Cheaper Proxy Bandwidth Can Lead to Higher Job Costs Due to Failures

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An analysis illustrates that the true cost of a data scraping job depends on the usable data rate, not just the price per gigabyte of bandwidth. A hypothetical $1-per-GB proxy with a 10% success rate cost more to complete a 1,000-page job than a $5-per-GB proxy with an 80% success rate. This is because users pay for all bandwidth used, including failed attempts that do not yield usable data. The article cautions that success rate definitions and job-specific requirements are critical for accurate cost comparisons. It advises calculating the cost per usable result for a specific workload to determine the best value.

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