Topic web scraping
Free Rotating Proxies: What Exists, and How to Rotate a Free List
No free rotating proxy gateway holds up. What exists: trials, free quotas, Tor, and rotating a free list yourself, with tested Python code and measured decay.
Proxies for Aider: installing the browser turns your proxy off
Aider's web command has two implementations. One reads your proxy variables, the other passes nothing, and an optional install decides which you get.
Proxies for Camoufox: the proxy dict, geoip and one IP per browser
Camoufox matches timezone and locale to the proxy's IP with geoip=True, but looks the IP up once per process. Which proxy lines keep it right, in 0.5.6.
Proxies for CrewAI: the scrape tool refuses them on purpose
CrewAI's ScrapeWebsiteTool ignores your proxy variables and raises if you pass one. Why that is deliberate, and the two routes that still work.
Proxies for self-hosted Firecrawl: PROXY_SERVER and what it reaches
A self-hosted Firecrawl has no stealth proxies. Where PROXY_SERVER goes, which parts use it, and the checks that break it, read in v2.11.0 and main.
Proxies for google-maps-scraper: what the list really does
The open source Google Maps scraper takes a proxy list in one flag. How v1.18.0 spends it: one address per browser, a login on every line, and the traps.
Proxies for Lightpanda: the browser that takes the login
Lightpanda runs on libcurl, not Chrome, so its proxy takes a login in the address and SOCKS5 works. What the CDP proxy parameter really changes.
Proxies for n8n: the node's Proxy option, HTTP_PROXY and NO_PROXY
n8n ignores a socks5:// proxy in the HTTP Request node, and HTTP_PROXY moves every node's traffic. Which proxy settings work, read in n8n 2.39.8.
Proxies for nodriver: browser_args, create_context and the login
nodriver ignores a login in browser_args. Where a proxy with a username and password goes (create_context), and what its local forwarder does, in 0.50.3.
Proxies for Playwright MCP: the proxy flag, the login and localhost
Playwright MCP drops a user:pass written into --proxy-server and sends localhost through the proxy. Where the proxy and its login go, read in the code.
Proxies for Scrapling: proxy=, ProxyRotator and the three fetchers
Scrapling takes a proxy per fetcher, per session or through ProxyRotator. The formats, the rotation and where the password shows up, read in 0.4.15.
Proxies for SeleniumBase: the proxy string, the login and Chrome 142
SeleniumBase takes a proxy as one string with the login inside. How each mode answers the login, what Chrome 142 changed, and how to run several at once.
Proxies for yfinance: the setting moved, and what 429 means
yfinance 1.7.0 dropped the per-call proxy argument. Where the setting lives now, which shape of proxy Yahoo tolerates, and what a proxy does not fix.
Anti-Captcha.com alternatives on cost per successful call
Weighing up Anti-Captcha? What is actually published, what it does not tell you, and how to settle the decision on your own target for a few dollars.
Apify.com Pricing: What a Compute Unit Actually Costs
Apify bills in compute units, not requests. We read the published rates on 9 September 2026 and converted every tier into money per thousand successful calls.
Coresignal.com alternatives without a monthly floor
Weighing up Coresignal? What is actually published, what it does not tell you, and how to settle the decision on your own target for a few dollars.
Ficstar.com alternatives once credits are converted to requests
Comparing a Ficstar alternative? The published numbers, the questions their pricing page leaves open, and a ten minute test that beats every review.
Firecrawl.dev Pricing: What a Credit Buys and What a Top-Up Costs
Firecrawl sells credits, and one credit is one page. We read the plans on 9 September 2026 and found top-up credits costing three times plan credits.
Import.io alternatives without a monthly floor
A Import.io alternative, judged by a competitor who says so up front: the record we hold, the gaps in it, and the test that outranks this page.
Nimble (nimbleway.com) Pricing: What Is Public and What Needs a Sales Call
Nimble publishes six API rates and a managed service starting at $30,000 a year. We read both price lists on 9 September 2026 and converted them.
Octoparse.com Pricing: What a Task and a Cloud Process Cost
Octoparse advertises Standard from $69 a month and bills $83 monthly. We re-read the plans on 14 September 2026 and converted them to cost per task and per cloud process.
Parsera.com alternatives on cost per successful call
Comparing a Parsera alternative? The published numbers, the questions their pricing page leaves open, and a ten minute test that beats every review.
ScrapeBox.com alternatives on cost per successful call
Weighing up ScrapeBox? What is actually published, what it does not tell you, and how to settle the decision on your own target for a few dollars.
Leaving ScrapeHero.com: what the same job costs elsewhere
Comparing a ScrapeHero alternative? The published numbers, the questions their pricing page leaves open, and a ten minute test that beats every review.
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