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Bright Data Demo - Web Data for AI/LLM Training
Fuel models with custom, high-quality datasets, video, image, audio, text - cleaned and curated to your needs.
Bright Data Demo - Unlock the Web
Power your inference to seamlessly search, crawl and interact with the web - without ever getting blocked.
Bright Data Demo - SERP API
A comprehensive solution for easy, real-time search engine scraping, handling proxy management, unblocking, and parsing.
Bright Data Demo - The Web MCP
Connect your AI to the internet - The Web MCP enables web access for LLMs and AI agents, allowing them to effectively search, extract and navigate the web without getting blocked.
Bright Data Demo - Dataset Marketplace
Billions of records at your service - Access ready-to-use, fresh, and structured datasets with advanced filtering options to power your business growth.
Bright Data Demo - Proxy Services
The industry’s most advanced proxy infrastructure. Over 150 million+ residential, mobile. ISP & datacentre proxy IPs from 195 countries.
[Case Study - Travel] Bright Data empowers travel companies to access real-time, competitive market intelligence, helping them optimize pricing, monitor distribution, and maximize revenue with reliable, actionable web data.
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[Case Study - Travel] Bright Data empowers travel companies to access real-time, competitive market intelligence, helping them optimize pricing, monitor distribution, and maximize revenue with reliable, actionable web data.
[Case Study – Shipping & Logistics] Bright Data equips shipping and logistics companies with real-time market and route data, enabling smarter supply chain decisions, reduced delivery times, cost optimization, and enhanced reliability.
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[Case Study – Shipping & Logistics] Bright Data equips shipping and logistics companies with real-time market and route data, enabling smarter supply chain decisions, reduced delivery times, cost optimization, and enhanced reliability.
[Case Study – Retail] Bright Data provides retailers with real-time product, pricing, and inventory data across competitors and markets, empowering smarter pricing strategies, inventory optimization, and a superior shopping experience.
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[Case Study – Retail] Bright Data provides retailers with real-time product, pricing, and inventory data across competitors and markets, empowering smarter pricing strategies, inventory optimization, and a superior shopping experience.
[Case Study – Market Intelligence] Bright Data delivers real-time web data on competitors, trends, and sentiment, empowering businesses to make informed, strategic decisions and stay ahead of the market.
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[Case Study – Market Intelligence] Bright Data delivers real-time web data on competitors, trends, and sentiment, empowering businesses to make informed, strategic decisions and stay ahead of the market.
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Users consistently praise Bright Data for its exceptional support and ease of use, highlighting the platform's intuitive interface and responsive customer service as key benefits. Many appreciate how quickly they can set up and start collecting data, making it a valuable tool for both technical and non-technical users. However, some users note that the pricing can be steep, especially for smaller teams.

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Anton K.
AK
Chief marketing officer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Effortless Web Scraping with Unmatched Accuracy"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

I really like that Bright Data has a much lower error rate compared to other solutions available. They keep up with trends well by developing new features like MCP, which seems promising. Their AI functionality is really helpful for building automations and they make it easy for non-techy people like me to get into web scraping easier. It’s great that they've lowered the barrier for using their service. The price is also at a good level, which I appreciate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

As long as the error volumes are low and the price is affordable, it's totally fine to live with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
UN
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy-to-Use APIs, Straightforward Setup, and Outstanding Support"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

The APIs are easy to use, and the platform is straightforward to set up. It’s also simple to manage and monitor infrastructure day to day. On top of that, the support staff are very friendly, responsive, and helpful whenever I need assistance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

The most valuable resources are closely guarded, so users have to provide additional details about their organization and use case before they can access them. That extra hoop can be a bit of a hassle, but it ultimately feels like a small price to pay for the assurance that shared resources aren’t tainted by other users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maja J.
MJ
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Flawless Proxy Services with Exceptional Support"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

I really appreciate Bright Data for its quality and stability of service, which keeps everything running smoothly. I also like the outstanding quality of their ServiceDesk, as I've always received quality responses, no matter how complex my questions were. The proxy services and remote browsers are a big help in scraping websites with strong anti-bot detection. Setting up Bright Data was very easy, which added to its appeal. I use Bright Data for website scraping and as a provider of proxy services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

Nothing for now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shai G.
SG
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Effortless Data Enrichment with Stellar Support"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

I used Bright Data to enrich a large dataset of user profiles, and it allowed our team to have better insights on our users and provide a better offering. It's super easy and fast to get results, and they have a great CX team for any questions we had. We're a non-technical team, so the ability to get what we needed quickly and return to focusing on our core offering was awesome. The initial setup was incredibly easy with a super intuitive no-code setup. I would rate Bright Data a 10 out of 10 for recommending it to a friend or colleague. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

Nothing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anthony O.
AO
Senior Systems Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Effortless Integration with Outstanding Support"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

I love how easy Bright Data is to use; it's truly plug and play. The customer support is fantastic—they're super responsive and involved, which is so helpful when issues come up. It's especially valuable that we're not blocked by proxy issues for too long, allowing our B2B SaaS platform to scale effortlessly. As a seasoned developer, I can confidently say that the setup was very easy, and even less technical users would be able to integrate it with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

Honestly, it's still early days but currently, they're top tier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Finn D.
FD
Senior Research Associate
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Extensive Dataset Variety with Rich Variables and Strong Customer Support"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

They had a variety of datasets to choose from with extensive variables for each. Further, they had strong customer support that was able to help quickly went I encountered download issues. There is also strong built in functionality if you do not want to download files locally. Unlike other real estate data providers, which will sometimes require that you purchase data at a city- or county-level, there are more extensive filtering options to ensure that you don't have to spend money on data that you don't need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

This might not be an issue on their side but files are large and difficult to download locally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Three Years In, Still Excellent Support"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

Bright Data offers a very reliable platform with a wide range of tools for web data collection, proxy management, and data extraction. What stands out most is their customer support. We have been working with them for three years now, and they have consistently been responsive and helpful. I once raised an issue about a feature we needed, and even after more than two months, they only got back to me after it was fixed and asked me to test it. That level of follow-up is rare and shows real commitment to their customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

The platform asks me to log in every time using an email confirmation code, and I use it every day. I don't know why it isn't saving my credentials, unlike the other web-based platforms I use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paweł K.
PK
Associate Professor
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Seamless Setup and Reliable Performance Exceeded Expectations"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

In our experience, we did not encounter any significant downsides. The service was reliable, straightforward to set up, and fulfilled our performance requirements. We did not face any technical or usability problems that would have required workarounds. Integration with data collected through the Google Places API worked smoothly. Customer Support was always accessible and we were encouraged to reach out if necessary, though we never found it needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

In our use case, there were no meaningful downsides. The service behaved predictably, was easy to configure, and met performance expectations. We did not encounter technical or usability issues that would require workarounds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kokolina P.
KP
Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"User-Friendly Interface with Powerful SERP Tracking"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

I like how user-friendly Bright Data is. The interface is very clean and easy to navigate. I also appreciate that Bright Data always delivers some cool stuff, like preparing the SERP scraping infrastructure using different AI tools, which is really helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

I don't think that it will be fair to say that something is bad on the Bright Data's side. Overall, you just need to have at least some level of technical knowledge in order to operate with this solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"Bright Data: Essential Tool for Real-Time Data Access and Integration"
What do you like best about Bright Data?

I really like Bright Data's accessibility, as it provides a wide range of preconfigured scrapers targeting various platforms and data modalities. This allows me to easily pick and choose tools in an off-the-shelf manner and deploy them with simplicity. I also appreciate Bright Data's proxy service, which facilitates a straightforward setup for running our own developed scrapers. This capability is invaluable, as setting up a proxy service independently can be challenging. The seamless proxy integration through Bright Data enables us to effectively deploy our scrapers, simplifying the complexity typically associated with such tasks. Overall, Bright Data offers ease of use and powerful infrastructure, which enhances our data collection capabilities and operational efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bright Data?

I find the range of tools provided by Bright Data somewhat limited. There are specific platforms that I would like to explore further, but it seems that Bright Data does not currently offer pre-made frameworks for those within its suite. This requires us to develop our own custom solutions, which can be a risk. Consequently, there is potential to expand coverage and provide a more streamlined experience for accessing and deploying those tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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