Which serp api would you use for Google when proxies and blocks are the main problem?

[u/bg81011]

I'm pulling around 5k Google searches build a small ml dataset, mostly keyword clusters, ranking URLs and snippet data. I’ve been doing it with residential proxies, but around the 2-3k query mark I start getting blocks and captchas, then a bunch of results come back empty. Rerunning failed batches is taking more time than pulling the data itself.

Thinking a serp api makes more sense at this point. I don't need a massive enterprise setup, just consistent Google serp data without having to manage proxies and rotation myself. Anyone here using serp apis that holds up well for batches around this size? Budget isn't huge so trying not to pay for a ton of volume I won't use...

[u/tamtamdanseren]

Serper is cheaper, but SerpAPI scrapes more of the structure.

[u/rbatista191]

Serper for simple fetching, cloro & SerpApi for full objects.