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SOAX vs. Bright Data

Looking for an alternative to Bright Data? SOAX and Bright Data are data extraction providers offering solutions to businesses and individuals looking to collect web data at scale. Compare SOAX against Bright Data and explore the products and  features that sets each provider apart.

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Top reasons to consider SOAX over Bright Data

SOAX is an award-winning proxy provider

From individual reviews to expert awards, SOAX stands out as a leading proxy and data extraction provider, demonstrated by our industry-beating 4.9/5 satisfaction rate on G2.
  • Top rated on platforms such as G2, Capterra and Trustpilot, demonstrating the high levels of trust our customers enjoy with SOAX
  • Rated as a Leader, High Performer, Best Support and Easiest To Do Business With in G2's 2024 Spring reports
  • Trusted by thousands of customers globally with expertise in a wide range of use cases and industries
    Web unblocker
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    SourceForge top performer
    G2 high performer spring 2024
    Proxy network leader spring 2024
    G2 best support spring 2024
    G2 easiest to do business with Spring 2024
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    Data extraction tools at your fingertips

    SOAX provides proxies, web scraping, datasets, and a Web Unblocker to facilitate a wide range of data collection needs. Plus, our AI Scraper can intelligently extract data from simple human-like requests.
    • Ethically-sourced residential, mobile, ISP and datacenter proxies
    • Ecommerce, social media and SERP scraper APIs, plus an AI Scraper with natural language processing
    • Web Unblocker to bypass blocks, bans and CAPTCHAs
      Market

      SOAX vs. Bright Data
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      SOAX
      Bright Data
      Based in UK Israel
      G2 Rating 4.9 (50 Reviews) 4.7 (166 Reviews)
      Pricing SOAX offers a high level of flexibility, especially for small teams with lower data needs. Starting at just $99 for 15GB, SOAX's tiered pricing model gradually scales up according to your requirements. The pricing structure is designed for large enterprises, offering entry-level plans. Smaller plans, such as the micro plan, operate on a pay-as-you-go basis.
      Data Plans SOAX offers a range of low, mid and high-tier options ranging from 15GB to 5000GB per month. Bright Data offers a range of plans for different needs as well as a pay-as-you-go option.
      IP Pool SOAX has a large pool of residential proxies (151M), considered to be more reliable and less likely to be blocked by websites. Bright Data has a sizable IP proxy pool totaling 72 million residential IPs and 7 million mobile IPs.
      Global Coverage Coverage across 195+ countries globally. Spread over 195+ countries globally.
      Response Time SOAX maintains strong response time results, even with difficult websites, achieving up to 1.05 seconds. The service encountered minimal connection errors and achieved excellent response times, reaching up to 1.02 seconds.
      Success Rates SOAX maintains high reliability on challenging sites with a success rate of up to 99.07%. Bright Data maintains reliability on challenging sites, achieving a success rate of up to 99.17%.
      Ease of Use SOAX prioritizes usability across proxy control panels, usage monitoring, and billing to ensure customers get maximum value quickly, eliminating common obstacles faced on other platforms. Bright Data provides user-friendly interfaces and straightforward onboarding, simplifying complexity into two main sections for managing products, billing, and account controls.
      Support SOAX is the only major proxy provider with round-the-clock immediate assistance from proxy engineers to resolve issues for time-sensitive data needs. Customer support is available 24/7, ensuring timely communication with account managers, although they operate during standard business hours.
      Comparison data correct as at 12 March 2024

      Reasons to choose SOAX over Bright Data and other proxy providers

      Customer success team, not just support

      Data without bottlenecks and congestion

      Personalized Support

      Receive personalized onboarding sessions and online training to learn best practices and how to use proxies effectively. Cover proxy rotation, debugging tools, optimal configurations, and more.

      Account reviews

      Receive proactive suggestions on ways to optimize your proxy configurations, avoid blocks, and maximize concurrency and throughput.

      Troubleshoot issues

      Get help debugging connection errors, bans, captchas, slow speeds, and other problems you might face.

      Performance monitoring

      Learn how to use tools to monitor proxy performance and highlight any dips in reliability, speed, or increases in blocks.

      New features recommendations

      Get notified of new features and features available to test in beta to enhance your use case.

      Usage insights

      Review statistics on proxy usage, most accessed sites/IPs, and concurrency trends to help you identify areas for improvement.
      thumbs-up Personalized Support

      Receive personalized onboarding sessions and online training to learn best practices and how to use proxies effectively. Cover proxy rotation, debugging tools, optimal configurations, and more.

      thumbs-up Account reviews

      Receive proactive suggestions on ways to optimize your proxy configurations, avoid blocks, and maximize concurrency and throughput.

      thumbs-up Troubleshoot issues

      Get help debugging connection errors, bans, captchas, slow speeds, and other problems you might face.

      thumbs-up Performance monitoring

      Learn how to use tools to monitor proxy performance and highlight any dips in reliability, speed, or increases in blocks.

      thumbs-up New features recommendations

      Get notified of new features and features available to test in beta to enhance your use case.

      thumbs-up Usage insights

      Review statistics on proxy usage, most accessed sites/IPs, and concurrency trends to help you identify areas for improvement.

      More than 10,000 people choose SOAX for their business

      A trusted partner in the journey towards sustained success

      SOAX proxies are an integral part of our ecosystem, seamlessly integrated into our operations. The SOAX team has become more than just a service provider; they're now a trusted partner in our journey towards sustained success.

      Sergey Konovalov

      Sergey Konovalov, CEO - Mobio Group

      Flawless proxy management

      Data without bottlenecks and congestion

      Intuitive setup wizards

      Navigate through the initial steps with proxy setup wizards on a single dashboard panel, tailored for all major languages and frameworks.

      User-friendly dashboard

      The dashboard offers a self-service option for plan purchases and wallet functionality for advance top-ups. Access your balance, transaction history, and invoices conveniently in a separate tab.

      API access

      Configure rotations, target locations, and retrieve active proxies through simple API calls with built-in connectors for popular tools such as Python, Postman, and Selenium.
      thumbs-up Intuitive setup wizards

      Navigate through the initial steps with proxy setup wizards on a single dashboard panel, tailored for all major languages and frameworks.

      thumbs-up User-friendly dashboard

      The dashboard offers a self-service option for plan purchases and wallet functionality for advance top-ups. Access your balance, transaction history, and invoices conveniently in a separate tab.

      thumbs-up API access

      Configure rotations, target locations, and retrieve active proxies through simple API calls with built-in connectors for popular tools such as Python, Postman, and Selenium.

      Data without bottlenecks and congestion

      Uninterrupted performance

      The industry-leading proxies boast an impressive 99.95% success rate and lightning-fast 0.55s response times.

      Versatile connectivity

      SOAX proxies offer seamless compatibility with HTTP(s) and SOCKS5 protocols without any limitations on the number of connections.

      Automated data scraping

      SOAX provides proxies with automated rotation and captcha-solving technology preventing IP reuse triggers that cause blocks during scraping.

      thumbs-up Uninterrupted performance

      The industry-leading proxies boast an impressive 99.95% success rate and lightning-fast 0.55s response times.

      thumbs-up Versatile connectivity

      SOAX proxies offer seamless compatibility with HTTP(s) and SOCKS5 protocols without any limitations on the number of connections.

      thumbs-up Automated data scraping

      SOAX provides proxies with automated rotation and captcha-solving technology preventing IP reuse triggers that cause blocks during scraping.

      Who uses SOAX?

      Small business

      • Budget-friendly pricing is suitable even for very small teams and budgets.
      • Simple self-serve onboarding to get scraping fast without a complex setup.
      • Universal proxies support a wide range of basic scraping needs out-of-the-box.
        Natural language

        Mid-size businesses

        • Scale proxy usage up or down on demand matching changing data needs.
        • Advanced use-case-specific proxies enhance specialized scraping projects.
        • Dedicated account management provides personalized guidance and support.
          Data cleaning

          Enterprise businesses

          • High-volume proxies and infrastructure to ingest web-scale data.
          • Custom private proxy solutions aligned to unique requirements.
          • Priority support response times ensure minimum business disruption.
            Self building

            Top-rated proxy infrastructure

            SOAX is rated 4.9/5 stars on G2 reviews

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            Efficient and reliable - a game changer for online data management!

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            Amr A.

            One of the most beneficial aspects of SOAX is its extensive worldwide IP pool.

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            Estahad M.

            Forget about IP bans, CAPTCHAs, and slow speeds. Unlock the power of reliable and accurate data collection today.

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