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The Oxylabs alternativeSocial data, parsed.
LinkedIn included.

Oxylabs returns raw HTML unless a site has a dedicated parser, and there is none for Instagram, X or Reddit. LinkedIn is restricted outright. Monocrawl returns all of them, and 70+ platforms in total, as structured JSON at a fixed price per endpoint.

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70+ platformsYour stack
MonocrawlOne API
Your appAI agentsMonitorsAlerts

70+platforms on one plan

651live endpoints

$0for failed calls

2.1sMedian response in our benchmark

Monocrawl vs Oxylabs

Social platforms.
Parsed, not restricted.

Oxylabs is proxy infrastructure with parsers for e-commerce and search. Monocrawl is built around the platforms your product actually reads.

FeatureMonocrawlStructured data from every platformOOxylabsScraping infrastructure that returns pages
Coverage
LinkedInCompany, person and post endpointsRestricted: rejected before scraping1
Instagram, X, RedditDedicated endpointsNo dedicated sources2
TikTokProfiles, videos, comments and searchTikTok Shop pages only2
Data
What comes backStructured JSON fieldsRaw HTML unless a source is parsed3
When a site changesWe fix the endpointYou fix your parser3
Cost and automation
4xx responsesFreeBilled as successful4
Change alertsEmail, Slack, Discord or webhookScheduled jobs with a callback5
Oxylabs details checked 23 Sept 2026:1Restricted targets2Target index3Quick start4Web Scraper API pricing5Scheduler

What comes back

Ask for a profile.
Skip the raw HTML.

Pick a platform. Monocrawl returns the fields. Oxylabs’ universal source returns the page they sit in, and the parsing is yours.

MonocrawlReal request
GET https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/tiktok/profile?handle=nasa
x-api-key: mn_live_••••••••

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "handle": …,
    "followers": …,
    …
  },
  "credits_used": 1
}

// Your code: read res.data
Structured fields. Nothing to parse.
OOxylabsIllustrative
POST https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries
Authorization: Basic ••••
{ "source": "universal", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@nasa" }

{
  "results": [
    { … the TikTok page’s HTML … }
  ]
}

// Your code: find the followers in the page, and fix it when TikTok changes
You write and maintain the parser.

Built in

More than proxies.
No extra subscriptions.

Monitors, agent access and templates come with every plan and use the same credits.

Monitors that tell you what changed

Put an endpoint on a schedule. Monocrawl checks it, finds what changed and sends the alert to email, Slack, Discord or your webhook.

See what you can monitor

Real posts, recorded 23 Sept 2026

Your AI agent, connected

Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or VS Code over MCP. Your agent can find and call any endpoint with the same key.

$npx --yes monocrawl-mcp@latestSet up MCP

Ready-made templates

Start from a template for a common job, add your inputs and run it from the dashboard or the API.

Browse templates

Pay for results

Failed calls cost nothing and cached repeats are free. Every endpoint’s cost is published before you call it.

Endpoint costs

Switching

Switch in an afternoon.
Delete the parser.

  1. 01

    List the pages you scrape

    Note the sites and page types your Oxylabs requests fetch, and the fields you pull out of them.

  2. 02

    Find the matching endpoints

    Search the platform catalogue for each page type, or ask your AI agent to find it over MCP.

  3. 03

    Delete the parser

    Call the endpoint and read the fields from data. The page-parsing code can go.

app.jsOxylabs request illustrative
- const res = await fetch('https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries', {-   method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: `Basic ${AUTH}` },-   body: JSON.stringify({ source: 'universal', url: pageUrl }),- }); // the page’s HTML, then parse it+ const res = await fetch('https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/tiktok/profile?handle=nasa',+   { headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY } });+ const { data } = await res.json(); // data.followers

Pricing

One price per endpoint.
Every platform.

Each endpoint’s cost is published and stays the same whatever the request takes, so you can price a feature before you build it.

What a credit buysTikTok profile1 creditInstagram profile1 creditYouTube profile1 creditX profile1 creditThreads profile1 credit

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Questions

Switching from
Oxylabs?

Is Monocrawl a good Oxylabs alternative?

For social data, yes. Instagram, X, Reddit, TikTok and LinkedIn come back as structured fields from dedicated endpoints, across 70+ platforms, with monitors and alerts built in.

Can Oxylabs scrape LinkedIn?

LinkedIn is on Oxylabs’ list of restricted targets, and requests are rejected with HTTP 400 before any scraping happens. Monocrawl has LinkedIn company and person endpoints.

How much does Oxylabs cost?

The Web Scraper API starts at $49 a month on the Micro plan, billed per 1,000 successful results, with different rates by target and for JavaScript rendering. Monocrawl publishes one fixed price per endpoint.

Are failed requests charged?

Monocrawl charges nothing for failed calls. Oxylabs doesn’t charge its own system errors, but counts 2xx and 4xx responses as successful.

Can I get alerts when data changes?

Yes. Monocrawl monitors run on a schedule, work out what changed and alert you by email, Slack, Discord or webhook.

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