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Best BestProxy Alternatives in 2026

24 alternatives · 21 with a free plan · Updated

What are the best BestProxy alternatives?

The best BestProxy alternatives for AI API in 2026 are Thordata (proxy service for web scraping, free), Proxysale (proxy service for web scraping and data collection, freemium) and AProxy (AProxy provides residential, freemium). 21 of the 24 listed alternatives have a free or freemium plan.

Looking for something other than BestProxy? Below are 24 alternatives in AI API, AI Developer Tools and AI For Data Analytics, all closely matched, ranked by how much they overlap with BestProxy. BestProxy itself is enterprise (custom pricing). Each entry shows what the tool does, what it shares with BestProxy, its key features and pricing.

What is BestProxy?

Scraping at scale usually breaks on blocks, bad IPs and geography, and BestProxy is a proxy provider built to take that friction out for AI and data teams. The service is a proxy and web scraping infrastructure tool with a pool of over 80 million IPs across 195+ countries.

Pricing
Enterprise

Key features of BestProxy

  • Extensive IP pool with over 80 million IPs from 195+ countries
  • High network uptime (99.99%) and IP availability (>99%)
  • Offers various proxy types including residential
  • Optimized for AI and data-driven operations
  • Developer-friendly with easy integration and code examples

BestProxy alternatives compared

Top 5 alternatives to BestProxy with pricing and overlap
ToolPricingShared with BestProxyMatch
BestProxyEnterprise—Original
ThordataFreeAI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web ScrapingStrong match
ProxysaleFreemiumAI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web ScrapingStrong match
AProxyFreemiumAI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web ScrapingStrong match
SerpexFreeAI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web ScrapingStrong match
ScrapeGraphAIFreeAI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web ScrapingStrong match

Top 24 alternatives to BestProxy

  1. #1
    Thordata logo

    Thordata

    Strong matchFree

    Thordata is a proxy service for web scraping, with a global residential proxy network and a dataset marketplace of pre-collected data.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    • They also offer pre-collected data from 100+ domains through their Dataset Marketplace

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  2. #2
    Proxysale logo

    Proxysale

    Strong matchFreemium

    Proxy service for web scraping and data collection, with residential, ISP, and data center IP addresses sold by traffic or per IP.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades), a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  3. #3
    AProxy logo

    AProxy

    Strong matchFreemium

    AProxy provides residential, ISP, and static proxies plus a web scraper API for web scraping and data collection.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    • Best for small bandwidth
    • Less than 1 second connect time

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades), a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  4. #4
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    Serpex

    Strong matchFree

    A real-time search API that returns structured web search results as JSON for AI and data projects, without scraping.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    • Provides real-time
    • Supports multiple major search engines with a single API
    • Effectively handles CAPTCHAs

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  5. #5
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    ScrapeGraphAI

    Strong matchFree

    Web scraping API that turns a website into structured JSON data from a plain-language prompt.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    • AI-powered web scraping API converting websites to structured JSON with a simple prompt

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  6. #6
    SmartProxy logo

    SmartProxy

    Strong matchFreemium

    SmartProxy is a residential proxy service for web scraping and AI data collection, with rotating sessions and targeting by country, state, or city.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping

    • Includes rotating and sticky sessions
    • M+ IPs

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades), a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  7. #7
    KeyAPI logo

    KeyAPI

    Strong matchFree

    KeyAPI is a unified social media API that gives developers and AI agents structured data from over 20 platforms using one key.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    • Unified social media API for AI agents and developers to access 20+ platforms easily

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  8. #8
    Scrapingdog logo

    Scrapingdog

    Strong matchFree

    A web scraping API that handles rotating proxies, headless browsers, and CAPTCHAs so developers can extract data from websites.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping

    • It takes care of rotating proxies

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  9. #9
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    Tinybird

    Strong matchFree

    Managed ClickHouse service that lets developers build real-time analytics APIs on fast, hosted data queries, with a free tier to test use cases.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  10. #10
    Tokeny logo

    Tokeny

    Strong matchFree

    Tokeny is an AI agent tool for office documents, data files and AI skills, with support for models like DeepSeek and Kimi.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  11. #11
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    WaterCrawl

    Strong matchFree

    WaterCrawl is an AI web scraping tool that crawls websites and extracts content as structured data for AI and research projects.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping

    • AI-friendly web crawling and content extraction platform for structured data

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  12. #12
    711Proxy logo

    711Proxy

    Strong matchFreemium

    Residential proxy service for web data scraping, with rotating and sticky IP sessions, city and state targeting, and API access.

    In common with BestProxy: AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    • Residential Proxies - 1GB Valid for 30 Days
    • Residential Proxies - 5GB Valid for 30 Days
    • Residential Proxies - 40GB Valid for 30 Days

    Pricing: freemium (free plan + paid upgrades), a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  13. #13
    Scrapefully logo

    Scrapefully

    Strong matchFree

    Scrapefully is a no-code AI web scraping tool that detects and structures page data without writing code, with an API for developers.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    • Effortless data extraction with no coding required
    • AI-powered data detection and structuring
    • Fast and scalable cloud-based infrastructure

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  14. #14
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    Stream.Estate

    Strong matchEnterprise

    Property data API for real estate platforms, with analytics and real-time updates for developers building property search and data tools.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics

    • Pay only for what you use

    Pricing: enterprise (custom pricing), same as BestProxy

  15. #15
    Tomorrow.io Weather API logo

    Tomorrow.io Weather API

    Strong matchFree

    Weather API that delivers real-time and historical weather data with 80+ layers for businesses and developers to plan operations.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics

    • It provides real-time and historical weather data to optimize operations
    • It offers hyper-accurate

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  16. #16
    Crawlora logo

    Crawlora

    Strong matchFree

    Crawlora is a web scraping and data aggregation tool that collects data from websites such as Amazon and Google for analysis.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI For Data Analytics, AI Web Scraping

    • Streamline your data collection process with our easy-to-use tools
    • It delivers actionable insights with secure

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  17. #17
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    Apify

    Strong matchFree

    Apify is a web scraping and browser automation platform for extracting data from websites with ready-made tools or custom code.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping

    • Large ecosystem of web scrapers and automation tools
    • Supports multiple programming languages (Python
    • JavaScript

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  18. #18
    SingleAPI logo

    SingleAPI

    Strong matchEnterprise

    AI-powered API that turns websites into structured data without requiring code, using GPT-4 for accurate extraction.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping

    • Easy to use and requires no coding for basic data extraction
    • GPT-4 powered for accurate and efficient data scraping
    • Supports multiple data formats (JSON

    Pricing: enterprise (custom pricing), same as BestProxy

  19. #19
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    Airtop

    Strong matchFree

    Airtop is a browser automation tool for AI agents that handles logins, navigation, and data extraction from websites using natural language prompts.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping

    • Intelligent browser automation for AI agents

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  20. #20
    Rekor logo

    Rekor

    Strong matchFree

    Rekor offers roadway data capture and analysis software for transportation, urban mobility, and public safety teams, plus LPR tools for developers.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics

    • They offer software platforms

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  21. #21
    N

    Netify

    Strong matchFree

    Netify is a network monitoring tool that uses deep packet inspection and cloud analytics to show applications, protocols, and threats on your network.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  22. #22
    LayerNext logo

    LayerNext

    Strong matchFree

    LayerNext is an AI data management platform that stores, searches, annotates and tracks computer vision image and video datasets.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

  23. #23
    Roborabbit logo

    Roborabbit

    Strong matchPaid

    No-code web scraper and RPA tool that extracts web data and automates browser tasks without writing code.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI Web Scraping

    • Nocode web scraper and RPA tool for data extraction and browser automation

    Pricing: paid; BestProxy is enterprise

  24. #24
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    LakeSail

    Strong matchFree

    Open-source Rust framework that handles stream, batch, and AI workloads together for Big Data processing.

    In common with BestProxy: AI API, AI Developer Tools, AI For Data Analytics

    • Open-source Rust framework unifying stream

    Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing))

How we picked these BestProxy alternatives

We rank tools by how closely they match BestProxy: tools that share more of its categories rank first, then tools whose main category, tags and description overlap with it, then community votes and views. Pricing type and features come from each product's SoftwareVital listing. Admins can pin or remove tools from this list.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to BestProxy in 2026?

The closest alternatives to BestProxy are Thordata, Proxysale, AProxy, Serpex and ScrapeGraphAI. They are ranked by how many categories and tags they share with BestProxy and how similar their descriptions are, then by community votes and views on SoftwareVital.

What is the closest alternative to BestProxy?

Thordata is the closest match because it shares AI API, AI Developer Tools and AI For Data Analytics with BestProxy. It is free.

Are there free alternatives to BestProxy?

Yes. 21 of the 24 alternatives have a free or freemium plan, including Thordata (free), Proxysale (freemium), AProxy (freemium), Serpex (free) and ScrapeGraphAI (free). BestProxy is enterprise (custom pricing).

Which BestProxy alternatives are paid or enterprise tools?

Stream.Estate (enterprise), SingleAPI (enterprise) and Roborabbit (paid) use paid or enterprise pricing, which usually means more support and admin options for teams.

How does BestProxy compare to Thordata?

Thordata overlaps with BestProxy in AI API, AI Developer Tools and AI For Data Analytics. Its listed features include they also offer pre-collected data from 100+ domains through their Dataset Marketplace. Pricing: free, a cheaper way in than BestProxy (enterprise (custom pricing)). Open the side-by-side compare page for a full breakdown.

What category is BestProxy in?

BestProxy is listed under AI API on SoftwareVital. Browse that category to see more tools in the same group.