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 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 VendorsPrice / GBFree trial Bright Data$3.507 days Decodo$2.003 days Webshare$3.5010 free DC IPs DataImpulse$1.00❌ NetNut$3.537…
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:…
How to Use SOCKS5 Proxy: Setup for Mac, Windows, & Mobile
If you have tried entering your SOCKS5 details into your iPhone or Android settings and found that your internet stopped working, you are not alone. In 2026, mobile OS security and the shift to Manifest V3 browser standards have changed how we manage proxies. Pro tip: Before you start, ensure your proxy speed isn’t the…
How to Bypass CAPTCHA in 2026 (reCAPTCHA & hCaptcha)
Modern CAPTCHA and human-verification systems use a mix of challenge-response tests, browser signals, server-side token validation, and adaptive challenges. Attempting to bypass CAPTCHA on third-party websites can violate the terms of service or trigger account or IP blocks. The better approach is to use official APIs, reduce request rates, or implement a modern bot-management solution…
Top 10 E-Commerce Scrapers in 2026: Benchmarked & Tested
Many e-commerce sites today are JavaScript-rendered, have anti-bot protections, and use regional versions (different domains, currencies). We benchmarked the leading scrapers across 1,700 URLs (including Amazon & Walmart) to measure speed, data accuracy, and cost. Below is the summary of our winners based on real performance data: Best e-commerce price scrapers for real-time competitor monitoring…
Best TikTok Scrapers: Scrape Video & Profile Data
A TikTok scraper collects public data from TikTok, including video metadata, profile details, engagement metrics, and comments, without using TikTok’s official API. We tested Bright Data, Apify, and Decodo by running 500 unique TikTok video URLs per provider. We measured two dimensions: validation success rate and the breadth of available metadata fields. Best TikTok scrapers:…
Top Spotify Proxy Servers & Proxy Settings
Spotify’s proxy controls are available only in the desktop app. The desktop client supports HTTP, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies, plus an autodetect option that inherits your operating system’s proxy settings and a no-proxy default. There is no in-app proxy field on iOS or Android; mobile routing is handled at the OS or VPN level, which…
Best Facebook Scrapers: Apify, Bright Data & Decodo
Using Python and a managed Facebook scraping API lets you collect public posts, comments, likes, and shares. This tutorial demonstrates how to scrape Facebook posts by keyword and retrieve their URLs via Google search. Then it explains how to extract detailed post data using the API, along with tips for scaling the process with tools…
Best Google Shopping APIs in 2026
Selecting the best Google Shopping API depends on whether a business needs to manage its own Merchant Center data or collect public Google Shopping results for market intelligence. Google’s official Merchant API is designed to manage Merchant Center and product data programmatically, while third-party APIs such as SerpApi are used to scrape public Google Shopping…
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 NetNut13$99.07 days Infatica1$8.00Paid…
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