Bright Data Scraping API Review
By ProxyGlance Editorial Team · Last reviewed
Our verdict
Web Scraper API, SERP API, Web Unlocker and Browser API with success-only billing on the request-based products.
Best for: Teams scraping at scale that want every scraping tool from one vendor.
From
$1.30
per 1k requests
Pros
- Broadest range: unblocker, SERP, browser and 100+ prebuilt scrapers
- Pay only for successful deliveries on request-based APIs
- Free tier of 5K requests a month with no card
Cons
- $1.50 per 1K requests on pay-as-you-go is expensive at low volume
- Nothing between pay-as-you-go and the $499/month plan
- Pricing units differ by product (records, requests, GB)
About Bright Data
Bright Data (founded as Luminati Networks) runs one of the largest proxy networks, covering residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile proxies alongside scraping and unblocking products for enterprise customers.
Full review in progress
Our hands-on test of Bright Data scraping API is still running. Until it's published, this page lists the facts from Bright Data's official pages. See how we test.
Specs
- Starting price
- $1.30 per 1k requests
- Free trial
- Free tier: 5K requests per month, no card required
- API types
- General web, SERP, E-commerce, Social media, Unblocker, Browser
- JavaScript rendering
- Yes
- Parsed JSON output
- Yes
- Pay only for success
- Yes
Score breakdown
Not scored yet. We publish a score only after hands-on testing. The facts on this page come from Bright Data's official pages, last checked .
When we score it, these criteria and weights apply:
- Performance · 30%
- Target Coverage · 15%
- Pricing & Value · 20%
- Features · 15%
- Ease of Use · 10%
- Support · 5%
- Trust & Compliance · 5%
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