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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- Proxy SettingsInsightOct 14
How to Use SOCKS5 Proxy: Mac, Windows & Mobile
Entering a host and port for SOCKS5 in Windows or iPhone settings can cause loss of internet access. The operating system does not know the endpoint uses SOCKS5. A SOCKS server needs a SOCKS request. An HTTP proxy needs an HTTP request or a CONNECT tunnel. Sending the wrong request type will fail. Some platforms…
- Anti-BlockingBenchmarkOct 14
Top 5 Website Unblockers Benchmarked & Compared
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 levels to measure how they behave under increasing load. We also ran a separate markdown extraction test on 10,000 URLs, with Exa added, to measure how often each provider returns…
- Anti-BlockingInsightOct 14
How to Bypass CAPTCHA (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…
- MLOpsOpen World EvaluationOct 14
Compare 45+ MLOps Tools
Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) brings DevOps principles into machine learning from model deployment to maintenance to automate transitions between training and deployment pipelines Explore 45+ MLOps tools for different components of the ML lifecycle, such as: 63% of organizations from different sectors and 72% in the tech sector reported using open-source AI tools, while over…
- Scraping ToolsBenchmarkOct 14
Remote Browsers: Web Infra for AI Agents Compared
AI agents rely on remote browsers to automate web tasks without being blocked by anti-scraping measures. The performance of this browser infrastructure is critical to an agent’s success. We benchmarked 8 providers on success rate, speed, and features. To do this, we executed 160 automated tasks, running 4 distinct scenarios 5 times for each service…
- Proxy pricingFeature ComparisonOct 14
Cheapest Proxies for Low-Volume:10–200 GB Compared
Proxy providers often promote the lowest per-GB rate available on their largest plans. A buyer needing 10 or 50 GB can pay several times that rate when the provider imposes a fixed monthly charge. We compared the total cost of selected residential, mobile and datacenter proxy products at 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 GB.…
- Social Media ScrapingInsightOct 13
Best Facebook Scrapers: Apify, Oxylabs & Decodo
We benchmarked five web scraping providers on the same 1,000 Facebook post URLs, for 5,000 requests in total. For every request, we measured success rate, completion time and the number of parsed metadata fields returned. See the best Facebook scraping tools based on supported page types, output formats, pricing, and trial options. Apify was the…
- Social Media ScrapingOpen World EvaluationOct 13
Best Instagram Scrapers to Scrape Instagram Data
Instagram remains one of the most aggressive platforms for blocking automated scraping due to advanced anti-bot measures like TLS fingerprinting and IP reputation checks. Whether you need a high-performance scraper API or a custom Python script, this guide evaluates the top tools, including Apify Instagram Scraper and Bright Data Instagram Scraper. The vendors with links…