Proxy and web data providers · November 2026 Edition
Webshare vs Bright Data
Zero of fourteen models named Webshare first on the direct prompt; one named Bright Data. Both were named by all fourteen models and Webshare carries 29 labels and Bright Data 55, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share13%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate10%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels2955A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Webshare reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Decodo was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Decodo vs Webshare · Decodo vs Bright Data · Webshare vs Smartproxy
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the proxy and web data providers page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WebshareFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBright Data
Direct011 against Webshare · 4 against Bright Data
Paraphrase001 against Webshare · 2 against Bright Data
Comparative0111 against Webshare
Budget-constrained703 against Bright Data
Scale-constrained00
Negative026 against Bright Data
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Webshare and Bright Data were named in the same answer forty-four times, of the 67 answers naming Webshare and the 166 naming Bright Data. In those answers Bright Data took the first choice eighteen times and Webshare five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Webshare and Bright Data stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | | ||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Webshare Bright Data first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Webshare on the left and Bright Data on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Webshare and Bright Data stood in it.
Bright Data first, Webshare not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWebshare was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniBright Data, Oxylabs alternatives: NetNut, Smartproxy, Zyte API
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashSmartproxy alternatives: Bright Data, IPRoyal, NetNut, Oxylabs
Llama 4 MaverickDecodo alternatives: Oxylabs, Smartproxy, Webshare
Qwen 3.7 FlashSmartproxy alternatives: Bright Data, Oxylabs, Webshare
MiniMax M2.5Decodo alternatives: Oxylabs, Proxidize, Smartproxy, Webshare
GPT-6 LunaDecodo alternatives: Bright Data, Oxylabs
Muse Glimmer 30BDecodo alternatives: Bright Data, Oxylabs, Proxidize, Smartproxy
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Decodo alternatives: NetNut, Oxylabs
Perplexity SonarDecodo alternatives: Oxylabs, SOAX
Grok 4.20Decodo alternatives: DataImpulse, IPRoyal, Proxidize, SOAX
Mistral SmallDecodo alternatives: DataImpulse, Proxidize, Proxyrack, Rayobyte
DeepSeek V4 FlashDecodo alternatives: IPRoyal, Infatica, Oxylabs, Proxidize, SOAX
Kimi K2Decodo, Smartproxy alternatives: DataImpulse, SOAX
GLM 4.7 FlashXDataImpulse, Decodo alternatives: IPRoyal, SOAX
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Webshare leads by six points.
Webshare11%#2 of 8Bright Data6%#6 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Webshare leads by eleven points.
Webshare13%#2 of 13Bright Data2%#6 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: Bright Data leads at enterprise.
Bright Data47%#1 of 7Webshare0%#– of 7What the models said about Webshare
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Entry-level (Webshare, Rayobyte, Evomi) if you need reliability for business-critical tasks.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · hard negative
“it generally looks more like a cost-conscious option than the best all-around business choice” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Weaknesses: Lower success rates on anti-bot-protected sites, more detection risk” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Cheapest general-purpose option: Webshare — very low entry pricing and good for small-scale or mixed workloads.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“For most budget-conscious companies, Webshare is the best starting point (free to try)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Decodo and Webshare are the top choices for small businesses with limited budgets” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Bright Data
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid for mid-market: Pure enterprise (Bright Data, NetNut) if budget is a concern” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Avoid premium providers like Oxylabs and Bright Data unless you have a larger budget” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for Budgets: Premium providers like Bright Data or Oxylabs” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“For enterprise or mission‑critical projects, consider a single vendor that spans all three layers (Bright Data, Oxylabs) to simplify integration and compliance.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Bright Data (formerly Luminati) | Massive network, advanced features, extensive proxy types | 72M+ IPs | Large enterprises, complex data needs” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Broad enterprise needs | Offers proxy networks as well as unblocking, browser, scraper API, SERP, and ready-made dataset products.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
Decodo vs WebshareDecodo vs Bright DataWebshare vs SmartproxyWebshare vs DataImpulseWebshare vs OxylabsWebshare vs IPRoyalWebshare vs Proxy-CheapSmartproxy vs Bright DataDataImpulse vs Bright DataOxylabs vs Bright DataBright Data vs IPRoyalBright Data vs Proxy-CheapAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full proxy and web data standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.