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Screen Scraping vs API: When to Use What
A decision framework for choosing between scraping and APIs—by cost, reliability, time-to-data, and real failure modes (with practical mitigation patterns).
Free Proxy Lists vs a Proxy API: Why Free Breaks in Production
Free proxies look attractive — until your scraper scales. Here’s what fails first, what a proxy API actually fixes, and how to choose the right setup.