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Scraper API Layer vs. ISO-Certified Proxy Network
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Quick pick
Oxylabs fits if a managed Scraper API layer, JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA solving, or structured data extraction without building your own pipeline are requirements.
Decodo fits if ISO 27001:2022 certification, EWDCI credentials, a money-back evaluation period, IP whitelist authentication, or ZIP and coordinate targeting on residential proxies are requirements.
Oxylabs and Decodo both operate compliance-oriented proxy networks with opt-in residential sourcing -- but the product architecture diverges at the API layer. Oxylabs wraps the proxy network in a Scraper API that handles JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA solving, and structured data extraction as a managed service. Decodo delivers the proxy network directly -- ISO 27001:2022 certified, EWDCI co-founder status, ZIP and coordinate targeting on residential, and no Scraper API layer.
If you choose Oxylabs
What you get that Decodo doesn't offer
A Scraper API layer that handles JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA solving, and structured data extraction -- Decodo delivers raw proxy access only. ASN targeting on mobile proxies. A larger residential pool. Shared endpoints accessible before full KYC verification completes. A free trial for residential proxies without credit card entry. Dedicated account managers on enterprise plans.
What you give up
Decodo's ISO 27001:2022 is independently audited -- Oxylabs does not document the same kind of third-party sourcing audit. Decodo's EWDCI co-founder and Certified status for residential sourcing. Decodo's 3-day trial and 14-day money-back guarantee. Decodo's IP whitelist authentication. Decodo's ZIP and coordinate targeting on residential proxies -- Oxylabs does not document these targeting options. Neither provider publishes a reliability SLA.
If you choose Decodo
What you get that Oxylabs doesn't offer
ISO 27001:2022 certification -- independently audited. EWDCI co-founder and EWDCI Certified status for sourcing transparency. A 3-day trial and 14-day money-back guarantee. IP whitelist authentication alongside credential-based access. ZIP and coordinate targeting on residential proxies. A proxy network without the Scraper API overhead -- lower cost per request for teams that manage their own scraping pipeline.
What you give up
Oxylabs' Scraper API -- JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHA solving, and structured data extraction as a managed layer. A larger residential pool. ASN targeting on mobile. Shared endpoints available before KYC. A free residential trial without credit card. Dedicated account management on enterprise plans. Oxylabs' Web Scraper IDE for no-code data collection.
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