Prompt
What should I use instead of Bright Data for bulk scraping?
Latest observation
If you’re looking for Bright Data alternatives for bulk scraping, the best choice depends on what you need most: scale, cost, reliability, CAPTCHA handling, geo-targeting, or compliance.
Common alternatives
- Oxylabs — strong for large-scale scraping, good infrastructure, enterprise-grade reliability.
- Zyte — good scraping tooling and managed services, often easier if you want a more “data extraction” oriented platform.
- Smartproxy (Decodo) — usually more affordable, solid for general proxy scraping.
- NetNut — known for stable residential proxy coverage and fast connections.
- SOAX — flexible proxy targeting, decent for multi-location scraping.
- Apify — better if you want ready-made scrapers or a platform to build/host automation.
If you want the cheapest workable setup
Consider:
- Proxy provider + your own scraper
- Scrapy / Playwright / Puppeteer
- A rotating residential proxy provider This is often cheaper than Bright Data, but you’ll trade off some convenience and reliability.
If you want fully managed scraping
Look at:
- Zyte
- Oxylabs Web Scraper APIs
- Apify actors These can save a lot of engineering time.
Quick recommendation
- Best enterprise alternative: Oxylabs
- Best managed extraction: Zyte
- Best value: Smartproxy / Decodo
- Best build-your-own platform: Apify + proxies
If you tell me:
- your target sites,
- monthly volume,
- whether you need residential proxies or full scraping APIs,
I can suggest the best replacement more precisely.
Observation history
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