Bright Data alternative: LinkFetch vs Bright Data

Bright Data sells raw LinkedIn records (profiles, companies, jobs, posts) as datasets and through a scraper API priced per record, alongside scrapers for many other sites. LinkFetch sells cleaned LinkedIn jobs and company tables per request and as cheap full-history files, and adds an AI interface to your own LinkedIn account.

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The short answer

Choose Bright Data if

You need raw LinkedIn profiles or posts at volume
You need data from many other websites too
You want company records at the lowest price per record
You're ready to build and maintain your own data pipeline

Choose LinkFetch if

You want jobs and companies already cleaned, deduplicated and joined
You want millions of job posts as files for a flat price, not per 100K rows
You'd rather not buy other people's profiles
You want Claude to act on LinkedIn through your own account, not just read data

LinkFetch vs Bright Data, side by side

Web data platform with LinkedIn datasets and a pay-per-record LinkedIn scraper API.

LinkFetch compared with Bright Data
Compared on	LinkFetch	Bright Data
Pricing basis	Flat credits per request, not per row. Free credits every month, no subscription; unused credits roll over for 12 months.	Per record. Scraper API $1.50 per 1,000 records; datasets up to $250 per 100K, $250 minimum.
1,000 jobs through the API	20 credits ($0.20): 50 jobs per request	About $1.50 through the scraper API
One company record	1 credit ($0.01)	About $0.0015 through the scraper API
Bulk dataset	Files on request (contact us); free 1,000-job sample	Up to $250 per 100K records; refreshes need a monthly commitment
MCP server for AI agents	Yes (hosted MCP server)
Where the data comes from	LinkedIn only, from its public pages	Scraped from LinkedIn, plus scrapers for many other sites
Coverage	8.4 million job posts since April 2026, 560,000+ companies	72M+ jobs, 30M–59M companies, 675M+ profiles (their pages differ)
People profiles	Never sold. Through your own connected LinkedIn account only, private to you.	675M+ LinkedIn profiles for sale

Bright Data details from their public pages on October 7, 2026; plans change, so check their site before deciding. Sources: LinkedIn datasets, Scraper pricing, Dataset pricing, MCP server.

Pricing

Bright Data

Scraper API: 5K records a month free, then $1.50 per 1,000 records pay as you go, or $499 a month for 384,000 records. Datasets: up to $250 per 100K records, with a $250 minimum order and a monthly commitment for refreshes.

LinkFetch

Flat credits per request, not per row. Free credits every month, no subscription; unused credits roll over for 12 months. See every price.

Questions

Is LinkFetch cheaper than Bright Data?

It depends on what you buy. For single company records Bright Data's scraper API is cheaper per record. For jobs in bulk LinkFetch is far cheaper: the full history is one download, while Bright Data datasets are priced per 100K records.

Do I have to build a scraper with LinkFetch?

No. LinkFetch runs the collection and gives you normalized tables through the API, MCP or files.

Do I need a LinkedIn account to use LinkFetch data?

No. Jobs and company data come from LinkedIn's public pages. You only connect an account if you also want Claude to work with people, posts or your inbox.

Can I try the data before paying?

Yes. Free credits arrive every month, and a free 1,000-job sample is on the data page.

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