Compare Oxylabs vs. Scrapely

Oxylabs is a market leader in web intelligence, helping businesses worldwide turn public web data into actionable insights with enterprise-grade, ethical, and compliant solutions. Its proxy infrastructure spans one of the largest global networks, offering residential, ISP, mobile, datacenter, and dedicated datacenter proxies, along with Web Unblocker – an AI-driven tool that ensures seamless, block-free access to even the most protected sites. On the scraping side, Oxylabs provides a complete ecosystem. The Web Scraper API manages every stage of large-scale data extraction, from proxy management to parsing, while OxyCopilot, an AI-powered assistant, generates parsing requests from simple natural language prompts. For dynamic, bot-protected websites, the Headless Browser, a headless browser designed to mimic human behavior, ensures uninterrupted access. Oxylabs also pioneers AI-driven tools like AI Studio, which enables natural language scraping and crawling so anyone can extract data without writing code. Its ready-made datasets provide instant, structured information across industries such as e-commerce, real estate, travel, and more – accelerating data projects without custom scraping. With the largest proxy services in the market, Oxylabs offers 177M+ IPs across 195 countries and is trusted by 4,000+ clients worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies. Plus, their 24/7 customer service ensures businesses get support whenever it’s needed.

Scrapely serves as a comprehensive solution for web scraping and automation, offering features such as infinite CAPTCHA resolution, web crawling, and browser automation all included in one concurrency-focused pricing plan. Instead of charging based on each request, Scrapely's model only bills for the number of concurrent threads being utilized, ensuring users have access to unlimited CAPTCHA solving, crawls, and bandwidth without unexpected fees. Noteworthy attributes include: - CAPTCHA Solver API: Simply provide a sitekey to obtain a token; compatibility with reCAPTCHA v2/v3 is included. - Smart Crawler API: Input a URL and receive the fully rendered DOM in real-time. - Browser Automation: Engage with dynamic web pages through actions like clicking and scrolling via a REST API or Python SDK. - BYOP (Bring Your Own Proxy): Seamlessly integrate your preferred residential or datacenter proxies with no added markup. - MCP Server: Directly link to AI agents such as Claude or Cursor for fully autonomous scraping capabilities. Pricing starts at an affordable $12 per month for five threads, and users can take advantage of a free trial with one thread to explore the service. This flexible approach allows users to tailor their usage according to their specific scraping needs.