ZenRows

Pros: ZenRows is convenient because it bundles proxies, CAPTCHA handling, and headless browsing into one service, which saves a lot of setup and maintenance time. Features like autoparse and JSON output can speed up data extraction, especially for teams that don’t want to build their own scraping infrastructure. Rotating proxies and managed requests also help improve success rates on sites that normally block automated traffic, and the pay-for-successful-requests model can make spending more predictable.

Cons: On the downside, using a managed service means less control compared to running your own scraping stack. Costs can increase if you rely on premium proxies or advanced features, and performance may vary on highly protected or dynamic websites. There’s also a dependency on a third-party platform for critical data workflows, and troubleshooting issues can sometimes be harder than when everything is handled in-house.

Overall: This looks useful, especially for teams that don’t want to manage proxies and CAPTCHA handling themselves. The autoparse and JSON output part is interesting too — that can save a lot of time when dealing with messy pages. Curious how it performs on heavier, dynamic sites compared to running your own scraping stack.

Pros: Pricing - Not expensive, intuitive to scale.
It works well - Needless to say.
It's documented well enough.

Cons: They commit and they deliver, so no cons to be mentioned.

Overall: Overall, ZenRows is a great API that provides a lot of features to help you gather data from websites. What I like the most is the pricing system, as it allows you to scale capacity intuitively.

Pros: - How responsive it is.
- It fits my needs.
- The evolution I have seen in all this time using it is always towards giving me more options.

Cons: I would like if the autoparser supported a longer list of websites.

Overall: A WAF was blocking me, and the data was critical for my project. ZenRows did the job after trying out many other approaches.

Pros: I did not find a bug yet. We had to contact support a couple of times, but the support is done by developers, so the response was awesome.

Cons: I would like the autoparser to support a wider variety of websites.

Overall: ZenRows is the perfect tool for saving a lot of development time. We use it for getting data for automation and research.