Bright Data vs Oxylabs
Bright Data vs Oxylabs
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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%vs97.8%
Higher success rate; concurrency Unlimited / Unlimited
Low latency
Oxylabs
1.42svs1.31s
110 ms difference at p50
Cost-sensitive
Oxylabs
$2.85vs$2.51
13.6% gap per successful request
Small project
Oxylabs
$499vs$49
Lowest committed plan
| Metric | Bright Data | Oxylabs | Difference · A / B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | |||
| Success rate | 98.4% | 97.8% | Bright Data +0.6 pt |
| p50 latency | 1.42s | 1.31s | Oxylabs 110 ms faster |
| p95 latency | 3.90s | 3.40s | Oxylabs 500 ms faster |
| Error rate | 1.6% | 2.2% | Bright Data · 0.6% lower |
| Reliability score | 92 | 90 | Bright Data +2 · within noise (±2) |
| Stability σ 30d | 0.4% | 0.3% | Oxylabs · 0.1% lower |
| Cost | |||
| List price / 1k requests | $2.80 | $2.45 | Oxylabs · $0.35 lower |
| Cost / 1k successful | $2.85 | $2.51 | 13.6% gap |
| Minimum monthly plan | $499 | $49 | Oxylabs · $450 lower |
| JS rendering surcharge | 2.2× | 2.0× | Oxylabs · 0.2× 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 | Yes | Same sample capability |
| Structured extraction | Yes | Yes | Same sample capability |
| 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%97.8%
Bright Data +0.6 pt
p50 latency
1.42s1.31s
Oxylabs 110 ms faster
p95 latency
3.90s3.40s
Oxylabs 500 ms faster
Stability σ 30d
0.4%0.3%
Oxylabs · 0.1% lower
Cost
Cost / 1k successful
$2.85$2.51
13.6% gap
Minimum monthly plan
$499$49
Oxylabs · $450 lower
JS rendering surcharge
2.2×2.0×
Oxylabs · 0.2× 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
YesYes
Same sample capability
Structured extraction
YesYes
Same sample capability
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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