Data
Data is the fundamental resource that powers business operations and drives strategic decisions. We cover modern data practices, including data as a service (DaaS) for companies, data transformation challenges, and data management use cases. Our coverage also includes training data platforms, best practices for data commercialization and versioning, and the critical role of data curation.
10 Best CAPTCHA Solving Services in 2026: AI & Human Solvers Compared
To find the best CAPTCHA solvers, we conducted a laboratory test, routing 100 distinct requests through each vendor’s network against a “worst-case” scenario: Cloudflare’s Enterprise-grade protection in “Under Attack” mode. Our research focused on identifying which tools provide a seamless automated bypass and which require too much human intervention.
Top 13 Training Data Platforms
Data is an essential part of the quality of machine learning models. Supervised AI/ML models require high-quality data to make accurate predictions. Training data platforms streamline data preparation from collection to annotation, ensuring high-quality inputs for AI systems.
Best TikTok Scraping Tools in 2026 (Python Guide)
In 2026, TikTok moved its U.S. operations to the TikTok USDS Joint Venture, managed by Oracle. This changed how the platform handles data and anti-bot measures. To understand how well different tools handle TikTok data, we tested the leading TikTok scrapers by running 500 unique TikTok videos per provider.
Best Video Proxies for Video & Image Extraction
High latency, bandwidth bottlenecks, and aggressive IP blocking make video data extraction one of the most challenging tasks. A standard proxy setup often can’t keep up with the advanced anti-bot measures used to protect streaming content.
GeoSurf Proxy Review: Capabilities & Current Competitors
GeoSurf has permanently ceased operations as of December 20, 2023, following a legal defeat against Bright Data in patent litigation. Subsequently, GeoSurf announced its shutdown and is directing its customers to Bright Data, exiting the proxy business by December 22, 2023.
How to Setup & Turn Off iPhone Proxy
Configuring iPhone proxy settings lets you manage network traffic and enhance privacy at the system level for any Wi-Fi connection. Whether you need to setup an HTTP proxy for professional use or you are looking for a way to turn off proxy settings iPhone is stuck on to fix connectivity issues, this guide provides the steps for iOS and iPadOS.
Oxylabs vs Bright Data: Pricing & Benchmark Comparison
Oxylabs and Bright Data are two of the largest proxy providers used for large-scale web scraping and automation.
Best Indeed Dataset Providers: Official APIs vs Third-Party Vendors
For getting Indeed data, the market breaks down into three options: do-it-yourself scraping infrastructure, more flexible infrastructure, or managed third-party datasets. Each option comes with different tradeoffs around speed, coverage, reliability, maintenance, and control.
Best Data Crowdsourcing Platforms
With the spread of AI tools like generative AI and chatbots, the demand for AI data services has also increased. One such service is data crowdsourcing platforms, which leverage large groups to gather data, enhancing collection efforts with fast, detailed insights.
2026 Web Crawler Benchmark to Feed Websites to AI
We benchmarked four crawl APIs across three domains of varying difficulty at three max depth levels (5, 10, 20) with a 1,000-page limit, measuring crawl coverage, execution time, link discovery, markdown link quality, and title extraction accuracy. If you aim to: Web crawlers benchmark You can read our benchmark methodology.