# Context.dev vs Oxylabs Web Scraper API (slim)

> Context.dev scores 78.2 (A) to Oxylabs Web Scraper's 63 (B) for scraping. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Context.dev scores 78.2 (A) on agent readiness against Oxylabs Web Scraper API's 63 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Oxylabs Web Scraper API leads on reliability. Both do scraping.

- Context.dev: A 78.2, rank #15 of 1084 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-dev.min.md
- Oxylabs Web Scraper API: B 63, rank #440 of 1084 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/oxylabs-web-scraper.min.md
- Context.dev, good for Agents that need one call for Markdown, screenshots and schema-shaped JSON from a page, plus batches, monitors and search on the same balance, and teams that also want brand data. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 96 against 68; Agent ergonomics, 90 against 79; Security & auth, 83 against 53; Payments & pricing, 50 against 40; Maintenance & community, 85 against 72; Transparency & trust, 73 against 63. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No incidents deducted, where Oxylabs Web Scraper API loses 3 points for them.
- Oxylabs Web Scraper API, good for Agents that need parsed Google, Amazon and other large-site results or bulk asynchronous jobs through one API. Ahead on Reliability, 80 against 67. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Context.dev | Oxylabs Web Scraper API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 80 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 96 | 68 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 90 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 83 | 53 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Context.dev | Oxylabs Web Scraper API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Context Dev Inc. | oxylabs, UAB |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.context.dev/v1` | `https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for scraping | $0.79 per 1,000 pages | not published |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the Oxylabs General Conditions. The MCP server and the Python SDK on GitHub are MIT |
| Tools exposed | 42 | 10 |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.oxylabs/oxylabs-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-09-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2024-10-14 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 5 stars, 62k npm/wk, 10k PyPI/wk | 18k PyPI/wk |