Zenrows vs Zyte Benchmark

Reproducible benchmark comparing Zenrows and Zyte across 8 targets, run in June 2026.

Companion code for the Zenrows article Best Zyte Alternatives for Anti-Bot Scraping.

What this tests

8 targets at 100 requests per target per platform. Tested June 11, 2026 at 2 req/s.

#	Target	Protection
1	Amazon product page	Cloudflare + behavioral detection
2	Glassdoor company page	DataDome
3	Datanyze	Standard bot protection
4	Google SERP	Google bot detection
5	IKEA	Cloudflare
6	Reuters	None (unprotected)
7	Python Docs	None (unprotected static)
8	LinkedIn public profile	Aggressive bot detection

Configuration

Zenrows: mode=auto on Developer plan ($69/month)

Zyte: Default automatic extraction endpoint, no manual tier overrides

Results summary

Target	Zenrows	Zyte
Amazon	99%	98%
Glassdoor	99%	58%
Datanyze	100%	99%
Google SERP	87%	0%
IKEA	95%	99%
Reuters	100%	68%
Python Docs	100%	100%
LinkedIn	88%	0%
Average	96%	65.3%

Files

• zenrows_vs_zyte_test.py — test script
• benchmark_results_final.csv — full raw results (2,400 rows)

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• A Zenrows API key
• A Zyte API key

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/ZenRows/zenrows-vs-zyte-benchmark.git
cd zenrows-vs-zyte-benchmark

2. Create a virtual environment

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # macOS/Linux
.venv\Scripts\activate      # Windows

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure API keys

export ZENROWS_API_KEY=your_zenrows_api_key
export ZYTE_API_KEY=your_zyte_api_key

Running the benchmark

python3 zenrows_vs_zyte_test.py

License

MIT