ThorData vs Zyte
Compare ThorData and Zyte on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
ThorData
Budget proxy + scraper tooling — Residential from $2/GB (1GB pack); Web Scraper API credit packs from ~$30.
Best for
- • Teams that need a low published GB entry for proxy experiments
- • Buyers comparing budget residential packs against Bright Data commits
- • Projects that will validate quality before scaling volume
Starting from $2.00/user/mo
No free plan
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Our verdict
There is no universal winner between ThorData and Zyte. Choose ThorData when Teams that need a low published GB entry for proxy experiments. Choose Zyte when Teams that knew Scrapinghub and need the Zyte API extraction path. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.
ThorData is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
Zyte is better for
- ✓ Integrations
- ✓ Security & admin
Choose ThorData if: Teams that need a low published GB entry for proxy experiments
Choose Zyte if: Teams that knew Scrapinghub and need the Zyte API extraction path
Zyte
Zyte API web-data collection (formerly Scrapinghub) — PAYG; monthly commitments from $100; $5 free trial credit. Does not outrank Bright Data 7.7.
Best for
- • Teams that knew Scrapinghub and need the Zyte API extraction path
- • Buyers who want a published $100 monthly commit versus Bright Data ~$499
- • Projects that will spend the $5 trial credit before scaling
Starting from $100.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for ThorData and Zyte. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- ThorData
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
ThorData publishes a lower researched starting floor ($2/mo vs $100/mo for Zyte). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
ThorDataStrongerZyteWeaker - Depends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
ThorData does not research a free plan; Zyte does not research a free plan.
ThorDataDependsZyteDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for ThorData and Zyte on current vendor packaging.
ThorDataDependsZyteDepends - Zyte
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Zyte leads on integrations (6/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
ThorData6/10Zyte8/10 - Zyte
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Zyte leads on security admin (6/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
ThorDataWeakerZyteStronger
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