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$1,500/mo
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Cheaper than Bright Data (12)
Compared by starting price, same currency.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Bright Data | States that Bright Data doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OlostepStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$9/moStarter plan, starting price | $1,491 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, LLM-ready markdown output, Scheduling and change monitoring | Plans can be switched at any time, pro-rated | Free plan with 500 successful requests, no credit card required, low rate... |
 ThunderbitStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$15/moStarter plan, starting price | $1,485 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, Scheduling and change monitoring, No-code visual interface | Monthly or annual subscription, cancel anytime effective end of... | Free plan with 6 pages per month, max 30 credits per page, 3 max bulk URLs... |
 ApifyStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$19/moStarter plan, starting price | $1,481 lessstarting price | LLM-ready markdown output, Scheduling and change monitoring, SOC 2, SSO | Cancel any time; subscription lasts until end of current billing cycle | Free plan with $5 of prepaid usage per month, no credit card required; once... |
 FirecrawlHobby, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$19/moHobby plan, starting price | $1,481 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, LLM-ready markdown output, Scheduling and change monitoring, SOC 2 and 1 more | Enterprise agreements with custom terms; self-serve plans monthly... | 1,000 credits every month, refreshed monthly, no credit card required; 2... |
 ScrapingBeeHobby, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$19/moHobby plan, starting price | $1,481 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, LLM-ready markdown output, SOC 2 | Subscription billing cycles that auto-renew; cancel anytime | Trial: 1,000 free API credits, no credit card required (one-time, no time limit stated) |
 ScrapeGraphAIStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/moStarter plan, starting price | $1,480 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, LLM-ready markdown output, Scheduling and change monitoring, SOC 2 | Not found | 500 one-time API credits, 10 requests/min, 1 monitor, 1 concurrent crawl. |
 OxylabsStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$30/moStarter plan, starting price | $1,470 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, Scheduling and change monitoring, No-code visual interface, SOC 2 | Not found | Time-limited: $5 welcome credits toward any product, free to start |
 ScrapflyDiscovery, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$30/moDiscovery plan, starting price | $1,470 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, LLM-ready markdown output, HIPAA BAA | no minimum term or commitment period | One-off allowance: 1,000 credits on signup, no credit card, no time limit, every product... |
 Browse AIPersonal, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$48/moPersonal plan, starting price | $1,452 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, Scheduling and change monitoring, No-code visual interface, SOC 2 | Credits reset at end of billing cycle; unused credits do not roll over | 50 credits per month, 2 domains, 3 users, no credit card; credits reset monthly |
 Web ScraperProject, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$50/mo yearlyProject plan, starting price | $1,450 lessstarting price | Scheduling and change monitoring, No-code visual interface | Cancel any time; subscription stays active until end of current... | Trial: 7-day free trial, no credit card required |
 OctoparseStandard, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$83/moStandard plan, starting price | $1,417 lessstarting price | Natural-language extraction prompts, Scheduling and change monitoring, No-code visual interface | Monthly, quarterly and annual billing options; cancel any time... | Free forever plan: 10 tasks, 1 device, local runs only, 50K rows of data... |
 DiffbotStartup, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$299/moStartup plan, starting price | $1,201 lessstarting price | Nothing extra found | no long-term contract, monthly subscription, cancel anytime | 10,000 credits per month across all four APIs, 5 requests / min, no credit... |
Other options (1)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Bright Data | States that Bright Data doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TinyFishread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.016/stepUsage price | Not comparable | Natural-language extraction prompts, LLM-ready markdown output, Scheduling and change monitoring, SSO | No subscription or monthly minimum on self-serve; Enterprise is... | TinySearch and TinyFetch are free at any Wallet balance within rate limits... |
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Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Bright Data?
Olostep, at $9/mo by starting price, $1,491 less than Bright Data. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to Bright Data?
Yes. 9 AI web scraping tools have a free plan, including Olostep, Thunderbit, Apify, Firecrawl, ScrapeGraphAI.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Bright Data's own category, AI web scraping tools. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Bright Data doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Bright Data's, which doesn't prove Bright Data lacks it. How prices are read.