Gulbahar Karatas
Gülbahar is an AIMultiple industry analyst focused on web data collection, applications of web data and application security.
Professional experience
She previously worked as a marketer in U.S. Commercial Service.
Research interests
She is a frequent user of the products that she researches. For example, she is part of AIMultiple's web data benchmark team that has been annually measuring the performance of top web data infrastructure providers.
Education
Gülbahar has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 9 Eylul University.
Latest Articles from Gulbahar
Playwright vs Puppeteer: Scraping & Automation
Playwright and Puppeteer are the most powerful open-source tools for controlling headless browsers. The main difference between these tools lies in cross-browser support and feature richness. Playwright supports multiple browser engines, whereas Puppeteer is primarily focused on Chromium-based browsers and offers a more straightforward experience.
10 Web Scraping Techniques & Tools (From No-Code to AI)
Web scraping is not the only method for collecting data from websites. Various other methods (e.g., LLMs) are available, and each technique has trade-offs. See the best web scraping techniques, the benefits and limitations of each method, and practical tips on choosing the right approach for your data collection project: The “build vs.
How to Bypass CAPTCHA in Web Scraping
CAPTCHA systems are dynamic and constantly change to prevent bypass attempts. This evolution requires web scrapers to adapt and develop new methods, highlighting the need for dependable solutions. This article examines the main methods for bypassing CAPTCHA systems and provides an overview of the various CAPTCHA types encountered in web environments.
Best Python Web Scraping Libraries: Selenium vs Beautiful Soup
Based on my over a decade of software development experience, including my role as CTO at AIMultiple, where I led data collection from ~80,000 web domains, I have selected the top Python web scraping libraries.
Cheerio vs Puppeteer for Your Web Scraping Project
Cheerio and Puppeteer are two of the most popular Node.js libraries developers use to create web crawlers that efficiently extract data from web sources. This article examines Cheerio and Puppeteer, including their main features, pros, and cons, and outline the key differences between Cheerio and Puppeteer.
Top 6 ParseHub Alternatives & Evaluation
ParseHub is a web data collection platform that provides scraping services. Our research uncovered some issues that ParseHub users face. Before utilizing ParseHub’s scraping services, it may be prudent to investigate alternatives that may better suit your business’s needs.
Octoparse vs ParseHub: Pros, Cons and Features Compared
Octoparse and ParseHub are no code web scraping tools that enable users to extract web data without knowledge of HTML structures and elements. However, each has limitations when scraping data. To evaluate Octoparse and ParseHub, we scraped a particular product on Amazon.
Oxylabs vs Bright Data: Features and Performance Compared
Oxylabs and Bright Data are data collection-focused web data platforms, offering products in the same domain, such as: If you’re in the market for a proxy/web data collection solution, you’re likely to come across these two vendors. So it’s important to understand Oxylabs vs.
12 Best Residential Proxy Service Providers
As AIMultiple’s CTO, I lead data collection from thousands of websites and run a residential proxy benchmark, including a load test with 100,000 parallel requests.
Top 6 Octoparse Alternatives & Competitors
Octoparse is an easy-to-use platform to get started with web scraping. As a non-technical user, I kick-started AIMultiple’s data collection efforts with Octoparse.
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