Oxylabs vs ScrapingBee
Oxylabs is a Proxy & data infrastructure, while ScrapingBee 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. ScrapingBee fits best for: Developers who want a predictable, easy scraping API that handles rendering and proxies without managing infrastructure.
| Oxylabs | ScrapingBee | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Proxy & data infrastructure | Scraping API |
| Starting price | $30/mo | $19/mo |
| Free tier | $5 'Welcome credits' usable on any product | 1,000 free API credits trial, no credit card |
| 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 predictable, easy scraping API that handles rendering and proxies without managing infrastructure. |
| Visit Oxylabs | Visit ScrapingBee |
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 ScrapingBee
- Headless Chrome rendering with JS scenarios
- Rotating and premium/stealth proxies
- AI extraction via natural-language ai_query
- CSS/XPath extract rules to JSON
Watch out for
- JS rendering is on by default and costs 5x a plain request
- Premium/stealth proxies multiply credit costs quickly
- Hobby plan has low credits once JS + premium proxy are used
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