Top 5 OxyLabs Alternatives for Ecommerce Data Collection

The Best OxyLabs Alternatives for E-commerce Scraping

Before you commit to Oxylabs, it’s worth exploring the competition. Let’s break down the top alternatives, comparing their pricing, features, and ease of use to help you make the right decision.

1. ScraperAPI [The Best All-Around Ecommerce Scraper]

ScraperAPI offers the perfect blend of pricing, features, and ease of use, making it a top alternative to Oxylabs. 

It’s built specifically to scrape dynamic ecommerce sites like Amazon, Walmart, Google Shopping, and eBay, to name a few, without the hassle of manually managing proxies, CAPTCHAs, or JavaScript rendering.

Getting started with ScraperAPI is also very easy for non-developers, as all users need is an API key and URL to start scraping. 

Key features

• Intelligent proxy and header rotation
• Smart javaScript rendering
• Structured data endpoints for major e-commerce sites
• DataPipelines
• Geotargeting for all locations
• Advanced CAPTCHA handling
• Excellent customer support

Pricing Comparison

The pricing structures and product offerings for ScraperAPI and Oxylabs are pretty similar. Oxylabs charges customers based on the number of “results”, which are equivalent to successful responses (responses with 2xx status codes).

They both have entry plans starting at around $49, so let’s compare their business plans for larger-scale ecommerce scraping and see what each one offers.

Feature	ScraperAPI (Business Plan)	Oxylabs(Advanced Plan)
Monthly Cost	$299	$299*
Scraped Pages	600,000 requests	124,800 requests
Concurrent Threads	100	30
Cost per 1,000 requests	$0.50	$2.40
JavaScript Rendering	On-Demand	Always on
Ultra-premium proxies	Yes	–
Geotargeting	Worldwide	All Locations

Note: Oxylabs’ Advanced Plan is $249/month for 104,000 results. By adding $50 (at $2.40 per additional 1,000 results), you get an extra 20,800 results, totaling 124,800 results for $299/month.

Key Takeaways

• ScraperAPI offers nearly 5 times more successful ecommerce requests than Oxylabs at the same price point.
• With ScraperAPI, the cost per 1000 requests at $0.50 is considerably lower than Oxylabs at $2.40.
• ScraperAPI allows for 100 concurrent threads compared to Oxylabs’ 30, allowing for faster and easier data collection.

Scraping Unprotected Domains vs Protected Sites

For less complex scraping needs, the difference is even more pronounced, each ScraperAPI request to an unprotected domain (domains not using bot blockers like DataDome or PerimeterX) costs 1 API credit, meaning you can scrape a whopping 3,000,000 results at only $299/month. On the other hand, Oxylabs still offers the same 124,800 results for $299/month.

When dealing with protected sites, each ScraperAPI request costs 10 API credits, allowing for300,000 results at $299/month while Oxylabs pales in comparison.

Pros vs. Cons

Pros	Cons
Cost-effective and predictable pricing	Limited geotargeting in lower tiers
Simple and easy-to-use API	No PAYG pricing
Transparent pricing
Excellent for ecommerce (SDEs) & DataPipelines
API playground for testing
Advanced geotargeting options & ultra premium proxies
Webhook data delivery for smoother integration to already existing projects

Why Choose ScraperAPI

When it comes to scraping performance, both services deliver on what they promise and offer reliable scraping solutions. However, here are a few reasons why ScraperAPI nicks it:

• Easy-to-use API: Start scraping within minutes using a simple get() request without additional software or complex setups.
• Efficient proxy usage: ScraperAPI uses machine learning to intelligently rotate IPs and headers, reducing the need for expensive residential proxies.
• On-demand JavaScript rendering: Unlike Oxylabs, which always charges for JS rendering, ScraperAPI only applies this when necessary, reducing costs for sites that don’t rely on JS to inject content.
• Structured Data Endpoints (SDEs): ScraperAPI simplifies ecommerce data extraction with pre-built ecommerce endpoints. You can scrape any product or search page on major ecommerce sites like Amazon, Walmart, or Google Shopping by submitting a list of ASINs, product IDs, or search queries. ScraperAPI will then return the page’s content in JSON or CSV format.
• DataPipeline: DataPipeline is ScraperAPI’s hosted scraping scheduler. It allows you to build and automate entire recurrent scraping projects, including projects using ScraperAPI’s ecommerce APIs. You can use this tool via a visual interface or its dedicated endpoints.

Note: One major downside of Oxylabs is that if you need access to more than one of its web scraping clusters, you’ll need to pay for a separate plan for each. The credits available are restricted to the package you paid for and are not transferable to other scrapers. This is not the case of ScraperAPI; with one plan, you get access to all ScraperAPI’s features and tools.