#1 Oxylabs Alternative
Oxylabs lists scraping from $0.50 per 1,000 results, but that is its Amazon rate without JavaScript. A rendered page on a site without a dedicated Oxylabs scraper costs $1.50 per 1,000 on Starter and $1.40 on Basic, about 3x the headline. Context.dev renders every page, with proxies and anti-bot handling, for $0.79 per 1,000 on Pro.
1,000 protected pages, rendered in a browser
$99 and $100 plans, October 2026 list prices
On sites without a dedicated scraper, Oxylabs Basic bills $0.90 per 1,000 pages without JavaScript and $1.40 with it; Context.dev renders every page for 1 credit. Parsed Amazon results are cheaper on Oxylabs, at $0.45 per 1,000.
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Why switch
Oxylabs and Context.dev both scrape JavaScript-heavy, bot-protected pages through an API. Context.dev includes rendering in a 1-credit price, reads the result pages in search, and adds crawl, map, and monitoring on the same key.
- Key difference
JavaScript rendering in the base price, not a rate 3x the headline
Oxylabs advertises scraping from $0.50 per 1,000 results, which is its Amazon rate without JavaScript. A rendered page on a site without a dedicated Oxylabs scraper costs $1.50 per 1,000 on Starter and $1.40 on Basic: about 1.5x its own no-JavaScript rate and 3x the headline. Context.dev renders every page, with proxies and anti-bot handling, for 1 credit, so Pro covers 125,000 pages for $99 ($0.79 per 1,000) where Oxylabs Basic covers about 71,400 for $100.
- Search
Search that reads the result pages, from 2 credits
Oxylabs /search returns up to 20 titles and snippets for $1 per 1,000 searches, and its docs say to scrape each result you want to read. Ten results with page content is one search plus ten scrapes: $10 per 1,000 queries on Basic without rendering, $15 with it. Context.dev returns ten results with the passages from each page that answer your query for 2 credits ($1.58 per 1,000 searches on Pro), or every page as Markdown for 11 ($8.71).
- Crawl
Crawl, map, batch, and monitor on the same key
Oxylabs Web API scrapes one URL per call, or up to 5,000 in a batch. Its crawler and site-mapping apps live in AI Studio, a separate subscription where a JavaScript page costs 4 credits instead of 1. Context.dev crawls at 1 credit per page, maps a site’s URLs for 1 credit, runs batches of up to 100,000 URLs with JSON extraction and every scrape output, and monitors pages with webhooks.
- Billing
Overage instead of a hard stop, and a free plan that refills
An Oxylabs plan is a monthly dollar balance: unused credit expires at the end of each cycle, there is no overage in the self-service flow, and service pauses at $0 until you top up or upgrade. Its free tier is a one-time $5 credit. Context.dev paid plans keep running at a published overage rate ($1.80 per 1,000 credits on Pro), the free plan refills 1,000 credits every month, and yearly billing gives two months free.
- Extraction
Browser actions and document parsing in the scrape call
Oxylabs’ new Web API /scrape endpoint does not document browser actions; clicks and scrolls need its Classic API, Web Unblocker, or Agent Browser, which bills per GB. It does not document PDF or office-file parsing either. Context.dev runs up to 5 actions (natural-language steps, scrolls, and waits) before capture for 2 credits on paid plans, and parses PDFs, DOCX, PPT, XLSX, and about 40 other formats through the same endpoint.
- Developer experience
Published limits, an OpenAPI spec, and SDKs in five languages
Every Context.dev plan has a documented concurrency limit, 100 concurrent requests on Pro, and returns 429 with Retry-After when you exceed it. Oxylabs does not publish Web API rate limits and tells you to raise concurrency gradually until you hit a 429. Context.dev ships a public OpenAPI document, SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, and PHP, a CLI, and an MCP server; Oxylabs’ Python and Go SDKs target its Classic API.
What one request really costs
What 1,000 requests cost on the $99 and $100 plans. Oxylabs prices each result by target site and by whether it renders JavaScript; Context.dev bills 1 credit for any page.
| Request | Context.dev | Oxylabs | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Amazon product page, parsedProduct JSON; Oxylabs uses its dedicated Amazon scraper | $1.58 (2 credits) | $0.45 | 3.5x less |
| Other sites, no JavaScriptStatic pages on sites without a dedicated Oxylabs scraper | $0.79 | $0.90 | 1.1x more |
| Other sites, rendered in a browserSingle-page apps and sites behind bot protection | $0.79 | $1.40 | 1.8x more |
| Rendered page with JSON extractionA typed object against your schema; AI parsing on Oxylabs | $3.96 (5 credits) | $4.40 ($1.40 + $3.00) | 1.1x more |
| Search with relevant passages10 results plus the passages from each page that answer the query | $1.58 (2 credits) | Snippets only | Not offered |
| Search with full pages as Markdown10 results; on Oxylabs, one /search plus ten scrapes | $8.71 (11 credits) | $10.00–$15.00 | 1.1x–1.7x more |
Derived from Context.dev Pro ($99 for 125,000 credits) at monthly billing and Oxylabs Basic ($100 balance a month). Oxylabs rates are from oxylabs.io/pricing; its search range is one /search call plus ten /scrape calls, without and with JavaScript.
Full comparison
| Feature | Context.dev | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Scraping & Crawling | ||
| Scrape to Markdown or HTML | Yes | Yes |
| JavaScript rendering | Always included | +$0.50 per 1K |
| Proxies and anti-bot handling | Always included | Included |
| Screenshots | Yes | Needs run_js |
| JSON extraction against your schema | 5 credits | +$3.00 per 1K |
| Dedicated site parsers | Maps, app stores, G2 | 56 dedicated targets |
| ZIP and store-level retail data | No | Yes |
| Crawl a site | 1 credit/page | AI Studio only |
| Map site URLs | Yes | AI Studio only |
| Async batch scraping | Up to 100,000 URLs | 5,000 per batch |
| Change monitoring with webhooks | Yes | No |
| Parse PDFs and office documents | Yes | Not documented |
| Country geotargeting | Yes | 195 locations |
| Signed-in scraping with saved logins | Browser profiles | Agent Browser only |
| Interaction & Search | ||
| Browser actions before capture | Up to 5 actions | Classic API, Unblocker |
| Web search with page content | Passages or Markdown | Snippets only |
| Research answers with sources | 10 credits | No |
| ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini answer scrapers | No | $1.50 per 1K |
| Google SERP API | No | $0.90 per 1K on Basic |
| Remote browsers over CDP | No | Agent Browser, per GB |
| Pricing & Billing | ||
| Rate varies by target site | No, 1 credit/page | $0.45–$1.50 per 1K |
| Concurrency at about $100 a month | 100 | Not published |
| When the plan runs out | Overage, $1.80/1K | Pauses at $0 |
| Free plan | 1,000 credits/mo | $5 one-time credit |
| Self-serve yearly billing | 2 months free | No |
| Unused credit rolls over | No | Only on upgrade |
| Deployment | ||
| Managed scraping API | Yes | Yes |
| Proxy network for your own browsers | No | 177M+ IPs |
| Zero data retention | On request | Not documented |
| Developer Experience | ||
| Public OpenAPI spec | Yes | No |
| TypeScript SDK | Yes | AI Studio only |
| Python and Go SDKs | Yes | Classic API only |
| PHP and Ruby SDKs | Yes | No |
| CLI | Yes | No |
| MCP server | Yes | Hosted and self-hosted |
| Also Included: Brand & Company Data | ||
| Brand profile by domain, name, email, or ticker | Yes | No |
| Logo CDN for direct embedding (Logo Link) | Yes | No |
Cost per 1,000 pages
Public list prices on both sites, broken down to the cost of 1,000 pages at each tier. Oxylabs prices each result by target and by rendering, so both its rendered-page rate and its cheapest rate, Amazon without JavaScript, are shown.
| Tier | Context.dev | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free $0/mo 1,000 credits 1 concurrent request $0 per 1K pages, any page | Free $0 $5 one-time credit Rate limit not published 3,333 rendered pages, one time 10,000 Amazon pages, one time |
| Entry | Developer $19/mo 7,500 credits 10 concurrent requests $2.11–$2.53 per 1K pages, any page | Starter $30/mo $30 balance a month Rate limit not published $1.50 per 1K rendered pages $0.50 per 1K Amazon pages |
| Mid | Pro $99/mo 125,000 credits 100 concurrent requests $0.66–$0.79 per 1K pages, any page | Basic $100/mo $100 balance a month Rate limit not published $1.40 per 1K rendered pages $0.45 per 1K Amazon pages |
| Growth | Growth $299/mo 500,000 credits 250 concurrent requests $0.50–$0.60 per 1K pages, any page | No plan between $100 and $500 |
| High volume | Scale $499/mo 1,000,000 credits 500 concurrent requests $0.42–$0.50 per 1K pages, any page | Flexible $500/mo $500 balance a month Rate limit not published $1.30 per 1K rendered pages $0.35 per 1K Amazon pages |
- Rendered pages use Oxylabs’ “Custom domain scraping, JS” rate, its price for a JavaScript-rendered page on a site without a dedicated scraper, and 1 credit per page on Context.dev. Both include proxies and anti-bot handling. Context.dev ranges run from yearly to monthly billing; Oxylabs lists monthly prices only.
- Oxylabs’ cheapest rate is Amazon without JavaScript ($0.50 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.45 on Basic, $0.35 on Flexible), which returns parsed product data. Other sites without rendering cost $1.00, $0.90, and $0.80 per 1,000, and AI parsing adds $3.00 per 1,000 on every plan.
- Oxylabs has no public plan between $100 and $500. Enterprise starts at $2,500 a month through sales, with rendered pages at $1.22 per 1,000 and Amazon at $0.25.
- Oxylabs plans and rates are from oxylabs.io/pricing, repriced on October 6, 2026. One balance is shared across all Oxylabs products, expires at the end of each monthly cycle, and pauses service at $0.
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Which one fits
Both scrape JavaScript-heavy, bot-protected pages through an API. These are the cases where the choice is clear. For formats, pricing, and code, see the Context.dev web scraping API.
Choose Context.dev if
- You scrape JavaScript-heavy sites outside Oxylabs’ dedicated targets and want rendering, proxies, and anti-bot handling in one 1-credit price, $0.79 per 1,000 on Pro.
- Your agents search the web and read the result pages in the same call: the relevant passages from ten pages for 2 credits, or full Markdown for 11.
- You need crawl, map, batches of up to 100,000 URLs, browser actions, document parsing, and change monitoring on one API key.
- You want a free plan that refills every month, published concurrency limits, and overage instead of a hard stop at $0.
Choose Oxylabs if
- You run your own Playwright, Puppeteer, or Scrapy stack and need a proxy network (residential, mobile, ISP, datacenter) or remote browsers over CDP with saved sessions, through Agent Browser. Context.dev sells neither.
- You scrape Amazon, Walmart, Target, or other retailers Oxylabs covers and want maintained parsers with ZIP and store parameters. Parsed Amazon results cost $0.45 per 1,000 on Basic.
- You need Google SERP JSON (ads, AI Overviews, Shopping, Maps) or answers scraped from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Context.dev has no SERP API.
- Your volume fits a small plan. Oxylabs Starter buys 20,000 rendered pages for $30 ($1.50 per 1,000), where Context.dev Developer is $19 for 7,500 pages ($2.53 per 1,000).
A few things to know.
More details in the API documentation.
What is the best Oxylabs alternative?
Context.dev is an Oxylabs alternative for teams that scrape, crawl, and search the web through one API. It renders JavaScript and handles proxies and anti-bot checks on every request for 1 credit, $0.79 per 1,000 pages on Pro, against $1.40 for a rendered page on Oxylabs Basic. It also adds crawl, map, search with page content, batches of up to 100,000 URLs, and change monitoring. If you need raw proxies, Oxylabs’ dedicated Amazon and Google scrapers, or remote browsers, Oxylabs is the better fit.
Does Oxylabs charge more for JavaScript-rendered pages?
Yes. Its “from $0.50 per 1,000” rate is Amazon without JavaScript. On a site without a dedicated scraper, a page costs $1.00 per 1,000 without rendering and $1.50 with it on Starter ($30), and $0.90 and $1.40 on Basic ($100), about 3x the headline. Its docs also suggest fetching without rendering first and retrying with run_js when a page comes back empty, so the retry is a second request at the JS rate. Context.dev charges 1 credit per page with rendering included, $0.79 per 1,000 on Pro.
How much does web search with page content cost on Oxylabs and Context.dev?
Oxylabs /search returns up to 20 titles and snippets for $1 per 1,000 searches. Reading the pages takes a /scrape call per result, so ten results with content cost $10 per 1,000 queries on Basic without rendering and $15 with it. Context.dev returns ten results plus the passages from each page that answer your query for 2 credits ($1.58 per 1,000 searches on Pro), or ten results with every page as Markdown for 11 credits ($8.71).
What happens when I run out of credits?
On Oxylabs, the service pauses when your monthly balance reaches $0, and you top up or upgrade to continue; unused balance expires at the end of each cycle and carries over only when you upgrade. On Context.dev paid plans, requests keep running at your plan’s overage rate, for example $1.80 per 1,000 credits on Pro. Unused Context.dev credits do not roll over either.
Does Context.dev have a proxy network like Oxylabs?
No. Context.dev is a managed scraping API with its own proxies behind each request, but it does not sell proxy ports, per-GB bandwidth, or IP pools for your own browser automation. If you run Playwright, Puppeteer, or Scrapy against your own proxy pool, Oxylabs residential proxies ($5 per GB on Basic) or its datacenter proxies are the right tool.
Can Context.dev replace Oxylabs’ Amazon and Google scrapers?
Partly. Context.dev scrapes any product page to Markdown or HTML, returns name, price, and availability with the product output, and extracts JSON against your schema. It has no Google SERP API and no retailer parsers with ZIP and store parameters, so for parsed Amazon results ($0.45 per 1,000 on Oxylabs Basic, against $1.58 with Context.dev’s product output) or Google Ads and AI Overview data, Oxylabs is the better choice.
How do I migrate from the Oxylabs Web API to Context.dev?
Most /scrape calls on sites without a dedicated Oxylabs scraper map directly: url stays url, the Markdown, HTML, screenshot, and JSON outputs map to Scrape formats, location maps to sharedParams.country, and your JSON schema moves to JSON extraction. Drop run_js, because rendering is always on. Batch jobs move to Batches of up to 100,000 URLs, which support JSON extraction and every scrape output, and SDKs are available for TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, and PHP.
When is Oxylabs the better choice?
Choose Oxylabs when you need a proxy network for your own browsers, maintained parsers for Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other retailers with ZIP and store parameters, Google SERP data, or answers scraped from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Agent Browser also suits long, interactive sessions over CDP. At small volumes, Oxylabs Starter buys 20,000 rendered pages for $30 ($1.50 per 1,000), less per page than Context.dev Developer at $2.53.
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Ready to switch from Oxylabs?
Drop run_js and send the same URLs to Context.dev, where every page renders for 1 credit and the free plan includes 1,000 credits a month.