BrightData

BrightData is a web data platform built for teams that need dependable access to public website content for AI, analytics, and research workflows. It combines web access APIs (to unlock browsing, search, and crawling), scraping tools (including Scraper APIs and Scraper Studio), and AI-ready datasets so you can source structured information without rebuilding everything from scratch.

Key offerings include the Unlocker API to help reduce blocks and CAPTCHAs, the Browser API for spinning up remote browsers with stealth, and Web Access APIs that support advanced JS rendering and high-performance scraping with near-zero downtime. For scaling discovery and extraction, there are SERP, Crawl, and Scraper APIs, plus Data Feeds for real-time, pre-collected, or historical data deliveries. You can also use Scraper Studio to turn a website into a data pipeline, and select from datasets across 900+ domains regularly refreshed.

BrightData also provides proxy services to support reliable data extraction at scale, including Residential Proxies, Datacenter Proxies, and ISP and Mobile proxies, with global targeting options. These proxy and browsing components are designed to minimize anti-bot friction while maintaining ethical, compliant collection practices focused on publicly available data.

Pricing varies by product and usage. Proxy and API offerings include free tiers for several web access and scraping APIs, while paid plans start from listed entry prices (for example, $1/1k requests for some APIs and $250/100K records for datasets). Residential proxies start from $2.5/GB, mobile proxies start from $5/GB, and other proxy types have per-IP starting prices.

What can I build with BrightData’s web access and scraping tools?

You can access, extract, and structure data from public websites using APIs for browsing, searching, crawling, and scraping. Options include the Browser API for remote stealth browsing, Scraper APIs for fetching data from many sites, and Scraper Studio for building a data pipeline.

How does BrightData help reduce blocks and CAPTCHAs?

Use the Unlocker API and Web Access APIs designed to bypass blocks and CAPTCHAs. The platform also supports advanced JS rendering and remote browsers with stealth to navigate more reliably.

Which proxy types are available for large-scale extraction?

You can choose Residential, Datacenter, ISP, and Mobile proxies. These are built for different needs like geo-targeting and high-speed extraction, and they come from large global proxy networks.

What data delivery options are there besides custom scraping?

BrightData offers pre-collected datasets from 900+ domains and Data Feeds for real-time, pre-collected, or historical delivery. You can also use the dataset marketplace and data feeds when you want ready-to-use outputs.

Do web access and scraping APIs have free tiers?

Yes—several web access APIs and scraping products list free tiers, including Unlocker API, Crawl API, SERP API, Scraper APIs, and Scraper Studio. Paid plans also include listed starting prices.

What are the main entry-level prices for BrightData products?

Examples of listed starting points include $2.5/GB for Residential proxies, $0.9/IP for datacenter proxies, and $1/1k requests for certain API plans. Datasets start from $250/100K records, and Scraper APIs and Studio list starting pricing per 1,000 records.