Enterprise proxy infrastructure vs managed per-target data APIs - which fits your 2026 roadmap?
By Mohammad Shakir, Co-founder & CEO · Published 26 Oct 2026 · Updated 26 Oct 2026
Oxylabs runs one of the largest proxy networks and scraper-API platforms in the industry - a serious choice for enterprises that want to own their scraping stack. Its Web Scraper API publishes tiers from roughly $49 to $999 a month (volume pricing from about $0.25 per 1,000 results, as of October 2026), with proxies billed separately. The trade: you still design the requests, parse the responses and keep the pipeline alive. ScrapeGuys sells the finished layer - a per-target API that returns the parsed answer under an SLA.
| ScrapeGuys | Oxylabs | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Fully managed per-target APIs - we build, operate and fix | Scraper APIs + proxy infrastructure your team drives |
| What you get back | Parsed JSON in your schema - price, taxes, stock, rank | Raw results/HTML or generic parsed output you map yourself |
| Anti-bot handling | Invisible to you - handled per target on our side | Strong unblocking tech, tuned and operated by your team |
| Setup time | 48-72h to a production API | Days to weeks of integration per target |
| Maintenance | We absorb redesigns; your schema stays stable | Your parsers and configs to maintain |
| Pricing (Oct 2026) | 1,000 calls free, then $15 / $79 / $319 per month, success-based | Tiers from ~$49 to $999/mo; custom volume from ~$0.25 per 1K results; proxies extra |
| Hotel-rate specifics | Per-room OTA rates, member pricing (Genius, MMT Black), tax-split, final payable price | Generic travel scraping - you build the rate logic |
| Best for | Teams that want the data, not the infrastructure | Enterprises with scraping engineers who want infra control |
1,000 free API calls today, or a 20-minute scoping call for your targets - compare freshness, accuracy and latency on your real workload.