Bright Data

Intro

Bright Data is presented as an all-in-one platform for proxies and web scraping. The product line includes Scraper Studio for discovering, accessing, extracting, and interacting with public websites, plus APIs for automated crawling and site unblocker functionality. The company describes its output as structured and reliable data suitable for real-time or historical use at large scale, and positions the platform for use in models, pipelines, or operational workflows.

Key Features

• Scraper Studio: tools to discover, access, extract, and interact with public websites for structured output.
• Web Unlocker API: described as a site unblocker to address blocks and CAPTCHAs when collecting data.
• Crawl API: API designed for automating extraction from websites.
• Scale and formats: the platform is described as capable of delivering real-time or historical data at petabyte scale and intended for integration into models or workflows.
• Pricing notes and support: Web Unlocker advertises a free tier (5K requests/month, no credit card required), pay-as-you-go pricing (about $1.5 per 1K requests), and promotional matching of the first deposit up to $500. The Crawl API lists pay-as-you-go at $1.5/1K and a 380K requests plan at $1.3/1K billed $499/month. Expert support is advertised for customers.

Who this is for

The platform is aimed at teams and engineers who need web data for models, data pipelines, or other workflows, and at users who require tools to collect data from sites that present blocks or CAPTCHAs. Pricing and limits differ by API and volume, so teams should match plans to expected request volumes and trial the free tiers where available.