Linkup vs Scavio
Linkup (5 EUR/1K standard searches, free 5 EUR/mo credit) and Scavio (Free 50 on signup, $30/mo for 7K credits, $0.01/credit PAYG) both provide web search optimized for AI agents. Linkup focuses on deep web search with content extraction, while Scavio provides structured SERP data across multiple platforms including Google, Amazon, YouTube, Walmart, and Reddit.
50 free credits · no credit card
Linkup
5 EUR/1K standard; Free 5 EUR/mo credit
Strengths
- Deep web search with full content extraction
- Premium source filtering for high-quality results
- LangChain and LlamaIndex integrations
- Contextual search mode for agent-optimized responses
Weaknesses
- Web search only -- no Amazon, YouTube, Walmart, or Reddit
- No structured SERP features (knowledge graph, PAA, AI Overview)
- EUR-only pricing adds friction for US teams
- No MCP server for direct agent tool use
Scavio
50 free credits once, no card. Pay as you go $0.01 per credit, or plans from $30/mo for 7,000 credits ($24/mo billed yearly) to $500/mo for 200,000 credits.
Strengths
- 50+ platforms: Google, Amazon, YouTube, Walmart, Reddit, TikTok and more
- MCP server at mcp.scavio.dev/mcp for native agent integration
- Structured SERP data including AI Overview citations
- Most endpoints cost 1 credit
Weaknesses
- Page text is a separate Extract call, not inline in search
- No premium source filtering
- No contextual search mode for summarized responses
- Search results are snippets, not full page text
Feature-by-feature comparison
Verdict
Linkup wins for AI agents that need deep content extraction: research agents, RAG pipelines, and summarization workflows where the full page text matters more than search metadata. Scavio wins for agents that need to search across multiple platforms (Google + Amazon + Reddit in one call) or need structured SERP features like AI Overview citations, People Also Ask, and knowledge graph data. The pricing is nearly identical at volume; the choice comes down to content depth vs platform breadth.
Consider Scavio instead
Scavio and Linkup serve different layers of agent search. Linkup excels at extracting full page content from web results, making it ideal for research agents that need to read entire articles. Scavio excels at structured SERP data across 50+ platforms, making it ideal for agents that need to compare products, track rankings, or monitor multiple search verticals. Many teams use both: Scavio for discovery and structured data, then Scavio's Extract API (or Linkup) for full page text on the URLs Scavio surfaces.
Frequently Asked Questions
Linkup (5 EUR/1K standard searches, free 5 EUR/mo credit) and Scavio (Free 50 on signup, $30/mo for 7K credits, $0.01/credit PAYG) both provide web search optimized for AI agents. Linkup focuses on deep web search with content extraction, while Scavio provides structured SERP data across multiple platforms including Google, Amazon, YouTube, Walmart, and Reddit.
Linkup is priced at 5 EUR/1K standard; Free 5 EUR/mo credit. Scavio is priced at 50 free credits once, no card. Pay as you go $0.01 per credit, or plans from $30/mo for 7,000 credits ($24/mo billed yearly) to $500/mo for 200,000 credits.. The better value depends on your usage volume and feature requirements.
Scavio and Linkup serve different layers of agent search. Linkup excels at extracting full page content from web results, making it ideal for research agents that need to read entire articles. Scavio excels at structured SERP data across 50+ platforms, making it ideal for agents that need to compare products, track rankings, or monitor multiple search verticals. Many teams use both: Scavio for discovery and structured data, then Scavio's Extract API (or Linkup) for full page text on the URLs Scavio surfaces.
Some teams use both tools for different parts of their pipeline. However, a unified API like Scavio can replace the need for multiple subscriptions by providing search, content extraction, YouTube, and Amazon data from a single endpoint.
Try Scavio for free
50 free credits on signup. Structured data from 50+ platforms, including Google, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart and Reddit. No credit card required.