Crawlbase
Scraping API, Smart Proxy and crawler in one platform
$29.00
from $29.00 /GB
- IP Pool
- Rotating pool
- Countries
- 195+
- Uptime
- 99.9%
- Avg. response
- 1.6s
- Free trial
- Yes
- Founded
- 2017
Our verdict
Crawlbase has matured well since its ProxyCrawl days into a broader data pipeline rather than a single scraping endpoint. The Smart Proxy is a pragmatic way to add rotation and anti-bot handling to tools you already run, and the managed crawler plus storage make recurring, large-scale jobs easier to operate. Documentation is solid and the free trial is genuinely useful for evaluation. The breadth can feel like overkill for simple tasks, and pricing across the different products takes a moment to map, but for sustained crawling it is a capable, well-rounded choice.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Combines scraping API, Smart Proxy and crawler
- Generous free trial for testing requests
- Smart Proxy drops into existing scraping tools
- Managed crawler with callbacks for large jobs
- Optional cloud storage for extracted pages
Cons
- Multiple products make pricing harder to map
- Overkill for simple one-off fetches
- Advanced features need integration effort
Proxy types & pricing
| Type | Starting price | Pool size |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Proxy | $29.00 /mo | Rotating pool |
| Web Scraping API | $29.00 /mo | Rotating pool |
Overview
Crawlbase, formerly known as ProxyCrawl, is a data-collection platform that pairs a scraping API with a Smart Proxy, a managed crawler and cloud storage. It aims to be a full pipeline: fetch protected pages through anti-bot handling, route traffic via the Smart Proxy endpoint, and optionally push results into hosted storage for later retrieval.
How it works
- Use the Scraping API to fetch rendered pages with anti-bot handling built in
- Route existing tools through the Smart Proxy endpoint for automatic rotation
- Schedule large jobs with the managed Crawler and receive callbacks
- Store extracted pages in cloud storage to decouple crawling from processing
- A generous free trial lets you test requests before committing
Best for
Crawlbase fits teams that want more than raw proxies, favouring an integrated stack for recurring crawls of search, e-commerce and social targets. The Smart Proxy is handy for slotting into existing scrapers, while the crawler and storage suit larger asynchronous projects. It is less compelling if you only need a lightweight one-off fetch.
Features & capabilities
Scraping API
Fetch protected pages with anti-bot handling
Smart Proxy
Single endpoint with automatic rotation
Managed crawler
Schedule large jobs with callbacks
Cloud storage
Store extracted pages for later processing
Free trial
Generous request allowance for testing
Integrations & supported tools
Privacy & compliance
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Crawlbase is the rebrand of ProxyCrawl, with the same core scraping API and Smart Proxy plus expanded crawler and storage products.
It is a single proxy endpoint you point existing tools at, which then handles rotation and anti-bot measures automatically without changing your scraper's code.
Yes, Crawlbase provides a free trial with a set number of requests so you can validate that targets are reachable before paying.
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