Proxies for Web scraping in 2020

 

Data is becoming more important every year, and data-driven decisions are key for any modern organisation. According to Forbes, 59% of businesses already use data to at least some capacity. And while this is a big number already, analysts predict that even more businesses will turn to data in the future. Competing in today’s market is tough, but wise businesses can take advantage of technological progress and automatically get the data they need.

Many data professionals rely on a data gathering technique called web scraping, which is essential for everything from market research, to planning marketing campaigns or even scouting competitors. Creators of a popular scraping tool (or scraper) Octoparse have highlighted 25 different fields, in which web scraping can be a huge boost. And if you are still getting warmed up in this field or simply looking to increase your knowledge, there is a great introduction to web scraping on Economalytics.

When it comes to the actual technology involved, minus the scraper itself, proxies are extremely important. As most websites try to protect themselves from DDoS attacks they usually ban IP addresses that send multiple requests in a short amount of time, which is exactly how most scrapers work when gathering information. One of the solutions scrapers use are rotating proxies, which give users a random IP address constantly, which allows them to avoid restrictions and successfully scrape data. However, it is important to note that proxies must have high success rates and speeds too — otherwise the scraping operation might go to waste.

As the proxy market is full of providers, it is easy to get lost and choose the wrong provider. To help those in need, Proxyway has issued a Proxy Market Research Report which evaluates how suitable leading providers are for certain proxy-related fields, including web scraping or data scraping. These are the best web scraping proxy service providers in 2020.

 

Scraper site API is one of the best web scraping API that handles proxy rotation, browsers, and CAPTCHAs so developers can scrape any page with a single API call. Web scraping made easy a powerful and free Chrome extension for scraping websites in your browser, automated in the cloud, or via API

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