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Oxylabs vs Zyte API

Oxylabs is a Proxy & data infrastructure, while Zyte API 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. Zyte API fits best for: Python/Scrapy teams that want a reliable unblocking API and pay-per-success billing.

OxylabsZyte API
TypeProxy & data infrastructureScraping API
Starting price$30/moPay as you go
Free tier$5 'Welcome credits' usable on any product$5 free credit valid for 30 days
Pricing modelper 1K results (Scraper API) and per GB (proxies)per 1K successful responses, tiered by site difficulty
AI extraction
Structured JSON
JS rendering
Proxies / anti-bot
API
No-code UI
Open source
MCP server
Best forBusinesses needing reliable proxies and a managed scraping API for search and e-commerce data at scale.Python/Scrapy teams that want a reliable unblocking API and pay-per-success billing.
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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 Zyte API

  • Automatic ban handling and proxy rotation
  • Browser rendering and actions
  • AI-powered automatic extraction for products, articles, jobs etc.
  • Native Scrapy integration and Scrapy Cloud hosting

Watch out for

  • Per-site tier pricing makes costs hard to estimate upfront
  • Browser rendering on hard sites gets expensive (up to ~$16/1K PAYG)
  • Best value requires a monthly commitment
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