Listly vs. Bright Data

What do Listly and Bright Data have in common?

Multi-step web scraping can be a pain. No worries — Lislty and Bright Data are great scraping extensions made easier for anyone looking for automated web scraping. Both tools can be easily added to a web browser in one click and are much simpler to install compared to other desktop applications. In particular, Bright Data is backed up by its award-winning proxy networks and AI-powered web scrapers, allowing users to send concurrent web scraping requests without getting blocked. Both offer a diverse range of proxies, from self-serve proxies to residential proxies exclusively for enterprises, and are well received by companies of all sizes for various use cases, such as sales prospecting, sourcing, recruiting candidates, influencer marketing, and much more.

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What sets Listly and Bright Data apart?

Above all, Listly is based on subscription pricing models (monthly/yearly) whereas Bright Data has a pay-as-you-go pricing model for its services, meaning that you can pay based on how much you use the service. Both pricing models have pros and cons, but as Listly also offers add-ons where users can pay as they go for web scraping URLs and proxy servers, you can take full advantage of Listly if you're looking for a quick and easy-to-use web scraper. Choosing Listly would also give you more benefits:

  • iFrame detection: Extract every single data item from iFrames with our automatic detection feature that instantly identifies the iframes embedded in a web page and displays the elements highlighted in grey.
  • Highlight: Collect the best possible matching data from web scraping results and make your data collection experience seamless.
  • Automatic screenshot on web scraping failures: Ever wondered why your web scraping was blocked? Check out this automated screenshot capture feature when your scraping task fails.
  • Export formats: Pull data from any website automatically and save them into either Excel or Google Sheets.

Summary

Here’s a quick table comparing the features of the web scraping tools we’ve explored in this article:

*A browser plugin is a powerful piece of software added to a web browser in just one click, which is much simpler to install.

Neat features that maximize Listly

Tabs

Listly’s web scraping capabilities are powered by a suite of algorithms designed to identify data patterns automatically from the web scraping results. Extract data from multiple open tabs in your web browser with just one click and pull data into any format you want.

Listly for enterprises

Listly Enterprise is a custom B2B plan that allows enterprises to extract large-scale data with dedicated and exclusive server resources. Customize your workflows for web scraping, data extraction, and web automation — all with the power of Listly.

  • Improve team productivity at an unlimited scale
  • Collect enormous volumes of data with reliable dedicated servers
  • Track the progress of web scraping tasks across teams