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 Social Media Scrapers in 2026: 75,000+ Requests Benchmarked
We executed 75,000+ test requests across X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook to find the most reliable social media scraping API. Whether you need social media data scraping for business information extraction or a high-scale social media scraping solution, our benchmark reveals the top performers.
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.
Best UK Proxies in 2026: England & British IP Servers Ranked
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.
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.
Large-Scale Web Scraping: Techniques & Challenges
We benchmarked leading web scraper APIs with 12,500 requests to e-commerce platforms and search engines. Then, we tested the reliability of the underlying services (i.e. residential proxies) with 5,000 and 100,000 parallel requests. Based on these experiences, we outline how to efficiently and ethically scrape large-scale data.
Best Twitter Proxies in 2026: No Captchas, Bans or Access Limits
We evaluated the top proxy service providers using 30 million requests in our enterprise proxy benchmark. We also used proxies for X.com (formerly Twitter) to assess their performance across various use cases and scales. Best Twitter Proxy Providers of 2026 The minimum cost of a residential proxy plan.
Top 5 Free Chrome Extensions for Web Scraping
A Chrome web scraper extension enables you to collect data such as text, tables, links, images, and lists directly from your browser. Many extensions offer no-code workflows, AI-powered field detection, scheduled scraping, Google Sheets exports, and page-change monitoring.
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.
Tested 7 Best SOCKS5 Proxies in 2026
When it comes to SOCKS5 support across various proxy types, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Some proxies support SOCKS5 natively, while others may require additional setup or have limitations based on the use case (e.g., port settings). We compared the response times and costs of trusted SOCKS5 proxies, including Bright Data, Decodo, and IPRoyal, across datacenter, mobile, and residential proxy types.
Static Proxies: What They Are & the Best Providers
Static proxies use an IP address that remains the same over time, rather than changing with each request or session. In practice, the term usually refers to datacenter proxies and ISP proxies (static residential proxies), because both are designed for long-lived identity and stable sessions.
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