# DataImpulse alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 228 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where DataImpulse holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/dataimpulse/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Bright Data: 53
- Oxylabs: 47
- Decodo: 45
- Smartproxy: 15
- Webshare: 10
- IPRoyal: 6

## Proxy and web data providers

**Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name DataImpulse (DataImpulse is #7 of 9 at 2%).

- Decodo: first choice in 26 of those 73
- Smartproxy: first choice in 8 of those 73
- Webshare: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Bright Data: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Oxylabs: first choice in 5 of those 73
- IPRoyal: first choice in 4 of those 73
- ScraperAPI: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Rayobyte: first choice in 2 of those 73

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name DataImpulse (DataImpulse is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- Decodo: first choice in 18 of those 76
- Bright Data: first choice in 14 of those 76
- Oxylabs: first choice in 11 of those 76
- Smartproxy: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Webshare: first choice in 3 of those 76
- IPRoyal: first choice in 2 of those 76
- SOAX: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Blazing SEO: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name DataImpulse.

- Bright Data: first choice in 34 of those 79
- Oxylabs: first choice in 31 of those 79
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Decodo: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Forcepoint Web Security: first choice in 1 of those 79
- NetNut: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Netskope: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Proxy-Cheap: first choice in 1 of those 79

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