guides

Scrape it without getting blocked

Practical, tested write-ups on scraping real target sites at scale: which proxies actually work, how to drive Scrapy, Playwright and the rest in production, honest provider reviews, and how to get past the anti-bot walls when they fire.

Apify Review 2026: Honest Pros, Cons and Pricing

Apify bundles datacenter, residential and SERP proxies into its scraping platform. Real 2026 pricing, what works, what doesn't, who should skip it.

Best proxies for scraping Amazon in 2026

Seven proxy services tested against Amazon's anti-bot defenses in 2026, compared on price per GB, IP pool sourcing, session control, and support quality.

Best proxies for scraping e-commerce price intelligence in 2026

Xavier Fok compares 7 proxy providers for e-commerce price intelligence scraping in 2026, covering pricing, geo-coverage, and anti-block performance.

Bright Data Review 2026: Honest Pros, Cons and Pricing

Bright Data's 400M+ IP network posts strong independent benchmarks, but the pricing tiers and strict KYC make it a fit mainly for funded teams.

Bright Data vs Oxylabs: 2026 Head-to-Head Comparison

Bright Data vs Oxylabs compared head-to-head on IP pool size, pricing per GB, rotation control, session persistence, and speed, with 2026 use-case verdicts.

How to scrape Amazon at scale in 2026 with proxies that work

A practical, step-by-step guide to scraping Amazon product data at scale in 2026, from proxy selection to CAPTCHA handling and infrastructure scaling.

How to scrape Google SERP at scale in 2026 with proxies that work

A field-tested playbook for scraping Google SERPs at scale in 2026, covering proxy selection, rotation logic, parsing, and what breaks as you scale up.

Mobile proxies for scraping: when the premium is justified

Mobile proxies cost 5-10x more than datacenter IPs because of CGNAT scarcity. Here's when that premium actually pays off for scraping, and when it's a waste.

Residential vs datacenter vs ISP proxies for scraping

A plain-language breakdown of residential, datacenter, and ISP proxies for web scraping: how each is built, what they cost, and when to use which.

Rotating vs sticky sessions: when each proxy mode wins

Rotating and sticky proxy sessions solve different problems. Here's how each works, when to use which, and the tradeoffs I've hit running both in production.

The 2026 Playwright guide for production scraping

A hands-on 2026 playbook for running Playwright at production scale: proxy rotation, fingerprint hygiene, retries, concurrency limits, and what breaks past 100x

The 2026 Scrapy guide for production scraping

A practical, operator-tested Scrapy setup for 2026: proxy rotation, AutoThrottle tuning, Scrapyd deployment, and what breaks when you scale past 100 sites.