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The Best Firecrawl Alternatives in 2026: Which Should You Use?
Firecrawl alternatives compared: String, Apify, Bright Data, Context.dev, and Crawl4AI. Pricing, features, and when to switch.
12 minutes
How to Set Up Proxies in Scrapy: A Complete Beginner’s Guide
This guide covers different approaches to configuring proxies in Scrapy, along with some common Scrapy proxy setup problems and their fixes.
11 minutes
How to Configure Proxies in Playwright (Tested & Working)
Learn about different approaches to configuring proxies in Playwright, along with some common Playwright proxy setup problems and their fixes.
9 minutes
How to Scrape Google Maps with Python
Learn to scrape Google Maps with Python and Playwright, extract listing data, work past result limits, validate proxies, and export clean CSV data.
15 minutes
The Best Instagram Scrapers of 2026: What Best Fits Your Use Case?
Learn how to choose an Instagram scraper, compare APIs, no-code and DIY tools, understand pricing, and match each option to your use case.
11 minutes
Proxies for AI Agents: Why and How to Set Them Up
Learn why AI agents need proxies and how to set them up for reliable scraping, geo-targeting, stable sessions, IP rotation, and fewer blocks.
10 minutes
How to Check if Proxy Is Residential
Learn how to check if a proxy is really residential. Verify the exit IP, ASN, connection type, and fraud flags in five simple steps.
6 minutes
Google Trends Scraper: How to Extract Trend Data With Python
Learn how to build a Google Trends scraper with Python, collect data, add proxies, process results, and compare alternative tools and datasets.
15 minutes
How to Scrape Websites with PowerShell
Scrape websites with PowerShell, parse HTML, export data to CSV, fix common errors, and add authenticated proxies when needed.
12 minutes
