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Scrape.ly TeamThe team behind Scrape.ly
Scrape.ly is the web data platform from TeraShift GmbH in Switzerland, powered by Evomi: ready-made scrapers in the Scrape.ly Store, a cloud runtime, an API with JavaScript and Python SDKs, proxies, a hosted anti-bot browser and an MCP server for AI agents.
ComparisonsThe 9 Best Web Scraping Tools in 2026, Compared
The 9 best web scraping tools for 2026 across platforms, scraping APIs, no-code builders, open-source libraries and AI crawlers, each with a narrow 'best for', today's prices, and a comparison table. Scrape.ly is our pick.
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GuidesWhat Is Web Scraping? How It Works and What It Is Used For
What is web scraping? The automated collection of data from websites into structured records. See how it works step by step with tested Python code, what teams use it for, how it differs from crawling, APIs and screen scraping, and how to do it without code.
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Comparisons7 Best Apify Alternatives in 2026 (and How to Switch)
The 7 best Apify alternatives for 2026, compared on what matters when you leave Apify: running your existing Actors, proxy prices per GB, free plans and spend control. Plus the exact code to switch.
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GuidesWeb Scraping With Python: A Complete 2026 Guide
A complete guide to web scraping with Python: requests and BeautifulSoup, CSS selectors, pagination, CSV and JSON export, polite delays and retries, async httpx, Playwright for JavaScript pages, Scrapy, and how to run it all in the cloud. Every script tested on 23 October 2026.
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GuidesIs Web Scraping Legal? US, EU and UK Law, Court Cases and a Checklist (2026)
Is web scraping legal? What US, EU and UK law actually says in 2026, from Van Buren and hiQ v. LinkedIn to Meta and X v. Bright Data, GDPR, database rights, robots.txt and the newest SerpApi rulings, plus a practical checklist.
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AI agents6 Best Web Scraping MCP Servers in 2026 (Setup for Claude Code and Cursor)
The 6 best MCP servers for web scraping in 2026, compared on hosting, sign-in, tools, free tiers and spending control, with copy-paste setup for Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code and a real agent run.
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GuidesHow to Scrape Data From a Website: 4 Methods, No-Code to Python
How to scrape data from a website four ways: a ready-made scraper with no code, a generic cloud scraper with one extraction function, a Python script you run yourself, and an AI agent over MCP. Each with real runs, exact costs and tested code.
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Comparisons6 Best Firecrawl Alternatives in 2026 for LLM-Ready Web Data
The 6 best Firecrawl alternatives for turning websites into Markdown for LLMs, RAG and AI agents, compared on price per page, free tiers, commitments and MCP access, with a real crawl and its exact cost.
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AI agentsAI Web Scraping: How LLMs and Agents Extract Web Data
AI web scraping uses language models to read pages and fill structured fields, and AI agents to decide what to fetch. Learn how LLM extraction, agents and MCP work, when plain rules still win, and run both with working code and real runs.
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ComparisonsBright Data Alternatives: 5 Options Compared on Price per GB and per Result
The best Bright Data alternatives in 2026, compared on residential proxy price per GB, commitments and ready-made scrapers. Scrape.ly leads with $2 to $4 per GB residential traffic, 568 pay-per-result Actors and a hard cap on every run.
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GuidesWeb Scraping Without Getting Blocked: 10 Techniques That Work
Web scraping without getting blocked comes down to ten habits: real headers, pacing, sessions, good IPs, real browsers, clean fingerprints, challenge handling, honeypot checks, robots.txt and caching. Tested Python for each, and how Scrape.ly handles them for you.
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AI agentsPlaywright MCP: Setup for Cursor, Claude Code and VS Code, and When to Use It for Scraping
Playwright MCP lets an AI agent drive a real browser through accessibility snapshots. Set it up in Cursor, Claude Code or VS Code in a minute, learn the options and tools that matter, and see where it shines for scraping and where to hand off.
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