Zyte
Enterprise web scraping API and proxy management from the team behind Scrapy
$0.30
from $0.30 /GB
- IP Pool
- Undisclosed large pool
- Countries
- 100+
- Uptime
- 99.9%
- Avg. response
- 5s
- Free trial
- Yes
- Founded
- 2010
Our verdict
Zyte is arguably the most technically credible name in managed web scraping, and for good reason: as the creators of Scrapy and the former Crawlera, the team has been solving large-scale extraction problems longer than almost anyone. The Zyte API's blend of proxy management, rendering and AI-assisted extraction is genuinely strong, and the Scrapy integration is unmatched.
It is built for serious, ongoing operations rather than casual or one-off scraping, and pricing reflects an enterprise orientation. Teams with simple needs may find lighter, cheaper tools sufficient, and per-request costs require modeling against real workloads.
Bottom line: the go-to managed scraping platform for engineering teams and enterprises that need depth, reliability and Scrapy-native tooling.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Built by the creators of Scrapy
- Mature, battle-tested ban-handling technology
- Unified Zyte API with rendering and extraction
- Tight Scrapy and Scrapy Cloud integration
- AI-assisted data extraction features
- Strong reliability for ongoing operations
- Free trial to evaluate before scaling
Cons
- Enterprise-oriented pricing
- Per-request costs need careful modeling
- Overkill for simple or one-off scraping
- Not a raw, per-GB proxy seller
Overview
Zyte is the company behind Scrapy, the most widely used open-source Python scraping framework, and was previously known as Scrapinghub. Its flagship proxy product, Smart Proxy Manager, was formerly called Crawlera. This deep heritage gives Zyte unusual credibility in the web data extraction space.
Products and approach
Rather than selling raw IPs by the gigabyte, Zyte provides a managed scraping stack. Its Zyte API combines proxy rotation, automatic ban handling, headless browser rendering and request management into a single interface, while Smart Proxy Manager focuses specifically on intelligent proxy rotation and ban avoidance.
Built by scraping experts
As the maintainers of Scrapy, Zyte's tooling integrates tightly with the framework and reflects years of accumulated knowledge about defeating anti-bot systems at scale.
Key capabilities
- Automatic proxy rotation and ban detection
- Headless browser rendering for dynamic sites
- AI-assisted data extraction features
- Tight integration with Scrapy and Scrapy Cloud
- Geo-targeting across many countries
- Managed and self-serve options for teams of all sizes
Pricing model
Zyte API is priced per request, with cost varying by request complexity. Like other scraping APIs, simple requests are cheap while browser rendering and premium routing cost more.
| Product | Focus |
|---|---|
| Zyte API | End-to-end scraping with extraction |
| Smart Proxy Manager | Proxy rotation and ban handling |
| Scrapy Cloud | Hosting and running Scrapy spiders |
Who it suits
Zyte is well suited to engineering teams and enterprises running serious, ongoing scraping operations, especially those already invested in the Scrapy ecosystem. A free trial lets teams evaluate the API before scaling up.
Frequently asked questions
Zyte is the company that maintains the open-source Scrapy framework and was formerly named Scrapinghub. Its proxy product, now part of Smart Proxy Manager, was previously known as Crawlera.
Zyte is primarily a managed scraping platform. The Zyte API bundles proxy rotation, ban handling and rendering, while Smart Proxy Manager focuses on intelligent proxy rotation rather than selling raw IPs.
Zyte API is priced per request, with cost scaling by complexity. Simple requests are inexpensive, while browser rendering and premium routing cost more.
Yes. As the maintainers of Scrapy, Zyte offers tight integration with the framework and with Scrapy Cloud for hosting and running spiders at scale.
Zyte offers a free trial of its API so teams can evaluate success rates and capabilities before committing to a paid plan.
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