CT Tang
Scraping Engineer
At EveryInfra CT owns scheduling and failover across data sources: when one source has a problem, requests move to the next one automatically.
Education
- National Taiwan University, B.S. Computer Science (2011–2015)
Previous roles
- A web automation platform (Prague, remote) — Platform Engineer → Senior (2016–2024)
Articles by CT Tang
- Google Custom Search API Alternative: A Migration Guide Before the January 1, 2027 Shutdown
Google Custom Search JSON API shuts down on Jan 1, 2027. Parameter map, 59 live calls, and the bill at $5 vs $0.694 per 1,000 queries.
- Apify Google Search Scraper Alternative: Cost per 1,000 Organic Result Pages
1,000 result pages cost $4.50 on Apify Free and $1.80 on Business. Our organic-only web search cost $0.694 in a live test, with no People Also Ask.
- Serper API Alternative: Credit Expiry, SerpApi Compared, Real Tests
Serper API alternative: Serper credits expire after 6 months. Below 300,000 searches a month, our measured $0.694 per 1,000 costs less. SerpApi compared.
- Apify Alternatives: Cheaper Social and Maps Data, Cost per 1,000 Tested
Apify alternatives, tested: Apify lists $0.15–$4.00 per 1,000 results. We measured $0.0028–$0.037, 11x to 180x less. Single lookups favor Apify Enterprise.
- Web Search API for AI Agents: 2026 Prices and How to Choose, from Discovery to Verified Answers
Choose tools for search, content reading, and cross-checking by task phase, preserving sources, timestamps, and failure states. Inspect input parameters against public catalogs rather than treating search hit counts as credibility.