ZenRows vs Bright Data
ZenRows vs Bright Data
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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
96.9%vs98.4%
Higher success rate; concurrency 200 / Unlimited
Low latency
Bright Data
1.80svs1.42s
380 ms difference at p50
Cost-sensitive
ZenRows
$1.70vs$2.85
67.1% gap per successful request
Small project
ZenRows
$69vs$499
Lowest committed plan
| Metric | ZenRows | Bright Data | Difference · A / B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | |||
| Success rate | 96.9% | 98.4% | Bright Data +1.5 pt |
| p50 latency | 1.80s | 1.42s | Bright Data 380 ms faster |
| p95 latency | 4.60s | 3.90s | Bright Data 700 ms faster |
| Error rate | 3.1% | 1.6% | Bright Data · 1.5% lower |
| Reliability score | 86 | 92 | Bright Data +6 |
| Stability σ 30d | 0.9% | 0.4% | Bright Data · 0.5% lower |
| Cost | |||
| List price / 1k requests | $1.65 | $2.80 | ZenRows · $1.15 lower |
| Cost / 1k successful | $1.70 | $2.85 | 67.1% gap |
| Minimum monthly plan | $69 | $499 | ZenRows · $430 lower |
| JS rendering surcharge | 5.0× | 2.2× | Bright Data · 2.8× lower |
| Coverage | |||
| Countries | 190 | 195 | Bright Data · 5 higher |
| Concurrency | 200 | Unlimited | Higher concurrency shown in bold |
| JS rendering | Yes | Yes | Same sample capability |
| Browser API (CDP) | Yes | Yes | Same sample capability |
| 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
96.9%98.4%
Bright Data +1.5 pt
p50 latency
1.80s1.42s
Bright Data 380 ms faster
p95 latency
4.60s3.90s
Bright Data 700 ms faster
Stability σ 30d
0.9%0.4%
Bright Data · 0.5% lower
Cost
Cost / 1k successful
$1.70$2.85
67.1% gap
Minimum monthly plan
$69$499
ZenRows · $430 lower
JS rendering surcharge
5.0×2.2×
Bright Data · 2.8× lower
Coverage
Concurrency
200Unlimited
Higher concurrency shown in bold
JS rendering
YesYes
Same sample capability
Browser API (CDP)
YesYes
Same sample capability
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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