> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one Social Fetch marketing page (markdown export). For API orientation start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for auth and crawl rules use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for every operation use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt). ## This page - **On-site (HTML):** - **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** --- # 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. ## At a glance | | 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 | ## Pricing (last verified 2026-07-21) **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. | | Social Fetch | Oxylabs | Note | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 one-time (Scale pack) | ~$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 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). ## Feature matrix | Feature | Social Fetch | Oxylabs | | --- | --- | --- | | Synchronous REST JSON (no actor run polling) | Yes | Partial | | One API key for all platforms | Yes | Partial | | Unified schema across platforms | Yes | No | | Public OpenAPI specification | Yes | Partial | | Official TypeScript SDK | Yes | Partial | | Interactive API playground | Yes | Partial | | TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, X in one vendor | Yes | Partial | | Pay-as-you-go without required monthly subscription | Yes | No | | PAYG credits never expire | Yes | No | | Web fetch (markdown/HTML) in same product | Yes | Yes | | Scheduled account / feed monitors | Yes | Yes | | Signed webhooks when watched accounts post | Yes | Yes | ## 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. ## When Oxylabs is the better choice - 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 ## When Social Fetch is the better choice - 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 ## Verdict: 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. ## FAQ ### 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.