Bright Data vs Decodo
Bright Data vs Decodo
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Independent measurementDemo dataFetchGauge probes · self-funded accounts · no vendor-supplied dataMethodology v2.3 →
14 min ago · hourly
n = 1,284 / run · 924,480 / 30D
Tokyo (ap-northeast-1)
Scraping API · identical target list
JS off · 50 conc · 30s timeout · 3 retries
50 e-commerce domains
Simulated protocol · all figures and freshness timestamps are fixtures, not real measurements.
Winner by workload · from stored runs
Large-scale scraping
Bright Data
98.4%vs96.2%
Higher success rate; concurrency Unlimited / Unlimited
Low latency
Bright Data
1.42svs1.56s
140 ms difference at p50
Cost-sensitive
Decodo
$2.85vs$1.46
95.5% gap per successful request
Small project
Decodo
$499vs$29
Lowest committed plan
| Metric | Bright Data | Decodo | Difference · A / B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | |||
| Success rate | 98.4% | 96.2% | Bright Data +2.2 pt |
| p50 latency | 1.42s | 1.56s | Bright Data 140 ms faster |
| p95 latency | 3.90s | 4.10s | Bright Data 200 ms faster |
| Error rate | 1.6% | 3.8% | Bright Data · 2.2% lower |
| Reliability score | 92 | 84 | Bright Data +8 |
| Stability σ 30d | 0.4% | 0.7% | Bright Data · 0.3% lower |
| Cost | |||
| List price / 1k requests | $2.80 | $1.40 | Decodo · $1.40 lower |
| Cost / 1k successful | $2.85 | $1.46 | 95.5% gap |
| Minimum monthly plan | $499 | $29 | Decodo · $470 lower |
| JS rendering surcharge | 2.2× | 2.5× | Bright Data · 0.3× lower |
| Coverage | |||
| Countries | 195 | 195 | Equal in this sample |
| Concurrency | Unlimited | Unlimited | Same sample limit |
| JS rendering | Yes | Yes | Same sample capability |
| Browser API (CDP) | Yes | — | Bright Data supports this in the sample |
| Developer | |||
| API / SDKs | Not specified | Not specified | Not available in the canonical dataset |
| MCP server | Yes | — | Bright Data supports this in the sample |
| Structured extraction | Yes | — | Bright Data supports this in the sample |
| Docs quality | Not specified | Not specified | Not available in the canonical dataset |
| Support | |||
| SLA | Not specified | Not specified | Not available in the canonical dataset |
| Support channels | Not specified | Not specified | Not available in the canonical dataset |
Bold = better between A and B. Cost / 1k ok = list price ÷ sample success rate.Methodology →
Performance
Success rate
98.4%96.2%
Bright Data +2.2 pt
p50 latency
1.42s1.56s
Bright Data 140 ms faster
p95 latency
3.90s4.10s
Bright Data 200 ms faster
Stability σ 30d
0.4%0.7%
Bright Data · 0.3% lower
Cost
Cost / 1k successful
$2.85$1.46
95.5% gap
Minimum monthly plan
$499$29
Decodo · $470 lower
JS rendering surcharge
2.2×2.5×
Bright Data · 0.3× lower
Coverage
Concurrency
UnlimitedUnlimited
Same sample limit
JS rendering
YesYes
Same sample capability
Browser API (CDP)
Yes—
Bright Data supports this in the sample
Developer
MCP server
Yes—
Bright Data supports this in the sample
Structured extraction
Yes—
Bright Data supports this in the sample
Support
SLA
Not specifiedNot specified
Not available in the canonical dataset
Success rate · 30D
p50 latency · 30Dseconds
Region and workload labels describe the sample scenario. JS-heavy applies the canonical JS penalty. Unspecified capabilities have no winner.
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