Proxy provider
ScrapeUnblocker vs Oxylabs
Oxylabs is a proxy provider with residential, datacenter and ISP pools plus a Web Unblocker on top. It is powerful, but it gives you the building blocks - proxies plus a separate unblocker - to assemble yourself. ScrapeUnblocker is a single scraping API that renders the page, solves the anti-bot challenge and rotates the exit for you - and you pay only for requests that actually succeed.
With a raw proxy network you still own the hard part: running a real browser, passing the fingerprint checks, solving Cloudflare, DataDome, PerimeterX and Akamai, and retrying through a healthy exit when one gets blocked. ScrapeUnblocker does all of that behind one endpoint, so a single POST returns the rendered HTML (or structured JSON) instead of a raw connection you have to weaponise yourself.
The other difference is how you buy it. There is no minimum monthly commitment and no sales call to get started - a free tier gives you 500 requests on signup with no card, and from there you pay for successful requests rather than per gigabyte of proxy traffic. For teams that just want the data, that removes both the setup work and the procurement overhead.
Side by side
| Capability | ScrapeUnblocker | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| What you integrate | One scraping API - render + unblock + rotate | Proxy network + separate unblocker you wire together |
| Browser rendering | Built in - our own browser on every request | Your own browser with raw proxies (or their Scraper API) |
| Anti-bot bypass | Cloudflare, DataDome, PerimeterX, Akamai handled for you | Web Unblocker add-on, configured separately |
| Pricing model | Pay per successful request, free tier | Per-GB residential pricing (datacenter/ISP per IP) |
| Getting started | Self-serve, no card, no sales call | Self-serve or sales-assisted by tier |
| Structured data | Plugin endpoints return parsed JSON | Raw HTML from proxies; JSON via their Scraper API |
When ScrapeUnblocker is the better pick
- You want the page back (HTML or JSON), not a proxy connection to manage.
- You would rather not run and patch your own headless browser fleet.
- You want to start today, without a contract or a minimum spend.
- You are paying for blocked responses today and want to stop.
Where they still make sense
- You specifically need raw proxy access for non-scraping traffic.
- You have an enterprise contract and dedicated infrastructure already in place.
Try it on your own targets
500 requests free on signup. No card, no sales call.