, monitoring checks and profile batches.
TwitterAPI.io vs Apify
A REST API vs scraper actors: per-query minimums, concurrency, monitoring and what a month of polling costs.
TwitterAPI.io vs SocialData
Two per-item APIs: a lower price for every tweet and profile returned, and what that does to a month of usage.
TwitterAPI.io vs the official X API
Per-resource reads at $0.005 a post vs third-party reads at a fraction of that, without a developer account.
How we compare
- Every number comes from the provider's own pricing or documentation page and is linked from its comparison page. We show the year the figures were checked, not a date.
- We price whole workloads with the arithmetic shown, because per-unit prices hide what empty requests, page sizes, minimums and plan sizes do to a bill.
- Where we have it, we price the average request on our customers' actual request mix (shares only, no counts), so percentages reflect real traffic.
- Competitors' statements about TwitterAPI.io are checked against our current pricing, with what changed.
Questions
- What are the main alternatives to TwitterAPI.io?
- Other hosted REST APIs for public X data (TwitterAPIs, GetXAPI, Sorsa, SocialData), scraper actors on Apify, and the official X API. They differ mostly in how they bill: per item returned, per call, per request from a monthly quota, per scraper event, or per resource read.
- How does TwitterAPI.io's cost compare?
- TwitterAPI.io bills per result with a $0.00015 minimum, so monitoring checks that find nothing, profiles and single tweets by ID cost a fraction of a flat per-call price. On our customers' actual request mix, the average request comes out 11% lower than at TwitterAPIs and 29% lower than at GetXAPI at pay-as-you-go prices, and 53% lower and 62% lower on the Business plan. Each comparison page prices the workloads with the arithmetic shown.
- Why does the price of an empty request matter?
- Monitoring and alerting jobs repeat the same search and usually find nothing new. A job that checks every minute makes 43,200 requests a month, so the empty-request price sets most of the bill: $6.48 a month at $0.00015, $34.56 at $0.0008 and $43.20 at $0.001.
- Do I need an X developer account for these APIs?
- Only for the official X API. The third-party services on this page use their own API keys and read public X data without an X developer account or OAuth for reads.
- How were these numbers checked?
- Every rival figure comes from that provider's own pricing and documentation pages, checked in 2026, and is linked from its comparison page. Our figures come from our billing rules. The workload tables use anonymized, aggregated API usage on TwitterAPI.io over a 15-day window, shown as shares of requests only. Prices change, so check the provider's pricing page before a large job.