OXYLABS ALTERNATIVE

A developer-first Oxylabs alternative

Oxylabs is an enterprise data platform with a massive proxy network. WebScraping.AI gives developers the same core scraping — proxies, JS rendering, AI extraction — with transparent per-request pricing, no KYC, and a $29 entry point.

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WebScraping.AI vs Oxylabs at a glance

An honest, side-by-side comparison. Verify the numbers — this is a market where you should.

WebScraping.AI Oxylabs
Entry price $29/mo (250k credits) $49/mo (Web Scraper API, ~98k results)
Pricing model Fixed credits per request (published) Per-result (varies by target) + per-GB proxies
Signup Self-serve, no KYC Self-serve core; KYC for advanced residential/ISP
JS (Chromium) rendering 5 credits Yes (+ per-1k render fee)
Proxy network Datacenter, residential, stealth Residential, datacenter, ISP, mobile (175M+ IPs)
AI extraction Yes (/ai/question, /ai/fields) Yes (AI Studio)
MCP server for AI agents Yes Yes
Compliance certs (SOC 2 / ISO) Yes (SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001)

Pricing and credit costs last checked July 2026. Sources: Oxylabs pricing · WebScraping.AI pricing.

What Oxylabs does well

No tool is right for everyone. Oxylabs is a capable product, and these are the areas where it genuinely shines — worth weighing before you switch.

One of the largest proxy networks — 175M+ residential IPs across 195 countries, with granular city and ASN targeting.
Enterprise compliance — ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2, with a public trust center, which matters for procurement and regulated industries.
Dedicated account management and 24/7 support on paid tiers, consistently praised by enterprise reviewers.
A broad product suite — Web Scraper API, Web Unblocker, SERP and e-commerce APIs, and AI Studio (Oxylabs also acquired ScrapingBee in 2025).

Why developers look for a Oxylabs alternative

The most common reasons teams evaluate a switch.

Priced for data teams

Oxylabs' Web Scraper API starts around $49/mo, and the best per-result rates need volume. WebScraping.AI starts at $29/mo with published per-request pricing.

Per-result cost varies by target

Oxylabs' per-1,000 rate varies by target site, with separate JS-render and media fees, so your real cost depends on which sites you hit. WebScraping.AI publishes one fixed credit cost per request type, the same on any site.

KYC for advanced proxies

Advanced residential and ISP access requires KYC and business verification. WebScraping.AI needs no KYC for any usage — sign up and scrape in minutes with 2,000 free credits.

A broad platform to navigate

Multiple proxy types, several API products, and AI Studio are a lot of surface area when you just need an API. WebScraping.AI is one endpoint with an SDK in your language.

Transparent, published pricing

Every request type has a fixed, published credit cost — no surprises, and you only pay for successful requests.

Request type
No JS
+ JS render
Datacenter proxies
1 credit
5 credits
Residential proxies
10 credits
25 credits
Stealth proxies
50 credits
50 credits
AI extraction add-on
+5 credits

Plans from $29/mo (250k credits) · $99/mo (1M) · $249/mo (3M). Failed requests are always free. See full pricing.

Enterprise power, developer simplicity

Oxylabs is built for large data teams: a huge proxy pool, formal compliance, dedicated account managers, and volume pricing. That's exactly right if you're procuring web data at scale — and heavier than you need if you just want to call an API.

WebScraping.AI gives you the same core capabilities — datacenter, residential, and stealth proxies, JS rendering, and AI extraction — as one self-serve endpoint from $29/mo, with no KYC and no sales process.

Published pricing vs per-target rates

Oxylabs prices per successful result, but the rate varies by target and adds render and media fees on top, so two jobs of the same size can cost differently depending on the sites involved.

WebScraping.AI uses one published table: 1 credit for a datacenter request, 5 with JS, 10–25 for residential, 50 for stealth, +5 for AI extraction — the same on any site. You can estimate a month's bill from your request count alone.

Switching is one API call

Point your requests at WebScraping.AI — here's the equivalent call in your language.

curl -G "https://api.webscraping.ai/text" \
  --data-urlencode "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://example.com/article" \
  --data-urlencode "text_format=plain"
# Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies.
# pip install webscraping_ai
# https://pypi.org/project/webscraping-ai/
from webscraping_ai import Client

client = Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
text = client.text("https://example.com/article", text_format="plain")
print(text)
# Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies.
// npm install webscraping-ai
// https://www.npmjs.com/package/webscraping-ai
import { WebScrapingAI } from 'webscraping-ai';

const client = new WebScrapingAI({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });
const text = await client.text({
  url: 'https://example.com/article',
  text_format: 'plain',
});
console.log(text);
// Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies.
<?php
// composer require webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-php
// https://packagist.org/packages/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use WebScrapingAI\Client;

$client = new Client('YOUR_API_KEY');
$text = $client->text('https://example.com/article', textFormat: 'plain');
echo is_string($text) ? $text : print_r($text, true);
// Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies.
# gem install webscraping_ai
# https://rubygems.org/gems/webscraping_ai
require 'webscraping_ai'

client = WebScrapingAI::Client.new(api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY')
text = client.text('https://example.com/article', text_format: 'plain')
puts text.inspect
# Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies.
// go get github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4
// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4
package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"

    webscrapingai "github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4"
)

func main() {
    client, _ := webscrapingai.NewClient(&webscrapingai.Config{APIKey: "YOUR_API_KEY"})
    text, _ := client.Text(context.Background(), &webscrapingai.TextOptions{
        URL:        "https://example.com/article",
        TextFormat: "plain",
    })
    fmt.Println(text)
}
// Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies.
// Maven: ai.webscraping:webscraping-ai:4.0.0
// https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/ai.webscraping/webscraping-ai
import ai.webscraping.Client;
import ai.webscraping.Config;
import ai.webscraping.option.TextOptions;

Client client = new Client(Config.builder().apiKey("YOUR_API_KEY").build());
String text = client.text(TextOptions.builder()
    .url("https://example.com/article")
    .textFormat("plain")
    .build());
System.out.println(text);
// Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies.
// dotnet add package WebScrapingAI
// https://www.nuget.org/packages/WebScrapingAI
using WebScrapingAI;

var client = new WebScrapingAIClient(new WebScrapingAIClientOptions { ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY" });
var text = await client.TextAsync(new TextRequest {
    Url = "https://example.com/article",
    TextFormat = "plain",
});
Console.WriteLine(text);
// Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies.

Switch to WebScraping.AI if…

You're a developer or small-to-mid team that wants a clean scraping API, not an enterprise data platform.
You want predictable published per-request pricing, not per-target rates plus per-GB proxies.
You want to start self-serve with no KYC and a $29 entry point.
You want AI extraction and an MCP server in the same simple API.

Stick with Oxylabs if…

You need one of the largest proxy pools, or ISP and mobile IPs, at enterprise scale.
You require formal compliance (SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001) and procurement-grade contracts.
You want dedicated account management and 24/7 enterprise support.
You operate at a scale where committed-volume pricing pays off.

Frequently asked questions

Is WebScraping.AI a good Oxylabs alternative?

It is for developers and small-to-mid teams who want a self-serve scraping API with transparent per-request pricing, AI extraction, and an MCP server — without KYC. Oxylabs is the better fit for enterprise-scale proxy needs, formal compliance, and dedicated account management.

How is WebScraping.AI's pricing different from Oxylabs'?

WebScraping.AI publishes one fixed credit cost per request type (1 datacenter, 5 with JS, 10–25 residential, 50 stealth, +5 AI) from $29/mo. Oxylabs prices per successful result at a rate that varies by target, with separate JS-render and media fees, starting around $49/mo.

Do I need KYC to use WebScraping.AI?

No. WebScraping.AI is fully self-serve with no KYC for any usage. Oxylabs' core products are self-serve too, but advanced residential and ISP access requires KYC and business verification.

Does WebScraping.AI have as many proxies as Oxylabs?

WebScraping.AI offers datacenter, residential, and stealth proxies with geotargeting. Oxylabs' network is larger (175M+ residential IPs) and also includes ISP and mobile, so for the very hardest targets at massive scale its pool is broader.

Does WebScraping.AI support AI agents and MCP?

Yes — it ships an MCP server and CLI alongside /ai/question and /ai/fields. Oxylabs also offers an MCP server and its AI Studio suite, so both fit agent workflows.

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