Oxylabs alternative: Why modern teams switch to cloro

Oxylabs is an enterprise powerhouse. With 100M+ residential IPs, scraper APIs, and enterprise-grade infrastructure, they’ve earned their place as an industry leader.

However, they’ve made their SERP Scraper API accessible starting at $49/month. For teams that just need reliable AI scraping and SERP monitoring without the complexity of enterprise proxy infrastructure, there may be better options.

The infrastructure question

Modern teams need different tools:

1. AI platform expertise – ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot require specialized infrastructure (99% success vs ~5%)
2. Purpose-built reliability – Proxy networks can’t handle AI platform anti-bot systems
3. Self-service onboarding – No sales calls for basic usage
4. Clean APIs – Built for developers, not procurement teams

Oxylabs was built for diverse scraping needs with massive proxy infrastructure. cloro was built for AI scraping with 99% reliability.

What Oxylabs does well

Oxylabs excels at enterprise scraping:

• Massive proxy network – 100M+ IPs across 195+ countries
• Enterprise features – Dedicated account managers, custom solutions
• Compliance – SOC2, ISO, GDPR-ready infrastructure
• Scalability – Built for millions of requests per day
• Accessible entry – SERP Scraper API at $49/month

For Fortune 500 scraping operations, Oxylabs is industry-leading.

Where cloro wins

1. AI Platform Coverage

Oxylabs focuses on traditional scraping and SERP APIs. cloro focuses on AI platforms:

• ChatGPT – Scraping with full citation extraction
• Perplexity – Source parsing and answer monitoring
• Copilot – Microsoft AI result tracking
• Google Search – With AI Overview parsing
• Gemini & Grok – Multi-platform AI coverage

Oxylabs scrapes websites. cloro scrapes AI platforms.

The key difference: Oxylabs achieves ~5% success rate on AI engines with their proxy network. cloro achieves 99% because we’re purpose-built for AI platforms—not just routing through proxies.

2. AI Engine Reliability

Oxylabs: General-purpose proxy scraper.

• ~5% success rate on AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot)
• Built for traditional websites with 100M+ IPs
• Proxy rotation isn’t enough for AI anti-bot systems

cloro: Purpose-built for AI engines.

• 99% success rate on AI engines
• Specialized infrastructure for each platform
• AI platform expertise, not just proxy networks

At 20x the success rate, you get reliable AI data instead of constant failures.

3. Time to First Request

• Oxylabs: 10 minutes (sign up, get API key, first request for base tier)
• cloro: 5 minutes (sign up, get API key, first request)

Both offer self-service onboarding now for base tiers.

4. Pricing Transparency

Oxylabs offers tiered pricing starting at $49/month for SERP Scraper API. Higher tiers and enterprise features require sales contact.

cloro: $1.50 per 1,000 for ChatGPT with 99% success rate

Self-serve, transparent pricing for all tiers.

4. Developer Experience

Oxylabs: Simple for base tier, enterprise APIs for higher tiers.

cloro: Modern REST API, 99% success rate, instant API key for all tiers.

Oxylabs: Self-service base tier, sales for enterprise cloro: Sign up → Get API key → Start scraping

When to choose Oxylabs

Choose Oxylabs if you need:

• Residential proxies – 100M+ IPs across 195 countries
• Enterprise compliance – SOC2, ISO, legal agreements
• Custom infrastructure – Dedicated solutions, SLAs
• Traditional web scraping – E-commerce, social media, corporate sites
• Affordable SERP API – $49/month entry point

When to choose cloro

Choose cloro if you need:

• AI platform scraping – ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini
• SERP monitoring – Google Search with AI Overview tracking
• Fast setup – Self-service, minutes not days
• Credit-based pricing – Different models cost different amounts (3-7 credits)
• Clean APIs – Modern DX with 99% success rates

The bottom line

Oxylabs is the right choice for enterprise scraping operations and offers an accessible $49/month entry point for their SERP Scraper API. Their proxy infrastructure and scale are unmatched.

But for AI scraping and monitoring, cloro offers:

• AI platform coverage – ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot (not just Google)
• 5-minute setup – Self-service
• Credit-based pricing – Different models cost different amounts
• Modern DX – Clean APIs vs enterprise complexity

Most teams switch from Oxylabs when they realize they need AI platform coverage, not just proxy infrastructure.

Switch from Oxylabs and get started in minutes, not days.