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Gulbahar Karatas

Gulbahar Karatas

Industry Analyst
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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

Data
Feature Comparison
Jul 6

Best Gaming Proxies for Live Games, Launchers & Stores

The right gaming proxy server depends on the traffic you need to route. Live game-client traffic may require SOCKS5 with UDP support and open target ports, while launchers, storefronts, marketplaces, account pages, and regional availability checks often work over HTTP(S) or TCP-based SOCKS5. SOCKS5 can support UDP through the UDP ASSOCIATE command, but provider support…

Data
Benchmark
Jul 6

Best Indian Proxies: Benchmark-Based Ranking

We benchmarked leading India proxy server providers using the same target schedule and URL pool. Each provider sent one request to the same URL every 10 minutes across major Indian platforms, including Flipkart, Amazon India, and IndiaMART. The ranking below is based on the benchmark charts. Success rate was weighted more heavily than average response…

Data
Open World Evaluation
Jul 6

Top 5 Social Media Datasets in 2026

We compared five leading social media data providers, focusing on the types of social data they offer and the platforms they include. For clarity, these providers fall into two groups: These vendors deliver raw or enriched content (Posts, Comments, Engagement). These vendors focus on public profile information and professional history. Bright Data is a leading…

Data
Open World Evaluation
Jul 6

Best YouTube Datasets: Bright Data, Oxylabs & Grepsr

YouTube has become a primary source for training advanced multimodal AI and large language models (LLMs). However, obtaining YouTube data at scale remains difficult due to anti-bot measures and significant bandwidth requirements. This review examines key companies in the YouTube data sector: Bright Data, Oxylabs, Decodo, and Grepsr. Each targets a specific market segment, ranging…

Data
Feature Comparison
Jul 3

Decodo Review 2026: Pricing, Speed & Success Rates

Decodo is a proxy and web-scraping provider covering residential, ISP, mobile, and datacenter proxies plus scraping APIs. We benchmarked its per-GB pricing against competing providers from 10 GB to 10 TB and reviewed its published performance and feature set. Our proxy pricing benchmark found Decodo to be the cost-efficiency leader across all tested volumes, delivering…

Data
Open World Evaluation
Jul 2

Unlimited Proxies: Unmetered Residential & Datacenter Bandwidth

Most providers advertise unlimited proxies, but almost none are truly unlimited. In practice, unlimited means governed by a fair-use policy (FUP): you can send as much traffic as you want until you hit a hidden GB or concurrency threshold. Quick take by policy type: Compare the bandwidth policies behind unlimited claims across residential, ISP, datacenter,…

Data
Benchmark
Jul 2

Best Social Media Scrapers 2026: 75K Requests Tested

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. Use the tool below to estimate your monthly budget based on…

Data
Open World Evaluation
Jul 2

Amazon Dataset Comparison 2026: Bright Data, Oxylabs, Grepsr & Exellius

Amazon datasets can support pricing intelligence, seller analysis, market research, and lead generation. However, buyers should compare providers not only by price and format, but also by data freshness, historical coverage, and delivery method. For example, Bright Data is best suited for buyers seeking ready-made or customizable Amazon datasets, offering multiple delivery options, while Exellius…

Data
Open World Evaluation
Jul 2

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. Compare the popular web scraper Chrome extensions by their key capabilities, export options, ease of use, and…

Data
Benchmark
Jul 2

Crunchbase Scraper (Python): Tutorial & Benchmark

Crunchbase is protected by Cloudflare’s enterprise-grade anti-bot system, which blocks most automated scrapers. Even advanced tools like Selenium often return 403 errors or endless “Just a moment…” pages. Learn how to scrape Crunchbase with Python: setting up your environment, using a web unlocker to bypass restrictions, and extracting data from Crunchbase search results and company…

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