Data Solutions & Practices
Data is the fundamental resource that powers business operations and drives strategic decisions. We cover modern data practices and the tools, platforms, and approaches organizations use to manage, transform, and get value from their data.
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- Data CollectionFeature ComparisonSep 22
The Best Managed Data Services
Managed data collection services provide a fast alternative to building and maintaining a data infrastructure, and allow businesses to focus on their core activities. Which functions would you like to outsource? All services claim to be compatible with GDPR and CCPA and offer self-service options. Learn more about these providers. Bright Data’s Managed Data Acquisition…
- Web ProxiesInsightSep 21
How to Hide Your IP Address: 6 Methods Compared
Your IP address reveals your approximate proxy location and ISP and can be used to track you across sites. Six methods hide it, with different trade-offs in coverage, encryption, speed, and cost. A proxy server sits between one app (usually a browser) and the internet, forwarding requests under its own IP. Unlike a VPN, it…
- Scraping ToolsBenchmarkSep 21
We Benchmarked the Best Web Scraping APIs
We benchmarked the best web scraping APIs using 12,500 requests across 3,000+ real-world URLs in e-commerce, search engines (SERP), and social media. The table below ranks leading web scraping APIs by site coverage, request success rate, metadata richness, and average latency. Select a vendor to view detailed domain-level performance: The two charts below plot median…
- E-commerce ScrapingBenchmarkSep 21
7 Best Amazon Scrapers Ranked by Performance
Amazon’s anti-scraping technology keeps getting harder to bypass. To find out which tools actually hold up, we benchmarked the leading 5 Amazon scraper APIs over 2,750 requests across 11 Amazon domains, scoring every provider on success rate and end-to-end completion time. Read Amazon scraping benchmark methodology for more details about our testing process. You can…
- Anti-BlockingBenchmarkSep 21
Web Scraping Roadmap
We scraped 10,000 live domains and 100 marketplaces using products from six web data infrastructure companies.We benchmarked these tools to see how well they handle enterprise web data use cases. We benchmarked 4 leading web data providers across the top 10,000 domains, running a total of 260,000 requests. Each provider was tested at multiple concurrency…
- Proxy SettingsInsightSep 17
WhatsApp Proxy Server & Code: Setup Guide
WhatsApp proxies let you connect to WhatsApp through an intermediary server rather than directly. There are two different setups, and each needs a different kind of proxy: The built-in proxy carries text messages and media. Voice and video calls are not routed through it. Before you start, update WhatsApp to the latest version; older versions…
- Web Data ScrapingInsightSep 17
Is Web Scraping Legal? Laws & Best Practices
Legal regulations have changed in the web scraping market. While litigation once focused on unauthorized access, new lawsuits related to AI training and technical workarounds are shaping acceptable practices. Disclaimer: Our work is for informational purposes and not legal advice; please get professional legal advice for specific guidance. Web scraping is legal if you scrape…
- Data CollectionOpen World EvaluationSep 17
Top 15 Data Collection Services
Whether you need human-collected datasets, large-scale web data, or market insights, explore the options below to find the right data source for your project. Despite the efficiency of web data collection and synthetic data generation, human-generated data remains essential for AI development. Here, we compare the top 12 data collection services and data partners that…