StealthASF as a Bright Data alternative
Most crawls mix easy pages with hard ones. Bright Data Web Unlocker lists a single per-request rate on each plan, whatever the page. StealthASF prices each request by the mode that actually fetched it, so the easy pages in your crawl cost a fraction of the hard ones, and you can start on a monthly plan for USD 17.
| Feature | StealthASF | Bright Data Web Unlocker |
|---|---|---|
| Page that loads without a block | 1 credit: $0.24 on Hobby, $0.20 on Pro, $0.17 on Scale per 1,000 | $1.50 per 1,000 requests, pay as you go |
| Smallest monthly plan | Hobby: EUR 15 / USD 17 for 70,000 credits | Scale: USD 499 for 383,000 requests |
| Protected pages | Cloudflare, DataDome, Akamai, PerimeterX, Kasada and more | Unblocking for protected pages |
StealthASF figures are base costs for a plain request with a response under 1 MB and no country targeting, assuming the full monthly allowance is used on that request type. Vendor add-ons and taxes are excluded.
Why switch to StealthASF
Auto mode sends a plain request first and charges 1 credit when that works. It steps up to protected mode only when the site blocks, and it remembers sites that needed protection so the next request starts there. Every rate is published per mode: 1 credit for a plain request, 5 for JavaScript rendering, 25 for a protected request and 50 for Ultra, our strongest mode. Blocked requests are never charged.
Monthly plans start at EUR 15 / USD 17. When a site loads its data from its own JSON endpoint, StealthASF can find that endpoint and hand you the structured data. You can pay in EUR or USD, by card or crypto, and add one-time credit packs from USD 12 that stay valid for 12 months.
See StealthASF pricing and the Akamai guide for a first protected request.
Source (October 2026): Bright Data Web Unlocker pricing. Prices and terms may change.