Which vendor should I use for rotating proxies and web scraping?

It depends on your budget, target sites, and how much risk you can tolerate, but for rotating proxies + web scraping the main vendors people commonly evaluate are:

Good all-around options

• Bright Data – strongest enterprise-grade proxy network, lots of features, broad geo coverage; usually best if you need reliability and scale, but it’s often the most expensive.
• Oxylabs – very strong for large-scale scraping, good residential/datacenter/mobile offerings, generally excellent support and data quality.
• Zyte – especially good if you want a more “managed scraping” approach rather than just raw proxies.
• Smartproxy – solid balance of price and performance for many SMB/mid-market use cases.

If you want cheaper / simpler

• SOAX – flexible geo targeting and decent UX.
• NetNut – often competitive for residential/proxy-heavy use cases.
• Webshare – good entry-level option, simpler and often more affordable.

Quick picking guide

• Need maximum reliability / scale: Bright Data or Oxylabs
• Want easier scraping tools, not just proxies: Zyte
• Want good value: Smartproxy or SOAX
• Want low-cost testing / smaller projects: Webshare

What to compare before choosing

• Proxy type: residential vs datacenter vs mobile
• Rotation control: automatic vs sticky sessions
• Geo targeting: country / city / ASN support
• Success rate on your target sites
• Bandwidth/pricing model
• Compliance / acceptable use
• API + dashboard usability
• Support quality

Practical recommendation

If you’re unsure, start with:

1. Smartproxy if you want a balanced, lower-friction choice.
2. Oxylabs if you need stronger enterprise reliability.
3. Bright Data if you need the broadest feature set and don’t mind paying more.

If you tell me:

• your target countries,
• approximate request volume,
• whether you need residential or datacenter,
• and your budget,

I can narrow it down to 1–2 best vendors for your use case.