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Oxylabs vs ScrapingBee:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Oxylabs had more branded searches than ScrapingBee among web scraping APIs worldwide. Oxylabs had about 33,100 branded searches, while ScrapingBee had 9,900. Oxylabs made up 5.8% of all web scraping API searches we track, and ScrapingBee accounted for 1.7%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about web scraping APIs, ScrapingBee appeared in all five answers and Oxylabs in two. ScrapingBee was mentioned before Oxylabs in four out of five answers.

Among web scraping APIs worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Oxylabs, about 3 searches for every 1 for ScrapingBee

Oxylabs 33.1K searchesScrapingBee 9.9K searches

Who does AI mention more?

ScrapingBee, mentioned in every answer we collected

ScrapingBee in 5 of 5Oxylabs in 2 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

ScrapingBee, named ahead of Oxylabs in 4 of 5 answers

ScrapingBee first in 4Oxylabs first in 1

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Top web scraping APIs in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, ScrapingBee appeared in all five answers. Oxylabs was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ScrapingBee was listed before Oxylabs in four out of five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Bright Data1st
  2. Zyte2nd
  3. Firecrawl3rd
  4. ScrapingBee4th
  5. Apify5th
  6. ScrapeGraphAI6th
  7. Oxylabs7th
  8. ZenRows8th
  9. ScraperAPI9th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • ScrapingBee5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Zyte5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Bright Data5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Apify4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Firecrawl3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Oxylabs2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • ScrapeGraphAI2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • ScraperAPI2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • ZenRows2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Is Oxylabs or ScrapingBee more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Oxylabs and ScrapingBee by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all nine web scraping APIs we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

Oxylabs and ScrapingBee among web scraping APIs worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Oxylabs, ScrapingBee. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthApifyFirecrawlOxylabsScrapeGraphAIScrapingBeeZyteScraperAPIZenRowsBright Data
Oct 202550.8%22.8%15.2%1.1%3%2%3%2%<0.01%
Nov 202554.2%19.9%13.3%1.2%2.7%2.7%4%2.2%<0.01%
Dec 202552.6%23.6%12.9%0.92%2.6%2.1%3.2%2.1%<0.01%
Jan 202650.4%27.6%12.4%0.9%2.5%1.7%2.5%2%<0.01%
Feb 202655.6%24.9%11.2%0.81%2.2%1.5%2.2%1.5%<0.01%
Mar 202657.8%25.9%9.5%0.57%1.6%1.3%2.3%1%<0.01%
Apr 202654.7%29.9%9%0.54%1.5%1.2%2.2%0.98%<0.01%
May 202658.6%26.3%7.9%1.6%1.6%1.1%1.9%1.1%<0.01%
Jun 202659%26.5%7.9%1.6%1.3%1.1%1.6%1.1%<0.01%
Jul 202661.5%22.5%10.1%0.9%1.4%1.1%1.7%0.9%<0.01%
Aug 202660.4%27%6.6%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.1%0.89%<0.01%
Sep 202664.2%23.5%5.8%1.7%1.7%1.2%0.94%0.94%<0.01%

How has the Oxylabs and ScrapingBee comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings
  • Oxylabs was ahead of ScrapingBee in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Oxylabs’ share of searches among web scraping APIs worldwide moved from 15.2% to 5.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 33.1K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ScrapingBee’s share of searches among web scraping APIs worldwide moved from 3% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.9K.

How did search popularity change for web scraping APIs worldwide in September 2026?

1 change

  1. In September 2026, Oxylabs lost share of searches among web scraping APIs worldwide, from 6.6% to 5.8%.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Oxylabs’ and ScrapingBee’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

Oxylabs

1 branded search term

  • oxylabs

ScrapingBee

1 branded search term

  • scrapingbee

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