ddownload vs WebScraping.AI
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
ddownload vs WebScraping.AI: common questions
Which is more reliable, ddownload or WebScraping.AI?
Both are neck-and-neck — ddownload and WebScraping.AI each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.
Which is faster, ddownload or WebScraping.AI?
ddownload has the lower median latency in our checks — ddownload responds in 365 ms versus WebScraping.AI at 460 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.
Do ddownload and WebScraping.AI need an API key?
Both ask you to authenticate — ddownload uses an API key and WebScraping.AI uses an API key. Each key is free to obtain; the Auth and Card-required rows above spell out the signup terms.
Can I call ddownload and WebScraping.AI from the browser?
Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call ddownload and WebScraping.AI from a server or proxy rather than client-side. The CORS and HTTPS rows above show exactly what we detected for each.
Are ddownload and WebScraping.AI free for commercial use?
ddownload has unclear commercial terms, and WebScraping.AI has unclear commercial terms. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.