Scrapely vs xreacher: Honest Comparison from Someone Who's Used Both

Both Scrapely and xreacher automate Twitter DM outreach. But they serve different types of users. xreacher is built for solo founders testing the channel or running pure volume plays. Scrapely is built for B2B agencies and sales teams who need managed infrastructure, AI powered personalization, and deep integrations with their existing outreach stack.

This comparison is based on both platforms as of July 2026. We've used both tools and spoken with customers who switched between them.

The Real Pricing Breakdown

At first glance, xreacher looks cheaper. Their pricing page shows ~$200/month for 10 accounts. Scrapely is $500/month. But here's what the xreacher price doesn't include:

xreacher's Hidden Costs

xreacher's pricing does not include accounts on any tier. You either buy accounts from them or go to a third party provider. Each account costs roughly $10/month when you factor in:

• Proxy costs
• Email and phone verification
• Twitter Blue subscription ($8/month hard cost to Twitter)
• Setup time and reconnecting accounts if there are issues
• Rotating accounts if there are bans, which is either your time or a VA's time

Real cost for 10 accounts on xreacher: ~$300/month

Scrapely's All Inclusive Pricing

Scrapely's $500/month includes everything. Accounts are sourced, verified, warmed, proxied, and managed for you. If an account has issues, we rotate it. You never log into an account or manage infrastructure.

The Biggest Feature Gap: Commenting Before DMs

This is one of the most important differences between the two platforms. Scrapely can comment on a lead's tweet before sending them a DM.

Here's what that looks like: if a lead has any tweets, Scrapely's AI will comment something like:

“Hey Jules, I just DM'd you about Scrapely. Feel free to check whenever you're ready.”

The AI pulls their first name and company name from their profile and writes a personalized comment for each lead. This makes it look personal and dramatically increases the chance they actually check their DM.

xreacher can follow and like, and so can Scrapely, but xreacher cannot leave personalized comments underneath tweets. This means a significantly lower seen rate on your DMs.

API and MCP: Build Custom AI Workflows

Scrapely has a full API with 18+ endpoints and an MCP server that works with Claude Code and other AI tools. This matters if you use:

• HeyReach for LinkedIn automation
• Smartlead or Instantly for cold email
• Clay or a CRM for lead management
• n8n, Zapier, or Railway for automations

What You Can Do With the API

• Custom AI agents: ask Claude to scrape leads, set filters, and kick off campaigns without touching the dashboard
• Email enrichment: find verified emails from Twitter handles in seconds
• Webhook driven replies: when a reply comes in, your AI can check the lead's website, understand their business, and craft a personalized response automatically
• Schedule tweets from any connected account
• Manage campaigns, analytics, and CRM programmatically

One Scrapely customer runs a Twitter outreach agency and built their own custom Unibox on top of the API, letting their VAs and clients log in with features the standard UI doesn't offer.

xreacher's API

xreacher does have an AI agent and some automation features, but you're limited to their prompts and their setup. You can't deeply personalize the logic. For example, having your AI read a lead's website before replying, or customizing objection handling based on the lead's ICP type.

Accounts: Managed vs Self Serve

Scrapely handles everything: sourcing verified accounts, setting up proxies, making them look credible (profile pictures, bios), warming them, and rotating accounts if there are any issues. We use data from our own outreach and our customers to know which profile setups convert the best and what safety procedures to follow.

xreacher requires you to bring your own accounts or buy them separately. That means you manage proxies, verification, setup, and dealing with any bans or issues yourself.

Inbox and X Chat Integration

Scrapely works natively with X Chat, Twitter's encrypted messaging update. This means:

• DMs sync with the new inbox and conversation system
• No dropped replies, every response is captured
• Full Unibox across all accounts for centralized management

Some tools that haven't updated for X Chat are missing replies entirely, which means you're losing leads you already paid to reach.

Real Campaign Results

Here are actual numbers from a Scrapely client campaign over 90 days:

One important learning: targeting is everything. The same client sent 12,000 DMs to Y Combinator followers and got 1 reply. But a campaign targeting Product Hunt and MicroConf attendees, a more niche SaaS audience, sent 900 DMs and got 35 replies.

The list you scrape matters more than the tool you use. But once you have a good list, the tool's features (commenting, AI personalization, speed to lead) determine how many of those replies convert.

What Users Who Switched Report

From customers who moved from xreacher to Scrapely (kept anonymous):

• Inconsistent sending: DMs not going out reliably
• Support gaps: not always online when needed
• Replies not surfacing: if someone replied on Twitter, xreacher sometimes didn't catch it, leading to dropped leads

These are user reported experiences, not guarantees. Your experience may vary.

Final Verdict: Who Should Choose Which

Choose xreacher if:

• You have one account and want to test the Twitter DM channel
• You need pure volume, sending millions of DMs per month where lead quality matters less
• You have your own account infrastructure and want lower software costs
• Budget is the primary concern and you don't need API integrations

Choose Scrapely if:

• You're a B2B agency or SaaS team where lead quality and reply rates matter
• You want AI commenting before DMs for higher seen rates
• You need API/MCP access to integrate with your outreach stack and AI agents
• You don't want to manage any infrastructure like accounts, proxies, or verification
• You want an AI Setter that books meetings 24/7 while you sleep
• You need email enrichment from Twitter handles