--- title: "Oxylabs Alternative — Self-Serve Scraping API from $29/mo" description: "An Oxylabs alternative: transparent per-request pricing, no KYC, and AI extraction — enterprise-grade scraping without the overhead. From $29/mo." url: https://webscraping.ai/oxylabs-alternative markdown_index: https://webscraping.ai/llms.txt --- 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. [Start Free Trial](https://webscraping.ai/auth/sign_up)[View Documentation](https://webscraping.ai/docs) 2,000 free API credits · No credit card required ## 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 | | Pay-as-you-go | **True prepaid from $20** — no monthly plan, credits valid 12 months | Pay-as-you-go rates, but inside a plan starting around $49/mo | | 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](https://oxylabs.io/products/scraper-api/web/pricing) · [WebScraping.AI pricing](https://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. Its "pay as you go" pricing still sits inside that monthly plan. WebScraping.AI starts at **$29/mo** with published per-request pricing, or **$20 of prepaid credits with no plan at all**. #### 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 Google SERP ([`/serp`](https://webscraping.ai/google-serp-api), parsed JSON) 15 credits per search Structured site data ([`/data`](https://webscraping.ai/docs#data), e.g. YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit) 15 credits per page (50 for Reddit), incl. empty parses Plans from **$29/mo** (250k credits) · **$99/mo** (1M) · **$249/mo** (3M) · or **pay-as-you-go** from $20 (100k credits, no subscription, valid 12 months). Failed requests are always free. [See full pricing](https://webscraping.ai/#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 **$29/mo** , with no KYC and no sales process. ### Published pricing vs per-target rates Oxylabs prices per successful result, but the rate varies by target and adds render and media fees on top, so two jobs of the same size can cost differently depending on the sites involved. WebScraping.AI uses one published table: 1 credit for a datacenter request, 5 with JS, 10–25 for residential, 50 for stealth, +5 for AI extraction — the same on any site. You can estimate a month's bill from your request count alone. ## Switching is one API call Point your requests at WebScraping.AI — here's the equivalent call in your language. **cURL** ```bash curl -G "https://api.webscraping.ai/text" \ --data-urlencode "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY" \ --data-urlencode "url=https://example.com/article" \ --data-urlencode "text_format=plain" # Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies. ``` **Python** ```python # pip install webscraping_ai # https://pypi.org/project/webscraping-ai/ from webscraping_ai import Client client = Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY") text = client.text("https://example.com/article", text_format="plain") print(text) # Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies. ``` **JavaScript** ```javascript // npm install webscraping-ai // https://www.npmjs.com/package/webscraping-ai import { WebScrapingAI } from 'webscraping-ai'; const client = new WebScrapingAI({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' }); const text = await client.text({ url: 'https://example.com/article', text_format: 'plain', }); console.log(text); // Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies. ``` **PHP** ```php text('https://example.com/article', textFormat: 'plain'); echo is_string($text) ? $text : print_r($text, true); // Response: clean page text, fetched through rotating proxies. ``` **Ruby** ```ruby # 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** ```go // 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. ``` **Java** ```java // Maven: ai.webscraping:webscraping-ai:4.2.0 // 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. ``` **C#** ```csharp // 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. Can I use WebScraping.AI pay-as-you-go without a monthly plan? Yes. WebScraping.AI sells prepaid credits from a $20 minimum top-up with no subscription at all ($0.0002 per credit, so $20 buys 100,000 credits), and they stay valid for 12 months — every new top-up extends your whole balance another 12 months. Oxylabs markets pay-as-you-go rates for its Web Scraper API, but they apply within a plan that starts around $49/mo, so there's no subscription-free prepaid option. 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. ## Compare other alternatives [Zyte Alternative](https://webscraping.ai/zyte-alternative): See how WebScraping.AI compares to Zyte. [ZenRows Alternative](https://webscraping.ai/zenrows-alternative): See how WebScraping.AI compares to ZenRows. [Scrapingdog Alternative](https://webscraping.ai/scrapingdog-alternative): See how WebScraping.AI compares to Scrapingdog. [Octoparse Alternative](https://webscraping.ai/octoparse-alternative): See how WebScraping.AI compares to Octoparse. 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