UltraWebScrapingAPI vs Bright Data
Bright Data has 72M+ residential IPs and works great on normal sites.
We handle the sites they can't scrape.
The Short Version
Use Bright Data for unprotected sites — they're cheaper and have massive infrastructure. Use UltraWebScrapingAPI for sites behind Akamai, Cloudflare Turnstile, DataDome, PerimeterX, and Kasada. We succeed where Bright Data fails.
Head-to-Head: Anti-Bot Protected Sites
| Feature | UltraWebScrapingAPI | Bright Data |
|---|---|---|
| Akamai Bot Manager | 99%+ | ~60% |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | 99%+ | ~70% |
| DataDome | 99%+ | ~50% |
| PerimeterX (HUMAN) | 99%+ | ~45% |
| Kasada | 99%+ | Fails |
| Imperva / Shape | 99%+ | Fails |
| Per-site reverse engineering | Included | No |
| Real Chrome browser | Yes | Headless |
| Free playground | Yes | No |
The Real Cost on Anti-Bot Sites
Bright Data looks cheaper per request. But when 40-50% of requests fail on protected sites, the effective cost per successful page tells a different story.
| Metric | UltraWebScrapingAPI | Bright Data (Web Unlocker) | Bright Data (Scraping Browser) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per request | $0.05 | $0.001 | $0.05-$0.10 |
| Success on Akamai | 99.9% | 0-10% | ~60% |
| Effective cost / successful page | ~$0.05 | $0.01-∞ | ~$0.10-$0.20 |
| Cost for 10K successful pages | ~$500 | $1,000+ | $1,000-$2,000 |
| Minimum purchase | $20 | ~$500/mo | ~$500/mo |
Where Bright Data Wins
We're not going to pretend we're better at everything. Bright Data wins on:
- Unprotected sites — 72M+ residential IPs, massive bandwidth, lower cost per request
- Scale on easy targets — Millions of requests per day on sites without anti-bot
- Data products — Pre-built datasets, SERP API, social media scraping
- Infrastructure — More proxy types, more geolocations, more features
Where UltraWebScrapingAPI Wins
We exist for one reason: the sites Bright Data can't scrape.
- Akamai Bot Manager — We reverse-engineer each site's specific configuration
- Cloudflare Turnstile — Real browser solving, not headless automation
- DataDome & PerimeterX — Canvas fingerprinting and behavioral analysis defeated
- Kasada & Imperva — Proof-of-work challenges and multi-layer biometrics handled
- Per-site analysis — We study your target site's specific anti-bot config, free of charge
- No monthly commitment — Pay $20 for 400 requests. Credits never expire.
The Smart Setup: Use Both
For most sites, they'll work fine at a lower cost.
403s, empty HTML, CAPTCHA pages, challenge loops.
We return full rendered HTML, 99.9% of the time.
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