Scrapebox vs Hrefer vs A-Parser - Best scraper & proxy setup for Google/Yahoo/Bing in 2025?

Anonymous

Hey guys,

I’m looking for a new scraper mainly for Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Scrapebox just isn’t doing the job for me anymore no matter how I configure it, the results are poor or non-existing.

I’ve tried using private proxies, but they burn out fast and aren’t worth it. I also tested static backconnect and residential proxies with data, but even with a single scrape, usage can reach 7GB+, which gets expensive quickly and still, the results are disappointing.

So, what’s the best solution here when it comes to proxies to make scraping actually work?

Is Scrapebox really that bad for scraping nowadays, or would switching to Hrefer or A-Parser make a noticeable difference? Both are quite pricey, so I’d like to know which one is more efficient before investing.

Alternatively, would it make sense to build a custom scraper with ZennoPoster or ZenoAndroid? I’ve never tried that route before and wonder if it could perform better or be more cost-effective long-term.

Any real-world experiences or tips are appreciated!

Hunar

If you take a look at SickSEO's Posts you'll see he does use Zennoposter to scrape and looks like he's having great success.  I personally have been using the CommonCrawl API.  You can easily ask chatGPT to build a bot for it,  and that has worked great for me.  

sickseo

Zenno with 4g mobile proxies works great with google, but that bot only runs at 1 thread to avoid ip blocks. The upside is costs are fixed for the proxy at £35/month and the bot runs continuously with literally zero blocks. ip rotates every 15 minutes. I'm also scraping duckduckgo and bing which are less trigger happy with ip blocks.

Can definitely recommend zenno. Have ctr bots and every part of my business automated with custom bots. It's quite easy to use. Just have to learn its basic functions, but it's mostly drag and drop.