The short version
Trial: validate your sources with 5,000 successful queries for up to 30 days, with no card and no automatic charge.
Starter: run a small recurring workload with a predictable hard stop.
Standard to Advanced: add volume, lower unit cost, stronger delivery options, proxies and support as production needs grow.
Managed Services: hand operation and quality assurance to a named team for demanding programmes.
Compare Import.io plans
The table shows the published annual price, monthly alternative, included successful queries and overage treatment. No single tier is highlighted because the right choice depends on the workload.
| Plan | Annual term | Month to month | Included / month | Overage | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $0 | Not applicable | 5,000 total | Hard stop | Testing representative sources |
| Starter | $9/mo | $11/mo | 5,000 | Hard stop | Small recurring workloads |
| Standard | $199/mo | $249/mo | 50,000 | $7 / 1K | Production extraction |
| Professional | $399/mo | $499/mo | 200,000 | $3.50 / 1K | API-led data operations |
| Advanced | $699/mo | $899/mo | 500,000 | $2.50 / 1K | Protected sources and teams |
| Managed | Custom | Custom | 500,000+ | By agreement | Operated delivery under an SLA |
Starter: a controlled first production step
Starter is for teams that have proved the workflow and need a modest recurring allowance. It includes up to five point-and-click or AI extractors, Starter API limits, JavaScript rendering, datacenter proxies, daily scheduling and CSV or JSON delivery.
The 5,000-query monthly limit is a hard stop with no overage, making spend predictable. It is best when the required sources and cadence fit comfortably inside that allowance; move to Standard when the workflow needs more headroom or concurrency.
Standard: recurring production extraction
Standard raises the included allowance to 50,000 successful queries a month and supports unlimited extractors and concurrent jobs. It adds rate-limited API access, scheduling and delivery to CSV, JSON or webhook, plus email support.
Choose Standard when extraction is becoming a dependable business workflow but does not yet require the broader API, proxy and delivery capabilities of Professional.
Professional: connected data operations
Professional includes 200,000 successful queries a month and everything in Standard. It adds full API access and webhooks, regional proxies for harder targets, screenshots and HTML extraction, delivery to S3 and SFTP, and chat, ticketing and training support.
It is the strongest default for teams integrating web data into products, models or internal data platforms where delivery and support requirements matter as much as volume.
Advanced: protected sources and team workflows
Advanced includes 500,000 successful queries a month and everything in Professional. Premium and residential proxies support more protected sites, while multi-user team management and priority live support suit larger operating teams.
Choose it when source difficulty, shared administration or response priority is driving the decision, not only query volume.
Managed Services: buy the outcome, not the operating work
Managed Services is for programmes above 500,000 queries a month, heavily protected sources, dedicated infrastructure or teams that do not want to build and maintain extraction workflows themselves.
A named Import.io team builds, runs and quality-checks agreed feeds under an SLA. Commercial terms, delivery design and capacity are scoped to the workload.
Where Aperture and Web Scraper MCP fit
These products solve different jobs and should not be treated as higher extraction tiers.
Pricing intelligence
Aperture
Choose Aperture for competitor pricing, product matching, MAP compliance and digital shelf answers—not a general extraction allowance.
Commercial model: speak to a pricing specialist.
Explore Aperture →For AI agents
Web Scraper MCP
Give an AI agent or MCP client structured web data as tools, with browser rendering and proxy routing included.
Commercial model: 10,000 free successful calls, then $0.0002 per successful call.
Explore Web Scraper MCP →Five questions that identify the right plan
- How many successful queries will the workload use? Leave room for retries, new sources and growth.
- How difficult are the sources? Protected targets can change the proxy and operational requirements.
- Where must the data go? CSV and JSON may be enough, or you may need webhooks, S3, SFTP or full API access.
- Who will own reliability? Decide whether your team will monitor and repair extraction or whether you want a managed SLA.
- Do you need rows or answers? Choose Aperture when the goal is ongoing pricing intelligence rather than a general extraction pipeline.
Frequently asked questions
Which Import.io plan should I start with?
Use the 30-day free trial to test representative sources first. Starter suits small recurring workloads with a hard 5,000-query monthly limit. Standard is the first plan designed for larger ongoing production workloads.
What is a successful query?
A successful query is a completed request that returns a successful result. Failed and blocked requests do not count toward the published successful-query allowance.
What happens when I exceed my monthly allowance?
Starter has a hard stop and no overage. Standard, Professional and Advanced continue at their published per-1,000-query overage rate. You can also move to a higher tier when usage becomes predictable.
When should I choose Managed Services?
Choose Managed Services when you need more than 500,000 queries a month, dedicated infrastructure, heavily protected sources or a named team to build, run and quality-check production feeds under an SLA.
Is Aperture a higher extraction plan?
No. Aperture is a pricing intelligence application for competitor prices, product matching, MAP compliance and digital shelf answers. It is a separate route from the self-service extraction plans.
Where does Web Scraper MCP fit?
Web Scraper MCP is a separate usage-based product for AI agents and MCP clients. It includes 10,000 free successful calls on signup, then costs $0.0002 per successful call, with a spend cap you control.