# Oxylabs Web Scraper API vs ScrapingAnt (slim)

> Oxylabs Web Scraper API scores 63 (B) on agent readiness against ScrapingAnt's 35.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do scraping. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Oxylabs Web Scraper API scores 63 (B) on agent readiness against ScrapingAnt's 35.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do scraping.

- Oxylabs Web Scraper API: B 63, rank #372 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/oxylabs-web-scraper.min.md
- ScrapingAnt: F 35.5, rank #827 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/scrapingant.min.md
- 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 30; Schema & documentation, 68 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 79 against 66; Security & auth, 53 against 10; Maintenance & community, 72 against 5; Transparency & trust, 63 against 53. Also Runs on your own machine.
- ScrapingAnt, good for A low-volume agent that wants cheap rendered fetches and a tiny tool list, and doesn't need an audit trail. Also No incidents deducted, where Oxylabs Web Scraper API loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Oxylabs Web Scraper API | ScrapingAnt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 68 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 79 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 53 | 10 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 5 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Oxylabs Web Scraper API | ScrapingAnt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | oxylabs, UAB | ScrapingAnt (DATAANT) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries` | `https://api.scrapingant.com/v2/general` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Oxylabs General Conditions. The MCP server and the Python SDK on GitHub are MIT | none |
| Tools exposed | 10 | 3 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `io.oxylabs/oxylabs-mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-09-07 | 2024-07-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-05 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-10-14 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 18k PyPI/wk | 90 npm/wk, 2k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |