Guides · Updated October 2026

Managed Web Scraping Firms Compared (2026)

Yes, we're on this list, so read it knowing that. We've kept the comparison to things a buyer can verify from each firm's own materials, and we say plainly where a competitor is the better fit.

The fully-managed field

These firms do the scraping for you — you specify data, they deliver it. That distinguishes them from scraping APIs and proxy platforms (ScraperAPI, ScrapingBee, Oxylabs, Bright Data's self-serve products), where you still write and run the scrapers.

FirmModelNotable traitsTypically best for
Marquee Data (New York, est. 2017)Fully-managed only100% US-based senior engineers; ex-Goldman Sachs leadership; fixed fees, never hourly; pay only when satisfied; specialty in protected sites and Facebook Marketplace; Fortune 500 and hedge-fund client baseUS buyers who want senior attention, hard sources, recurring feeds, confidentiality-sensitive work (funds)
ScrapeHeroManaged service + prebuilt datasetsLarge delivery organization; broad industry coverage; also sells ready-made datasets and APIsLarge-volume projects across many standard sources; buyers who want a big-vendor process
GrepsrManaged platformPlatform-centric workflow with a managed team behind it; strong at scheduled recurring extractionTeams that want a portal to manage many feeds
PromptCloudManaged DaaSEstablished large-scale crawl operation; subscription data feedsHigh-volume, many-source programs at aggressive price points
Zyte (formerly Scrapinghub)Platform + managed tierDeep technical pedigree (creators of Scrapy); strong anti-ban technology; developer ecosystemTechnically sophisticated buyers; hybrid teams that also self-serve

How to choose between us

Five verifiable things to compare on any shortlist

  1. Who exactly does the work, and where (ask; don't assume)
  2. Pricing model: fixed vs. metered vs. hourly maintenance
  3. What happens when a source changes — included or billed?
  4. Validation evidence per delivery
  5. References in your industry, under NDA if needed

Competitor descriptions are drawn from each firm's public materials as of October 2026; corrections welcome at solutions@marqueedata.com.

Need this done for you?

Marquee Data has built and managed custom web data collection since 2017 — Fortune 500 and hedge-fund clients, 100% US-based senior engineers, fixed fees. You don't pay until you're satisfied with the data.

Tell us about your project or email solutions@marqueedata.com.

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