Irmu vs Oxylabs
Proxy-first enterprise vendor versus a unified data API.
Oxylabs is a mature proxy provider with strong enterprise credentials, a large residential network and dedicated scraper APIs for major verticals.
Irmu offers comparable unblocking with a materially simpler surface: five products, one key, credits instead of per-GB negotiation, and AI extraction included rather than sold as a separate scraper product per target.
Side by side
| Capability | Irmu | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Unified API surface | Scrape, browser, screenshot, extract, proxy | Proxies + vertical scraper APIs |
| AI structured extraction | Built in, schema-validated | Per-vertical parsers |
| Headless browser control | REST actions + remote CDP | Web Unblocker |
| Screenshot & PDF | Included | Basic |
| Residential proxy pool | Residential, ISP and datacenter, city targeting | 100M+ IPs, city targeting |
| Billing model | Successful requests only | Per GB, plan minimums |
| Free tier | 200 credits/month, forever | Trial |
| Support | Email, on every plan | Account-managed |
What Oxylabs does well
- Large residential pool
- Vertical scraper APIs
- Enterprise compliance posture
Which to choose
Oxylabs is a strong enterprise proxy vendor. Irmu is the better default when you want general-purpose extraction rather than a separate parser product per target site.
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