Gulbahar Karatas
Gülbahar is an AIMultiple industry analyst focused on web data collection, applications of web data and application security.
Professional experience
She previously worked as a marketer in U.S. Commercial Service.
Research interests
She is a frequent user of the products that she researches. For example, she is part of AIMultiple's web data benchmark team that has been annually measuring the performance of top web data infrastructure providers.
Education
Gülbahar has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 9 Eylul University.
Latest Articles from Gulbahar
Best US Proxies in 2026: American Proxy Servers Tested & Ranked
Finding a reliable US residential proxy is critical for navigating high-traffic sites like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. We tested and ranked the top US proxy services across 100+ unique URLs every 15 minutes to measure real-world success rates and speed. Based on our benchmark, here is which provider to choose for your specific objective: 2026…
Benchmarked the Best UK Proxies (2026)
We benchmarked the top 6 UK proxy services against high-security British domains, including social media and e-commerce sites, to identify the best UK-based residential proxies. Tested at 15-minute intervals, here are our top picks based on success rates and speed: Price comparison of UK proxy providers VendorSuccess rate range*Response time range*Price / GBFree Trial Bright…
12 Best & Cheapest Residential Proxies in 2026 (Tested & Ranked)
As AIMultiple’s CTO, I lead data collection from thousands of websites. To identify reliable residential proxy providers, we benchmark across 10 vendors and process 2,880 requests per day, or 86,400 over a 30-day period. While we analyze 12 providers (both rotating residential proxies and static residential proxies) in detail further down, the table below highlights…
Top Cheap Shared Proxies: Benchmark Results & Providers Compared
Shared proxies are the entry point for most scraping operations; they’re cheap enough to test with and abundant enough to scale. That trade-off plays out differently depending on which proxy type you’re buying. In our benchmark across residential, datacenter, and mobile shared proxy networks, the performance spread between providers was wide in some categories and…
Top 5 Website Unblockers & Free Trials in 2026
Web unblockers can access pages that proxies fail to retrieve. We benchmarked the best web unblocker solutions with ~40,000 requests on real-world high-security websites (i.e., Amazon) and 6 lab tests: Price comparison of the website unblockers The following providers offer a limited volume of free credits for small-scale scraping projects, with no upfront payment required:…
Best Static Residential Proxies in 2026: Pricing & Benchmarks
We benchmarked the leading ISP proxy services against 1,800 URLs from major e-commerce domains, resulting in 28,800 requests. See the top ISP proxies based on our benchmark results: Which provider offers the cheapest ISP proxies? Proxy providersTraffic (IP)Monthly priceFree trial Bright Data10 $18.00$5 for 30 days Webshare20$6.00❌ Decodo10$4.7014-day money-back Oxylabs10 $16.007 days Rayobyte1 $5.00❌ IPRoyal1…
Benchmarked the Best Canada Proxies (Fastest CA IPs)
Using Canadian proxy servers effectively requires more than just a local IP, consistent reliability, and speed. Whether scraping e-commerce data, conducting localized SEO audits, or managing social accounts, choosing the right provider is critical to project success. To find the best options, we benchmarked leading providers using Canada residential proxies and performed over 100 unique…
Bright Data Proxies: Features and Pricing
Bright Data expanded its platform beyond traditional proxy infrastructure. The company introduced Web MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools designed for AI agents and automated systems, enabling programmatic web browsing, scraping, and search capabilities optimized for LLM-based workflows. This development positions Bright Data not as a proxy provider but also as an infrastructure platform for AI-powered…
Best Mobile Proxies of 2026: Tested & Ranked
We tested the top mobile proxies using 18,000 requests, analyzing their success rates, speeds, rotation capabilities, sticky sessions, and targeting options (country, state, carrier, and GPS). Best mobile proxy pricing & free trials Proxy providersTraffic/GBMonthly priceFree trial Bright Data1$8.40$5 credit for 30 days Decodo2$7.5014-day money-back Oxylabs4 $30.07 days DataImpulse2$5.00Paid trial ProxyScrape1$7.50Paid trial Infatica1$8.00Paid trial Mobile…
Best Proxy Providers for 2026: Tested & Ranked
We tested over 500,000 requests across major servers to rank the providers below on speed, success rate, and price. Our top picks based on speed and pricing, full results and per-provider detail follow: Quick comparison of the best proxy services Proxy providersPrice per GBFree trialPAYG Bright Data$4.007 daysAll proxy types Oxylabs$3.97 daysResidential, Mobile Decodo$3.753 daysResidential,…
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