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PROXY PROVIDER COMPARISON

NetNutvs ScraperAPI

NetNut offers a quoted residential proxy gateway and a separate success-charged Unblocker API. ScraperAPI provides managed URL retrieval, rendering and premium routes with published credit plans, proxy mode and official MCP. Comparing the NetNut Unblocker with ScraperAPI is more meaningful for blocked HTML than comparing unrelated proxy GB with API credits.

AT A GLANCE · ENTRY OFFER
  • NetNutMANAGED API Quoteon request
  • ScraperAPIMANAGED API $49per month
  • ProxyLaneRESIDENTIAL PROXIES $1.95350 MB trial

Published entry offers, reviewed 2026-09-14

QUICK VERDICT

Pick by the job,
not the logo

MANAGED API

Choose NetNut if

  • A scoped procurement conversation for a particular proxy geography or managed API
  • Teams comparing rotating residential sessions with fixed ISP identities
MANAGED API

Choose ScraperAPI if

  • Existing HTTP scrapers that need managed proxy rotation and retries
  • Agents that need a hosted MCP route for scraping and structured-data tools
THIRD ROUTE · PROXYLANE

Choose ProxyLane if

  • You can run your own fetcher and parser
  • You want residential traffic instead of per-credit API pricing
  • You want prepaid traffic that never expires
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THREE ROUTES SIDE BY SIDE

What changes
for your workload

Compare usable output and required integration work under each API contract. Request the same permitted pages with equivalent rendering and output requirements; validate the returned fields before comparing the bill.

Decision NetNut ScraperAPI ProxyLane
Example route for this job NetNutUnblocker API ScraperAPIScraperAPI request API ProxyLaneResidential proxy gateway for your own fetcher or browser; no managed scraping API
Charging basisProduct-specific requests, results or creditsProduct-specific requests, results or creditsPrepaid GB that never expires
How you payThe current NetNut-branded pricing page says usage-based plans are quoted by product, volume and target, with monthly packages and volume discounts. Its Unblocker API page describes success-based charging; no public numeric entry rate or self-service minimum was shown.Monthly credit plans; base requests consume credits and premium routing or rendering can multiply the per-request credit cost. The documentation says 200 and 404 responses and client-cancelled requests may be charged. Free plan offers 1,000 monthly credits and a larger first-week trial; paid plans change concurrent threads and geographic access.350 MB trial for $1.95, then prepaid packages from $6.50/GB for 1 GB down to $2.50/GB for 1 TB. Unused traffic never expires.
Integration workThe current site describes username/password or IP-whitelist authentication for HTTP(S)/SOCKS5 rotating and sticky proxy sessions. It separately describes an authenticated Unblocker API request that accepts a URL and returns rendered HTML.Pass an API key and target URL to the ScraperAPI endpoint or configure proxy mode for an existing client. For agents, connect the hosted MCP with a bearer header or run the documented local Python/Docker server with a server-side key.HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 endpoints on three regional gateways: Europe, the Americas and Asia. Export proxy lists in 8 formats for scripts, scrapers and antidetect browsers.
A small or irregular jobObtain a written quote for the exact proxy or API product and target volume; no current public minimum can be compared to self-service GB prices.Use the free credit allowance to measure target cost, then compare $49 Hobby credits after multiplying any premium/render options.Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires.
Browser workflowAsk for a live trial of the rotating or static proxy gateway in your own browser and confirm current service availability before committing.Enable JavaScript rendering when a plain request misses content; proxy mode in an interactive browser can generate many asset requests and credit charges.Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile.
Connecting an agentUse a proxy-capable MCP tool you control or evaluate the quoted managed API; a branded AI-data page is not documentation for a native MCP server.Connect the documented remote MCP endpoint or run the local server; restrict premium escalation and retries to keep credit spend predictable.Point your agent's fetcher or browser tool at the proxy endpoint. ProxyLane supplies the network, not a hosted browser.
A growing production workloadValidate current network access, sourcing and account terms with a small workload before relying on a volume commitment or dedicated pool.Check credit use, concurrent-thread caps and paid plan geotargeting before moving a crawler from the trial to production.Target by country, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN across 195 countries. Larger packages lower the rate to $2.50/GB.
Check before moving
  • The older netnut.io domain displays a seizure notice; verify the current account, service, sourcing and domain before purchase.
  • The newer site publishes no numeric entry SKU, and its success/performance figures are provider claims rather than independently measured results.
  • Premium proxies, rendering, screenshots and ultra-premium requests consume multiple API credits, so request count is not the same as credit count.
  • The remote MCP requires a bearer API key in client headers; a local Python/Docker setup requires its own running process and key configuration.
  • Your team owns fetching, rendering and extraction; there is no managed scraping API.
  • Residential IPs only, with no mobile plans.
THE DECISION

Choose the two routes for blocked HTML

Take a fixed list of URLs that fail in the current client. Ask NetNut for an Unblocker quote for those targets and call its authenticated URL-to-HTML route. Call ScraperAPI on the same list with base settings, adding rendering or premium routing only where the output lacks required fields. Record accepted HTML or extracted records, not vendor-reported success alone. For an existing browser session, compare NetNut's raw residential gateway separately against a proxy route.

NetNut describes Unblocker billing by success but provides no public numeric minimum on its current pricing page. ScraperAPI's monthly credits can multiply for rendering or premium requests, and certain failed or cancelled requests can still count. ScraperAPI's hosted/local MCP uses the same API credits; NetNut has no verified first-party MCP endpoint in reviewed pages. Request NetNut's current account, target and contract terms before concluding which path costs less.

IP QUALITY

Give your browser a clean residential IP

ProxyLane offers premium residential IPs with ultra-low fraud scores, from ethically sourced, real devices.

Test your workload for $1.95
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Fraud scoreUltra-low

What a clean IP gets you

  • See fewer CAPTCHAsReal-device IPs trip far fewer challenge pages
  • Keep sessions aliveOne residential IP from sign-in to export
  • Pay for data, not retriesMore of every GB turns into results
PUBLISHED ENTRY OFFERS

What it costs
to start

Advertised starting offers use different products and billing units. Price the matched route before choosing a plan.

ProxyLane

$1.95350 MB trial

350 MB trial for $1.95. Packages from $6.50/GB for 1 GB down to $2.50/GB for 1 TB, with traffic that never expires.

Try 350 MB for $1.95
BEFORE SWITCHING

Test both routes
on one job

Same targets, same fields. Compare the cost of each usable record. Worksheet

  1. Run one sample

    Same targets on both routes

  2. Count usable records

    Not just 200 responses

  3. Read the fine print

    Minimums, expiry, add-ons

  4. Move one job first

    Keep a rollback ready

RESIDENTIAL PROXY PRICING

Premium Proxies
ready to scale

From $2/GB. Buy the traffic you need, keep it until you use it.

Test our IP quality: 350 MB$1.95

Scale

For growing workloads

$3.90

per GB · Traffic never expires

100 GB$390 total
  • 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
  • Real residential devices
  • ≈0.35s average response time
  • One clean IP for up to 72h
  • 195 countries & cities
  • ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
  • Sub-users with GB limits
Choose Scale

Volume

For high-volume data

$2.50

per GB · Traffic never expires

1 TB$2,500 total
  • 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
  • Real residential devices
  • ≈0.35s average response time
  • One clean IP for up to 72h
  • 195 countries & cities
  • ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
  • Sub-users with GB limits
Choose Volume

Enterprise

For your business, at your scale

Custom

Let's build your setup together

From 5 TBFrom $2 / GB
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Teams management
  • Traffic limits per team
  • API / MCP to scale your business and team with AI agents
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Questions before
you choose

Is NetNut or ScraperAPI cheaper?

NetNut starts at Quote on request (no public entry price), ScraperAPI at $49 per month (100,000 API credits). Billing units differ, so compare the cost of a usable record on the same workload, not the headline rate.

What is the main difference between NetNut and ScraperAPI?

Compare usable output and required integration work under each API contract. NetNut: Unblocker API. ScraperAPI: ScraperAPI request API.

Can I test ProxyLane before switching?

Yes. The 350 MB trial costs $1.95 and runs on the same residential network as paid packages. Unused traffic never expires.

Which targeting and sessions does ProxyLane support?

Country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting across 195 countries. Sessions can rotate on every request or stay sticky from 1 second to 72 hours, over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5.

Does ProxyLane offer a managed scraping API?

No. ProxyLane is a residential proxy network for the client, scraper or browser you already run. Your team keeps control of fetching, rendering and parsing.

STILL DECIDING?

Test ProxyLane for $1.95
before you choose

Run the targets you would send to NetNut or ScraperAPI. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.

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