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Software or Cloud Jobs? What's Best for My Project?

Choosing the correct pricing model. What are the hidden costs of a data extraction software?

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Written by Hannah Tyson
Updated over a week ago


We offer two pricing options for you to complete your project. This article explains how to decide what's going to cost you least amount of money to complete your project. If you still have questions,  you are welcome to talk over the phone with one of our consultants who can help you to make the right decision.

When to choose a cloud job?

If you want to get data or automate tasks quickly without wasting a lot of time, then choosing a cloud job is the cheapest & quickest. With cloud jobs, you will receive guaranteed data or tasks completed and you don't have to worry about any additional costs like IP rotation or Captcha solving.

When to choose running your own data extraction & automation software?

If you have plenty of time up your sleeve and you are technical enough to run your own software, you can go with running your own data extraction & automation Software. However there are following additional costs involved with running your own software, on top of your valuable time.


Challenges involved with running your own data extraction & automation software

While it may sound like data extraction or automation software is the cheapest given there are no fees apart from the initial setup fee, there are following additional costs & challenges you may need to be aware of. So be careful with the following costs that might eat in to your budget.

  • IP Rotation costs
    Most websites block your IP address after several attempts of extracting data or automating tasks. So you need to rotate your IP addresses to load the website pages continuously. IP costs can be usually anywhere between 50$ - 3000$+ depending on how much data you want to collect or how many tasks you want to automate.

  • Captcha solving costs
    Some websites protect their websites from various Captcha challenges to prevent automation. So you would need to purchase a Captcha solving service as well. Captcha solving costs can be anywhere between 10$ - 1000$ + depending on how much data you want to collect or how many tasks you want to automate.

  • Website Detection Challenges
    Some websites continuously monitor the incoming traffic and prevent you running softwares against the website. This can happen if you are sending requests with too much speed or doing it in a way that prevents other users using the website in a normal access speed. They can even change the website underlying web API to prevent your access to the website. So it’s best to let our experts get the data or perform automation tasks for you in an efficient manner using our cloud packages instead of running your own softwares, because we cannot guarantee your software won’t stop functioning properly for reasons outside out of control.


Remember, Time is Money. So choose wisely.

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