The Good Tech Companies - 12 Best Web Scraping Services in 2025

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/12-best-web-scraping-services-in-2025. Explore the 12 best web scraping services of 2025. Compare features, pricing, and pros & cons to choose the right tool for your data extraction needs. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #best-web-scraping-services, #web-scraping-tools-2025, #web-data-extraction-apis, #managed-web-scraping, #top-scraping-platforms, #enterprise-scraping-solutions, #scraping-api-providers, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @oxylabs. Learn more about this writer by checking @oxylabs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Web scraping is essential for price tracking, lead gen, and market insights—but hard to scale due to CAPTCHAs and anti-bot defenses. Managed web scraping services like Oxylabs, Bright Data, Decodo, and ScrapingBee simplify the process with APIs, proxies, and structured outputs. Here are the 12 best services in 2025 for projects of any size.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. 12 best web scraping services in 2025 by OxyLabs. Data is the liquid gold for any modern business. From price monitoring and product intelligence to lead generation and market research, companies increasingly rely on large scale, automated web data to make faster and smarter decisions. But scraping real world web pages at scale is usually harder than it looks. Modern sites use JavaScript, rate limits, CAPTCHAs and other anti-bought measures that routinely

break simple scripts or under-equipped solutions. That's where managed web data scraping tools become extremely handy. Instead of building and babysitting infrastructure, you can outsource proxy rotation, browser rendering, CAPTCHA bypassing in delivery in structured data formats. The result, less engineering time, fewer surprises, and predictable results for data extraction pipelines. Here you'll find 12 12 leading web scraping services of 2025. Each entry delvesteep into what the provider does best, how effectively they extract data, pricing model highlights, and key takeaways to help you decide which is best for your project. Best Web Data Scraping Tools of 2025. 1. Oxilabs, Best All Around Premium Web Scraping API. 2. Dakota, formerly Smart Proxy, Best Bang for the Buck

Web Scraping Service. 3. Scraping B. Accessible API. with transparent pricing and simple integration. 4. Bright data. Most versatile and feature-rich scraping platform. 5. Zite API, fast and highly trusted scraping solution. What is a web scraping service? A web scraping service is a managed solution that automates data collection from websites on your behalf. Instead of coding your own scrapers and dealing with constant maintenance, you can use these services to fetch structured data at scale.

They typically include proxy networks, anti-bots, system and CAPTCHA bypassing and JavaScript rendering, all highly important for extracting data from modern websites with dynamic elements and layouts. For businesses, this means faster access to critical data insights and fewer technical hurdles. Web scraping service versus web scraper. To understand these solutions better, it's important to distinguish most no table differences between a web scraper and a web scraping service. A web scraper is a tool or script you build and maintain yourself, often using open source libraries. This gives you full control but requires ongoing development and troubleshooting. A web scraping service is a managed

platform that handles infrastructure, scaling, and compliance. These services are easier to use, often come with APIs and include customer support. For small scraping jobs and hobby projects, a simple scraper might be enough. But for large scale or business-focused data collection, a scraping service is always a better and safer choice. Best web scraping services in 2025. 1. Oxilabs Oxilabs is a recognized leader in the web scraping and proxy industry, known for its premium infrastructure and enterprise grade solutions. Its core product, the WebScraper API, is a single unified tool that bundles many

specialized scrapers in 1, handling targets from e-commerce to search engines. It consistently achieves a high success rate of 98, 50% with immensely fast responses. This provider offers a variety of tools, including its flagship web scraper API, a web unblocker, and full datasets for various use cases. Geolocation is a key strength of Oxilabs's services, with coverage of over 150 countries in advanced targeting options like ASN and zip codes. Pricing is subscription-based, with plans starting at $49 per month, and a seven-day trial is available

for risk-free testing. Uxilabs offers highly professional customer support with 24-7 assistance via live chat and even dedicated account managers. This makes it a top choice for businesses and developers who need a highly reliable, scalable, and fully managed solution not just for small projects, but even complex, large-scale data collection operations. Pros high success rate, global geo-targeting, strong support. Cons. High learning curve. 2. DeC-O-D-C-O-X-M-A-R-R-S-M-M-M-A-R.

TPROXY, Dakota, which rebranded from Smart Proxy, has established itself as a go-to provider for accessible and high-performing scraping solutions. Its main product, the web scraping API, is a strong tool that simplifies data extraction by integrating proxy management, headless browsers, and anti-bought measures into a single API call. Furthermore, it offers a range of extra tools, including a site on blocker and specialized APIs for social media, SERP, and e-commerce. Pricing IS subscription based with transparent, low monthly commitments. For example, their SERP and e-commerce APIs start at just $30 for 90K requests. They also offer a 7-day trial or a 14-day money-back options for anyone to try the service

for free. Customer support is responsive and effective, available 24-7 via live chat and email. Overall, with proxies in over 150 countries and granular geo-targeting, Dakota is an excellent and cost-effective option for small to mid-sized businesses and developers hunting for the best price to performance ratio. Pros affordable, transparent pricing, easy to set up. Cons. Fewer enterprise features than top competitors. Three, Scraping B. ScrapingB is a developer-focused scraping service that prides itself on simplicity and ease of use. It's an ideal choice for teams that want a straightforward plug-and-play API to handle the complexities of web scraping without extensive

configuration. The core product is a general-purpose scraping API that includes built-in proxy rotation, headless browser management, and a dedicated endpoint for JavaScript rendering. Pricing is transparent and credit-based, with plans starting at $49 per month for 250,000 credits, and a generous 1,000 credit-free trial is available even without a need for a credit card. Geolocation options are available and cover a decent range of countries, although city-level targeting is limited. support is solid, with a responsive team and very informative documentation. All in all, scraping B is a reliable option for individuals and small teams looking to quickly get scraping tasks up and running with a very budget effective solution. Pros. Easy to use, transparent

pricing, free trial, cons, fewer advanced enterprise features. Four, Bright Data Bright Data is a powerhouse in the web data industry, offering a massive suite of products beyond just scraping APIs. The company is the largest provider on this list, known for its sheer scale and versatility. Its tools, including the WebScraper API, scraping browser, and web unlocker, are designed to handle the toughest anti-bot systems with almost perfect success rates. The provider's arsenal covers any user's needs, from seasoned developers to beginners, with a variety of low-code and powerful developer-focused tools. Bright data's pricing is quite complex, to be fair, based on successful requests, but it offers both

pay as you go in subscription options. For example, the web unlocker costs $3 per 1K requests, while the WebScraper API is $1 per 1K records. Bright Data offers the most granular geo-targeting in the market, with city and ASN level targeting in over 150 countries. Customer support is strong, with 24-7 live assistance and a dedicated account manager for high subscription plans. Pros, huge product range, advanced anti-bot tools. Cons. Expensive, complex for small teams. Five, Zy-Zite, the company behind the popular Scrappy Framework, has leveraged its deep expertise to create a highly efficient and developer-centric web scraping API. The Zite API is a unified solution that automatically handles all the back-end complexities, from proxy management to JavaScript rendering. According to man-users, its API is one of

the fastest web scraping service on this list. Zyte API supports over 150 locations, with the API automatically matching the best location for each URL to maximize the success rate. Pricing is dynamic and usage-based, with a free trial that includes $5 in credit. Customer support includes an asynchronous contact method and their documentation eyes extensive and well-maintained. Zite is a perfect fit for developers and technical teams who need a fast, reliable, and scalable API for high-volume, performance-critical projects. Pros. Very fast, developer-focused, free trial. Cons. Hard to grasp for non-technical users. 6. Nimble Way Nimble Way is a relatively new but rapidly growing player in the web scraping space,

with a strong focus on using AI to solve bot detection challenges. Its core product, the web API, uses machine learning to adapt to a website's defenses in real time, making it particularly effective on dynamic and heavily protected sites. Nimbleway also are offers specialized APIs for SERP, e-commerce webpages, and maps data extraction. Pricing is based on successful requests, with a pay-as-you-go option at $3 per 1 per requests. Nimble Way also offers monthly subscription plans for those valuing predictability when it comes to expenses.

Geolocation covers over 150 countries, with support down to the state and city level. Customer support is solid, available via live chat, email, and even direct channels like Slack. Nimbleway's eye-powered tools are the new hype of the town, deliver strong performance and are best for teams that need a modern, intelligent solution to handle highly dynamic websites with minimal manual effort. Pros. AI-driven, strong performance. Cons. Newer player, still expanding coverage. 7.

API FYY Appify stands out as a unique web scraping platform that targets a very wide audience. It is a cloud-based service with a marketplace of over a thousand pre-built scrapers called, for popular websites like Amazon and TikTok, making it a great no-code solution for beginners. Developers can also use the platform's SDK to build and deploy custom solutions using JavaScript and Python. Appify's pricing is credit-based, with a generous free plan that includes $5 in platform credits. Paid monthly plans start at $49, and they include $49 in platform credits and 30 shared data center proxies. Customer support is community-driven, with tutorials and forums, though priority support is available for paid plans. Apify is a great all-in-one

platform for simpler data extraction, especially for those who appreciate a wide variety of per-built, ready to use web scraping tools. Pros great for beginners, wide scraper marketplace, cons, Less suitable for large scale and enterprise projects. 8. NETNUT Net Nut core infrastructure is built on ISP and P2P networks, which provides a high level of reliability and resilience against bot detection systems. It offers a powerful general purpose website Unblocker API, which includes proxy management and automatic retries. NetNUD also provides specialized APIs for S-R-PAN social media platforms, as well as pre-collected

datasets. Pricing is primarily aimed at enterprise customers, with custom packages available. While their prices are competitive for large-scale operations, they're not even close to beginner-friendly, starting with $800 per month. However, NetNut's geolocation coverage is strong, with IPs from over 150 countries and its customer support is available 24-7 with dedicated account managers for larger clients. NetNut is best for enterprise-level businesses that need a stable, high-performance, for large-scale, mission-critical data collection. Pros, high-reliability, wide coverage, cons. Pricing not beginner-friendly, limited self-service tools.

9. SOAX-SOAX offers a highly flexible scraping and proxy service that is particularly well-suited for social media, e-commerce, and search engine scraping. The main product is a web unblocker API that automatically handles anti-bot measures. SOAX also offers specialized APIs for SERP, e-commerce, and social media, as well as a no-code AI scraper. Pricing starts at a low entry point, with adjustable packages based on usage. Customers must contact sales for a specific quote, but a free trial is available. The provider has a good reputation for its customer service and easy to use dashboard.

SOAX provides geo-targeting in over 150 countries. While its success rate is lower on the most difficult website, sites, it can extract scraped data decently well in social media platforms and similar web pages. It's a great option for users who need a flexible, affordable, and well-supported service for localized web data collection. Pros. Flexible, affordable, great social scraping. Cons. Lower success rates at similar price point. 10. Scraper Appi Scraper API is a popular choice for its simplicity and affordability. It's a straightforward, all-in-one API that handles proxies, browser rendering, and CAPTCHA bypassing with every request. This makes it a great entry point

for developers who want to avoid the complexities of managing their own scraping infrastructure. The core product is a general purpose scraping API that includes features like auto retries and proxy rotation, plus it has specialized endpoints for Amazon and Google data extraction. Pricing is quite simple and credit-based, with a plan starting at $49 per month for 100,000 API credits. 7-day free trial with 5,000 credits is available for anyone interested in trying this solution out themselves. Overall, Scraper API is an excellent entry-level choice for developers and small teams looking for a simple, affordable, and easy to integrate solution. Pros. Simple, affordable, easy to integrate. Cons. Not strong enough for enterprise-scale

scraping. 11. Infatica is a budget-friendly web scraping tool and proxy provider that offers a compelling mix of features and affordability. It offers a general-purpose web scraper API, a SERP scraper, and pre-collected datasets. Its proxy infrastructure is a significant component of its scraping APIs, and it offers global coverage with IPs from over 150 countries. Pricing is transparent and quite competitive, with subscription plans starting at $25 per month, but there are no pay-as-you-go option, so keep that in mind. On top of that, features like JS rendering cost extra credits, so you have to calculate your expenses, which is an extra chore to be aware of. While performance can vary and may lag behind premium providers on heavily protected sites,

Infatica is a good choice for budget-conscious users who need a basic, reliable scraping solution for low-to-medium volume projects. Pros. Budget-friendly, easy to start. Cons. Performance may lag behind premium providers. 12. Rayobite or iobite, formerly blazing CO, is known for its straightforward. and flexible pricing model, particularly the pay-as-you-go option. It's a popular choice for businesses with fluctuating or unpredictable scraping needs, as it provides a solid base for data extraction jobs without the burden of long commitments. The service offers two primary scraping products, a web unblocker and a powerful scraping robot. Pricing is usage-based for both, starting at a very low price per request, which is ideal for seasonal projects or one-off tasks. A generous free plan is

included with 5,000 free scrapes per month, quite handy for hobby scrapers. Plus, geolocation options cover over 150 countries, which is surprisingly many for a service this accessible. Customer support is decent, with tutorials and email and chat assistance. Willie a solid performer on many sites, Rayobite's tools may struggle with the most difficult anti-bot systems, but it's a very attractive web scraping service for users who need a simple, flexible, and affordable solution. Pros No monthly commitment, flexible pricing. Cons. Not suitable for enterprise scale projects. Benefits of a web scraping service. Using a scraping service comes with several advantages. First, it saves time and engineering resources, since you don't need to build everything from scratch. These services are also highly scalable, capable of handling millions of requests while maintaining a high success rate. Using a scraping service comes with several strong advantages. First, it's a vestime and engineering resources, since you don't need to build everything from scratch. This frees up your development team to focus on higher value tasks, like analyzing the data

and building new products. These services are also highly scalable, capable of handling millions of requests while maintaining a high success rate. Another major benefit is reliability. Top-tier providers ensure uptime and often guarantee delivery rates, which is crucial for operations that depend on fresh and structured data. Finally, many services also address compliance and ethical considerations, helping companies avoid legal risks. How to choose the right web scraping service. Not every scraping provider is right for every use case.

Before choosing, think about the size of your project and the volume of data you'll need. Here are some key tips on choosing a web scraping service that's best for you. Define your targets first. Are you scraping simple product webpages, heavily protected marketplaces? or geolocalized search results. Complexity changes provider suitability and price dramatically. Match tooling to team skills. If you have engineers, developer APIs, OxyLabs, Dakota, provide flexibility.

If not, look at no code, low code options, Appify or Turnkey APIs, Scraper API, Scraping B. Check pricing model fit. Providers charge by bandwidth, successful results, credits or requests. Choose the billing model that aligns with your expected usage pattern. Test geo coverage. If you need city level results, validate that the provider supports that granularity before committing. Bright data and OxyLabs are known for very detailed targeting. Mid-market services may offer only country-level coverage.

Evaluate support and SLAs. For mission-critical pipelines, prefer providers with SLAs, onboarding help and an accessible support channel, phone, live chat account manager. pilots always run a small pilot against representative targets and measure success rate, latency, and the total cost per usable record. Conclusion, web scraping services are more important than ever. They allow businesses to collect accurate, large-scale data without dealing with the complexities of building scrapers in-house. The right choice depends on your goals, budget, and technical expertise. Oxilabs and bright data remain top options for in-compromised performance and features, while Dakota and Scraping Bee offer excellent entry points for smaller tomid-sized projects.

Whichever you choose, it's always best to start with trials or smaller plans before committing long-term. Thank you for listening to this Hackernoon story, read by artificial intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.