ScrapeIO vs Oxylabs for social media data
Oxylabs is a large proxy and web scraping company. Its Web Scraper API is aimed at search engines, e-commerce and any site you point it at. For social media it has dedicated scrapers for TikTok and YouTube.
| Oxylabs | ScrapeIO | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Monthly plans: Starter $15, Basic $100, Flexible $500, Enterprise from $2,500. Generic results from $0.50 per 1,000; JavaScript-rendered pages $1.00 to $1.50 per 1,000 source | Packs: $47 for 25,000 credits ($1.88 per 1K) or $497 for 500,000 ($0.99 per 1K). Most calls cost 1 credit; list calls return a page of items |
| Unused capacity | Unused credits expire at the end of the billing cycle | Credits never expire. No subscription |
| Free tier | $5 welcome credit on the pricing page; the product page says up to 2,000 results, no card source | 100 credits on signup, no card |
| Social platforms | TikTok and YouTube have dedicated scrapers. Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn and Reddit are not in the list source | 33 platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest and more |
| Output | Raw HTML, Markdown, or parsed JSON per scraper | Yes. handle, followers, plays, likes, created_at are the same everywhere |
| Failed requests | Only successful results are billed | Not charged. Cached repeats, private and not-found answers are free too |
| Request flow | Realtime, or async jobs you poll or receive by callback; batches of up to 5,000 source | One GET, JSON back |
| MCP | Hosted MCP server with search and scrape tools source | Hosted MCP server, agent skill, llms.txt |
When Oxylabs is the better choice
Scraping the whole web at scale: Google results, product pages, prices, any URL with JavaScript rendering, delivered to a cloud bucket in batches. That is a different job from looking up a creator.
When ScrapeIO is the better choice
Social data specifically. Profiles, posts, comments, followers, search and transcripts on Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Reddit and the rest, already parsed into the same fields, with no monthly plan to use up.
Sources
Prices and limits checked on 8 November 2026 from each vendor's own pages. They change; follow the source links before you decide.
- https://oxylabs.io/pricing/web-scraper-api
- https://oxylabs.io/products/web-data
- https://developers.oxylabs.io/products/web-api/scrape/dedicated-scrapers
- https://developers.oxylabs.io/products/web-api/scrape/delivery-modes
- https://developers.oxylabs.io/ai-workflows/mcp
100 free credits, no card. Credits never expire.
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