guides

A practical 2026 comparison of web scraping tools: DIY libraries, headless browsers, managed scraping APIs, proxy providers, and when to choose each. Includes decision framework and comparison table.

Airbnb is a high-friction target. Here’s what data is realistic to collect in 2026, what gets blocked, safer alternatives, and how to design a risk-aware pipeline.

Free proxy lists look tempting—until you measure uptime, bans, and fraud. Here’s where to find them, how to test them, and when to switch to a proxy API.

A clear, practical guide to anti-detect browsers in 2026: what they do, how they work, when they help (and don’t), and safer alternatives for scraping (sessions, proxies, headless best practices).

A practical guide to getting website data into Excel: Power Query (HTML tables + pagination), Office Scripts for scheduled pulls, and VBA for legacy flows—plus when you still need proxies and a Python pipeline.

A decision framework for 2026: compare Playwright, Selenium, and Puppeteer for web scraping across detection risk, speed, ecosystem, and reliability—with practical stack recommendations and when proxies still matter.

A web unblocker is more than a proxy: it’s a managed stack (rotation, headers, retries, sometimes rendering) that turns blocked pages into usable HTML. Here’s how they work and how to choose.

Mobile and residential proxies both look like ‘real users’, but they behave very differently in cost, stability, and block rates. Here’s a practical decision guide for scrapers.

A practical Scrapy starter for 2026: selectors, pagination, pipelines, exports, and adding proxy rotation the right way (including ProxiesAPI).

A grounded list of free web scraping tools that you can use today — with real limits, tradeoffs, and when you should upgrade to paid proxies/APIs.

A practical decision guide for collecting posts and profiles in 2026: official APIs, third-party data providers, and cautious scraping approaches. Includes constraints, tradeoffs, and an architecture that won’t crumble.

Mobile 4G/LTE proxies can dramatically reduce blocks on sensitive targets (social, classifieds), but they’re expensive and slower. Learn when they’re worth it, what to ask vendors, and how to choose.