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Web Scraping & SERP Data Infrastructure
Proxy networks and scraping APIs that other SEO tools build on top of — aimed at developers, not end-user marketers. 9 tools, sorted by what's actually running underneath — full tier criteria →
01ApifyDATA MOATRuns the cloud platform, proxy service, and 61,000+-scraper marketplace many scraping-based SEO tools build onCONF MEDIUM$29+/MO (FREE PLAN: $5 USAGE/MO)02Bright DataDATA MOATRuns a 400M+-IP proxy network — the infrastructure many scraping-based SEO tools rentCONF HIGH$8+/GB (RESIDENTIAL PROXIES)03DataForSEODATA MOATOwn crawler, 1.9T+ live backlinks — the backend many SEO tools rentCONF HIGH$50 MIN (PAY-AS-YOU-GO)04OxylabsDATA MOATRuns a 175M+-IP proxy network across 195+ countries — the infrastructure many scraping-based SEO tools rentCONF HIGH$6+/GB (RESIDENTIAL PROXIES)05ScraperAPIDATA MOATA scraping API whose moat is its CAPTCHA-bypass and rendering engineering, not an owned proxy networkCONF MEDIUM$49+/MO (FREE TRIAL: 5,000 CREDITS)06ScrapingBeeDATA MOATA scraping API whose moat is its rendering and anti-bot-bypass engineering, not a disclosed owned proxy networkCONF MEDIUM$19.99+/MO (FREE TRIAL: 1,000 CREDITS)07SerpApiDATA MOATOwn scraping fleet across 80+ engines — the SERP API many SEO and AI tools rentCONF HIGH$25+/MO (FREE TIER: 250 SEARCHES/MO)08Serper.devDATA MOATLive Google-only scraping API, priced to undercut SerpApi — the fast/cheap fetch layer many tools rentCONF MEDIUM$50+ PAY-AS-YOU-GO (2.5K FREE CREDITS, NO CARD)09ZenRowsDATA MOATA scraping API whose moat is its anti-bot-bypass and rendering engineering, not a disclosed owned proxy networkCONF MEDIUM$16+/MO (FREE: 5,000 CREDITS/MO)