Social Fetch vs Oxylabs
Oxylabs is an enterprise proxy and scraper company — residential IPs, SERP and e-commerce scrapers, and a Web Scraper API that returns page HTML or parsed fields by target type. Social Fetch is a social-native REST API: pass a handle, get profile JSON. Same word "scrape" in search results; different products.
- What you're buying
- Social data API — profiles, posts, comments, transcriptsProxy networks + Web/SERP/E-commerce Scraper APIs
- Response shape
- Normalized social JSON (
followerCount, bio, avatar…)HTML or target-specific parsed fields (Amazon, Google, Other) - Billing model
- PAYG packs never expire; optional monthly plansMonthly subscription from $49 (Micro) with feature-based rates
Teams running monitoring, research, and enrichment pipelines
Why Social Fetch
Why teams switch from Oxylabs.
What changes when your social lookups move to one REST API.
One API for 25 platforms
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, X and more behind one key and one schema — no separate Oxylabs setup per network.
Pricing you can reason about
One completed lookup, one price. Failed lookups aren't billed, so you know how far a balance goes.
JSON in the same request
Fetched live when you ask and returned in the response — ~3.2s on average, no job to poll.
No scraper maintenance
We handle proxies, browser changes, and platform breakages.
Built for production jobs
Run concurrent workloads with explicit statuses and request IDs.
Pay as you go, or save monthly
Start with 100 free credits and no subscription. Pay-as-you-go credits never expire; running lookups every month? A monthly plan gets you lower per-credit rates.
What teams build with Social Fetch
Monitoring, enrichment, research and content workflows — the jobs teams run on Oxylabs, as plain API calls.
Monitor brands and competitors
Watch accounts on a schedule and get a signed webhook when something new posts.
Find and vet creators
Check reach and engagement before you reach out.
Turn video into searchable text
Transcribe and index video and audio content so you can find the exact moment you need.
Track public communities
Follow the subreddits, groups, and channels where your audience talks.
What does getting a social profile cost once you include parsing?
Oxylabs Web Scraper API bills successful results against monthly plans. Micro ($49/mo): Amazon ~$0.50/1k, Google ~$1.00/1k, Other without JS ~$1.15/1k, with JS ~$1.35/1k. Social platforms sit in Other/JS buckets — page content, not a TikTok profile schema. Social Fetch: one credit per lookup at $1.64/1k, schema normalized.
Entry monthly commitment
- Social Fetch
- None on PAYG
- Oxylabs
- $49/mo Micro (up to ~37k–98k results depending on target)
1,000 JS-rendered page results
- Social Fetch
- N/A — we return structured social JSON
- Oxylabs
- ~$1.35 (Micro JS tier)
1,000 structured social profile lookups
- Social Fetch
- ~$1.64
- Oxylabs
- ~$1.35+ scrape cost + your parsing, retries, and schema work
75k social lookups/month
- Social Fetch
- ~$124 at the Scale pack rate
- Oxylabs
- ~$99–$249/mo plan tier + engineering time to keep parsers alive
Unused capacity
- Social Fetch
- PAYG credits never expire
- Oxylabs
- Monthly result allotment — use it or lose it with the period
Free trial
- Social Fetch
- 100 credits, no card
- Oxylabs
- Up to 2,000 results, no time limit on the trial allotment
| Scenario | Social Fetch | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Entry monthly commitment | None on PAYG | $49/mo Micro (up to ~37k–98k results depending on target) |
| 1,000 JS-rendered page results | N/A — we return structured social JSON | ~$1.35 (Micro JS tier) |
| 1,000 structured social profile lookups | ~$1.64 | ~$1.35+ scrape cost + your parsing, retries, and schema work |
| 75k social lookups/month | ~$124 at the Scale pack rate | ~$99–$249/mo plan tier + engineering time to keep parsers alive |
| Unused capacity | PAYG credits never expire | Monthly result allotment — use it or lose it with the period |
| Free trial | 100 credits, no card | Up to 2,000 results, no time limit on the trial allotment |
Oxylabs prices checked 21 July 2026. How we priced this, with sources
Pricing
Social data, priced simply.
Start with 100 free credits. Monthly plans give you predictable volume and lower per-request rates.
Starter
1,000credits
$14.00 per 1k · $0.0140 per request
- Prove one workflow before you buy more
- All 25 platforms on one API key
Growth
25,000credits
$2.36 per 1k · $0.00236 per request
- For a project or one-off batch job
- Better per-credit rate than the Starter pack
Scale
230,000credits
$1.64 per 1k · $0.00164 per request
- For a large one-time job
- Best pack rate of the three — includes bonus credits
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Social Fetch vs Oxylabs, side by side.
How each product expects you to integrate, what you're billed for, and which capabilities come as standard.
What you're buying
- Social Fetch
- Social data API — profiles, posts, comments, transcripts
- Oxylabs
- Proxy networks + Web/SERP/E-commerce Scraper APIs
Response shape
- Social Fetch
- Normalized social JSON (
followerCount, bio, avatar…) - Oxylabs
- HTML or target-specific parsed fields (Amazon, Google, Other)
Billing model
- Social Fetch
- PAYG packs never expire; optional monthly plans
- Oxylabs
- Monthly subscription from $49 (Micro) with feature-based rates
Typical social-page cost
- Social Fetch
- $1.64 per 1,000 completed lookups
- Oxylabs
- ~$1.15–$1.35 per 1,000 successful results ("Other" / JS tiers)
You still need to…
- Social Fetch
- Map our fields into your app
- Oxylabs
- Parse Instagram/TikTok HTML or maintain extraction rules
Best fit
- Social Fetch
- Product features that need live social lookups
- Oxylabs
- Data teams scraping e-commerce, SERPs, and the open web
| Row | Social Fetch | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| What you're buying | Social data API — profiles, posts, comments, transcripts | Proxy networks + Web/SERP/E-commerce Scraper APIs |
| Response shape | Normalized social JSON (followerCount, bio, avatar…) | HTML or target-specific parsed fields (Amazon, Google, Other) |
| Billing model | PAYG packs never expire; optional monthly plans | Monthly subscription from $49 (Micro) with feature-based rates |
| Typical social-page cost | $1.64 per 1,000 completed lookups | ~$1.15–$1.35 per 1,000 successful results ("Other" / JS tiers) |
| You still need to… | Map our fields into your app | Parse Instagram/TikTok HTML or maintain extraction rules |
| Best fit | Product features that need live social lookups | Data teams scraping e-commerce, SERPs, and the open web |
| Capability | Social Fetch | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Synchronous REST JSON (no actor run polling) | ||
| One API key for all platforms | ||
| Unified schema across platforms | ||
| Public OpenAPI specification | ||
| Official TypeScript SDK | ||
| Interactive API playground | ||
| TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, X in one vendor | ||
| Pay-as-you-go without required monthly subscription | ||
| PAYG credits never expire | ||
| Web fetch (markdown/HTML) in same product | ||
| Scheduled account / feed monitors | ||
| Signed webhooks when watched accounts post |
Customers
Teams building on Social Fetch.
“Our TikTok and Instagram scrapers broke constantly. Social Fetch took us off that rotation — we ship product again.”
“Transcripts at volume from one endpoint. No broken scrapers for our small team to maintain.”
“Live profile data on every request. We never flag accounts from a stale cache.”
“Heavy concurrent load, no rate limits to negotiate. The rare API I haven't wrapped in retries.”
Which one should you pick?
If the Oxylabs list sounds like you, Oxylabs is probably the better buy — and that's fine.
Pick Social Fetch if…
- You need TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and related networks as JSON in one vendor
- Product features depend on live lookups inside a user request
- You do not want to maintain CSS/JSON parsers when platforms change markup
- PAYG credits without a $49+/mo scraper-API floor fit your volume better
- lookup_failed / 503 paths should not burn the same credits as a successful HTML fetch
Pick Oxylabs if…
- You need residential or mobile proxy networks as a product, not just social lookups
- Workload is Amazon, Google SERP, or broad e-commerce extraction at plan scale
- Your data team already runs Oxylabs scrapers and only occasionally needs a social page
- You require custom parsing of pages Social Fetch does not expose as endpoints
- Enterprise procurement is standardized on Oxylabs for web data and you use more than social
Social Fetch vs Oxylabs: common questions
Migration, billing surprises, and what changes when you add a second platform.
Is Oxylabs cheaper than Social Fetch for social data?
Listed Oxylabs Web Scraper rates for "Other" / JS results (~$1.15–$1.35/1k on Micro) can look cheaper than Social Fetch's $1.64/1k. That comparison is incomplete: Oxylabs returns page content you must parse and maintain, and you need a monthly plan from $49. Social Fetch returns normalized social JSON with no required subscription on PAYG. Fully loaded cost usually favors Social Fetch for profile and post lookups.
Does Oxylabs have dedicated TikTok or Instagram APIs?
Oxylabs offers scraper APIs aimed at web, SERP, and e-commerce targets. Social platforms are typically scraped as general web pages (often with JS rendering), not as first-class social profile endpoints with a stable schema like Social Fetch.
Can I use Oxylabs proxies with Social Fetch?
No need. Social Fetch handles extraction and routing internally. You call our REST endpoints with an API key. If you already buy Oxylabs proxies for other projects, keep them for those projects — they are not part of the Social Fetch integration.
Does Social Fetch replace Oxylabs?
No. Social Fetch replaces DIY social scraping for supported platforms. It does not replace Oxylabs proxy networks, Amazon/Google scrapers, or general open-web collection.
How fast is each option?
Social Fetch typically returns in a few seconds with JSON in the response body. Oxylabs scrape latency depends on target, rendering, and retries; you then add your own parse step. For UI-driven social features, the end-to-end gap matters.
Which platforms does Social Fetch cover?
Social Fetch covers 25 platforms with 264 marketplace operations — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, Threads, and more under one key.
The detailed Social Fetch vs Oxylabs comparisonHow Oxylabs works, where the costs come from, and when to keep it.
Oxylabs sells scraping infrastructure, not a social schema
Oxylabs built on proxy networks and scraper APIs for Amazon, Google SERPs, and page HTML. Feature-based billing varies by target type; JS rendering costs more.
That fits price monitoring and SERP warehouses. It is not /v1/tiktok/profiles/{handle} with a documented follower count. Creator data means scraping a page and maintaining parsers — when Instagram changes markup, your pipeline breaks; Oxylabs still billed the fetch.
Monthly plans and feature-based result rates
Web Scraper API starts at $49/mo (Micro). Result count depends on target category and JS rendering. A "successful result" is a fetched page — not a validated profile object.
Social Fetch Scale: $379/230k ($1.64/1k), no PAYG monthly floor. One credit per completed lookup.
Normalized social JSON vs DIY extraction
Social Fetch: 25 platforms, one key, consistent envelope. Oxylabs gives transport; you own selectors and breakage after platform changes.
We patch when platforms change. lookup_failed and 503 are not charged; completed not_found is.
Pick by workload, not by brand familiarity
Keep Oxylabs for proxies, SERPs, or e-commerce at plan scale. Choose Social Fetch for structured social data in this request. Using both is common.
Bottom line: Enterprise scraper stack vs social-native API
Oxylabs is a strong proxy and general web-scraper vendor. For social-only product work it is the wrong shape: you pay for monthly result plans and still write the social schema yourself. Social Fetch is built for that narrower job — structured public social data, flat per-lookup pricing, no required subscription on pay-as-you-go. Keep Oxylabs for SERPs and e-commerce. Use Social Fetch when the deliverable is a profile or post object.
Methodology and sourcesHow we priced each scenario, and where every Oxylabs figure comes from. Checked 21 July 2026.
Sources
Oxylabs Web Scraper API pricing from oxylabs.io/products/scraper-api/web/pricing and developers.oxylabs.io help center (July 2026). Rates are per successful result and vary by target category and JS rendering. Proxy network products are priced separately (per GB / per IP).
Oxylabs is a trademark of its owner. Social Fetch is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Oxylabs. Details about Oxylabs come from public sources checked on 21 July 2026.
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