Bright Data
Leading#2 in SaaShigh confidence
Maximum-scale, hard-target scraping via the Unlocker API, Agent Browser and the broadest proxy infrastructure available.Our read
Why it ranks #2
Ranked top-2 for scale and hard-target scraping in nearly every 2026 roundup (its own blog, the DEV 30-tool test, imisofts); operates the industry's largest proxy network and has the strongest enterprise/G2 presence in the category.Here is the catch
complex product catalog and pricing
overkill and expensive for small jobs
steeper setup than plug-and-play tools
Does this well
unmatched scale and proxy infrastructure for hard targets
high success rate on heavily-protected sites
pay-for-success pricing with no monthly commitment
Pricing
Checked by hand on 2026-07-23. Prices in this category change often — if this looks wrong, it probably is.
Key features
Web Unlocker anti-bot APIlargest residential/proxy networkScraper APIs & Agent BrowserSERP & Crawl APIs
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Quick facts
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- 4Browse AINo-code scraping and scheduled change-monitoring of any site for non-technical users.
- 5OctoparseA visual, point-and-click desktop tool that handles complex extraction with zero code.
- 6DiffbotEnterprise AI extraction that returns structured entities from any page without per-site rules, backed by a knowledge graph.
- 7KadoaSelf-healing AI extraction that adapts to layout changes, aimed at ongoing structured-data feeds.