Oxylabs vs ScraperAPI
Oxylabs is a Proxy & data infrastructure, while ScraperAPI is a Scraping API. Oxylabs fits best for: Businesses needing reliable proxies and a managed scraping API for search and e-commerce data at scale. ScraperAPI fits best for: Developers who want a straightforward proxy+rendering API and structured endpoints for big e-commerce and search sites.
| Oxylabs | ScraperAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Proxy & data infrastructure | Scraping API |
| Starting price | $30/mo | $49/mo |
| Free tier | $5 'Welcome credits' usable on any product | 7-day trial with 5,000 credits; FAQ also mentions an ongoing free plan of 1,000 credits/month (5 concurrent) |
| Pricing model | per 1K results (Scraper API) and per GB (proxies) | credits per successful request |
| AI extraction | ||
| Structured JSON | ||
| JS rendering | ||
| Proxies / anti-bot | ||
| API | ||
| No-code UI | ||
| Open source | ||
| MCP server | ||
| Best for | Businesses needing reliable proxies and a managed scraping API for search and e-commerce data at scale. | Developers who want a straightforward proxy+rendering API and structured endpoints for big e-commerce and search sites. |
| Visit Oxylabs | Visit ScraperAPI |
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
Why choose ScraperAPI
- Automatic proxy rotation and retries
- JS rendering and geotargeting
- Structured data endpoints (Amazon, Google, Walmart etc.)
- Async API and DataPipeline scheduler
Watch out for
- Higher entry price than ScrapingBee/Firecrawl
- Credit multipliers for rendering and premium proxies
- No LLM/schema-based extraction found on the pricing page
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