#automation
18 guides
Scraping Software: What Actually Matters Before You Buy or Build
A practical buyer's guide to scraping software: proxy support, rendering, retries, exports, scheduling, debugging, and the real maintenance cost behind the demo.
Data Scraping Tool: What to Look For Before You Buy or Build
A buyer-focused guide to picking a data scraping tool, including proxy support, parsing reliability, scheduling, exports, and total cost.
Web Scraping Excel: Import Website Data into Spreadsheets
A practical guide to getting website data into Excel: Power Query for simple pages, handling pagination, and when to switch to Python + ProxiesAPI for reliable scheduled imports.
Scrape Game Prices and Reviews from Steam with Python (Search + App Pages)
Build a practical Steam scraper: crawl search results, extract title/appid/price/discount/review summary, then enrich each game from its app page. Includes a screenshot and a ProxiesAPI-ready fetch layer.
Best YouTube Scrapers: Extract Videos, Comments, Channels
A practical buyer’s guide to YouTube scraping in 2026: no-login HTML, headless browsing, official APIs, and third-party tools. Includes comparison tables, decision checklist, and common pitfalls.
Anti-Detect Browsers Explained (2026): What They Are and When You Need One
A practical guide to anti-detect browsers: fingerprints, profiles, automation, and the difference between stealth and proxies—plus when anti-detect is overkill.
Playwright vs Selenium vs Puppeteer: Which Web Scraping Tool Should You Pick in 2026?
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.
Anti-Detect Browsers Explained (2026): What They Are and When You Need One
Anti-detect browsers help manage browser fingerprints and profiles. Learn what they are, how they differ from proxies and headless automation, and when they make sense for scraping and account workflows.
Anti-Detect Browsers Explained: What They Are and When You Need One (2026)
Anti-detect browsers help manage browser fingerprints across multiple identities. Here’s what they do, when they’re useful, the risks, and safer alternatives like proxies + good scraping hygiene.
Anti-Detect Browsers Explained: What They Are and When You Need One
Anti-detect browsers help manage browser fingerprints for multi-account workflows. Learn what they actually do, when they’re useful for scraping, and when proxies + good hygiene is enough.
Screen Scraping vs API (2026): When to Use Which (Cost, Reliability, Time-to-Data)
A practical decision framework for choosing screen scraping vs APIs: cost, reliability, time-to-data, maintenance burden, and common failure modes. Includes real examples and a comparison table.
Best SERP APIs Compared (2026): Pricing, Speed, Accuracy, and When to Use Each
A practical SERP API comparison for 2026: pricing models, geo/device support, parsing accuracy, anti-bot reliability, and how to choose based on volume and use case. Includes a decision framework and comparison tables.
Web Scraping in Excel: 5 Ways to Import Website Data into Spreadsheets (Power Query + Python)
A practical guide to web scraping in Excel: Power Query, built-in functions, Office Scripts, VBA, and a proxy-backed Python helper for reliable scheduled imports.
Playwright vs Selenium vs Puppeteer for Web Scraping (2026): Speed, Stealth, and When to Use Each
A practical 2026 decision guide comparing Playwright, Selenium, and Puppeteer for scraping: performance, detection risk, ecosystem, and real-world architecture patterns.
Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) Monitoring: Tools, Workflows, and Data Sources
A practical MAP monitoring playbook for brands and channel teams: what to track, where to collect evidence, how to handle gray areas, and how to automate alerts with scraping + APIs (without getting blocked).
Rank Tracker API: How to Choose One for Production Use
A practical guide to choosing a rank tracker API for production: accuracy, cost, reliability, and integration tradeoffs.
SEO Ranking API Guide: Build vs Buy for Rank Tracking Workflows
A practical guide to SEO ranking APIs: what they do, when to build your own workflow, and when buying an API is the smarter move.
Scrape Sports Scores from ESPN with Python (Scoreboard API + Normalized CSV)
Build a reliable ESPN scores scraper: pull scoreboard data for multiple sports, normalize teams/scores/status, and export clean CSV/JSON. Includes a screenshot and a ProxiesAPI-ready fetch layer.