Octoparse vs Oxylabs
Octoparse is a No-code, while Oxylabs is a Proxy & data infrastructure. Octoparse fits best for: Business users who need recurring, template-driven scraping without code and prefer a visual desktop tool. Oxylabs fits best for: Businesses needing reliable proxies and a managed scraping API for search and e-commerce data at scale.
| Octoparse | Oxylabs | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | No-code | Proxy & data infrastructure |
| Starting price | $69/mo | $30/mo |
| Free tier | Free forever: 10 tasks, local runs only, 1 device, up to 50K rows exported/month | $5 'Welcome credits' usable on any product |
| Pricing model | subscription tiers by task count and cloud concurrency | per 1K results (Scraper API) and per GB (proxies) |
| AI extraction | ||
| Structured JSON | ||
| JS rendering | ||
| Proxies / anti-bot | ||
| API | ||
| No-code UI | ||
| Open source | ||
| MCP server | ||
| Best for | Business users who need recurring, template-driven scraping without code and prefer a visual desktop tool. | Businesses needing reliable proxies and a managed scraping API for search and e-commerce data at scale. |
| Visit Octoparse | Visit Oxylabs |
Why choose Octoparse
- Visual point-and-click workflow designer (Windows/Mac app)
- Large library of prebuilt templates
- Cloud extraction with scheduling
- IP rotation and CAPTCHA solving on paid plans
Watch out for
- Desktop app has a learning curve for complex sites
- Cloud runs and proxies require paid plans
- Not an LLM-first tool; limited schema-based AI extraction
Why choose Oxylabs
- Large residential, mobile, ISP and datacenter proxy pools
- Web Scraper API with JS rendering and geotargeting
- OxyCopilot / AI-assisted parsing
- Dedicated Google, Amazon and e-commerce scrapers
Watch out for
- Enterprise focus; pricing gets complex across products
- Smallest proxy tiers are relatively expensive per GB
- AI features priced separately and not clearly listed
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