#1Table rank
Provider
Bright Data
Starting from
~$500/mo entry PAYG residential (indicative; volume quotes)
Headquarters
Israel
Networks Rotating residential IPs (real consumer or busi…
Protocols HTTP proxy · HTTPS / TLS proxy · SOCKS5
Proxy category
Scraping APIs and browsers: compare the best in 2026
These stacks bundle rendering, retries, and anti-block logic instead of handing you only raw endpoints. Use this hub when you want a productized pipeline (JSON out, managed browsers, or unblocker APIs) rather than wiring every proxy detail yourself.
- Top 1High confidenceBright DataTypeRotating residential IPs (real consumer…BillingTraffic priced per gigabyte · Per IP / …
- Top 2High confidence
DecodoTypeRotating residential IPs (real consumer…BillingTraffic priced per gigabyte · Per IP / …
Comparison
Scraping APIs and browsers compared (2026)
2 providers in this hub
- #2Table rank
Provider
Decodo
Starting from
~$4/GB residential PAYG (public list; promos change)
Headquarters
Lithuania
Networks Rotating residential IPs (real consumer or busi…
Protocols HTTP proxy · HTTPS / TLS proxy · SOCKS5
| # | Provider | Networks | Protocols | Starting from | HQ | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotating residential IPs (real consumer or busi… | HTTP proxy · HTTPS / TLS proxy · SOCKS5 | From~$500/mo entry PAYG residential (indicative; volume quo… | Israel | |||
| Rotating residential IPs (real consumer or busi… | HTTP proxy · HTTPS / TLS proxy · SOCKS5 | From~$4/GB residential PAYG (public list; promos change) | Lithuania |
Scraping stacks
Scraping APIs and hosted browsers versus raw proxies
Some buyers do not want to own every retry, header rotation, and CAPTCHA edge case. Scraping APIs, unblockers, and hosted browsers package those concerns into a product contract instead of only selling residential or datacenter lists.
Use this hub when JSON-out APIs or managed rendering beat wiring raw endpoints yourself. Raw IP comparisons still live under web scraping proxies and residential.
When an API beats DIY proxy pools
If your team lacks time to maintain fingerprint libraries, API-first vendors can compress time-to-data. You trade flexibility for opinionated pipelines.
SEO-specific stacks may overlap; check proxies for SEO if SERP collection is the primary KPI.
Mixing APIs with classic proxies
Hybrid architectures route simple fetches through datacenter or ISP while delegating the worst pages to a scraping API. Plan observability so costs do not balloon silently.
Mobile-only targets may still need mobile proxies even if an API handles rendering.
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