puppeteer-extravsbotasaurus
Puppeteer-extra is a modular plugin framework that wraps Puppeteer (and Playwright) to add extra functionality through a plugin system. It acts as a drop-in replacement for Puppeteer while enabling powerful extensions for stealth, captcha solving, ad blocking, and more.
The most popular plugins include:
- puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth Applies various evasion techniques to make the automated browser harder to detect. Patches common detection vectors like navigator.webdriver, Chrome.runtime, WebGL renderer strings, and more. This is the most widely used Puppeteer stealth solution.
- puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha Automatically detects and solves reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha challenges using third-party solving services (2captcha, anti-captcha).
- puppeteer-extra-plugin-adblocker Blocks ads and trackers to speed up page loading and reduce bandwidth usage during scraping.
- puppeteer-extra-plugin-anonymize-ua Randomizes the User-Agent string to avoid fingerprinting.
Key features of the framework:
- Drop-in replacement
Use
puppeteer-extrainstead ofpuppeteerin your imports - existing code works without changes. - Plugin composition Multiple plugins can be stacked and they work together without conflicts.
- Playwright support
The same plugin system works with Playwright via
playwright-extra. - Community plugins Active community creating and maintaining plugins for various use cases.
Puppeteer-extra is the go-to solution for adding stealth capabilities to Puppeteer-based scrapers without rewriting existing code.
Botasaurus is an all-in-one Python web scraping framework that combines browser automation, anti-detection, and scaling features into a single package. It aims to simplify the entire web scraping workflow from development to deployment.
Key features include:
- Anti-detect browser Ships with a stealth-patched browser that passes common bot detection tests. Automatically handles fingerprinting, user agent rotation, and other anti-detection measures.
- Decorator-based API Uses Python decorators (@browser, @request) to define scraping tasks, making code clean and easy to organize.
- Built-in parallelism Easy parallel execution of scraping tasks across multiple browser instances with configurable concurrency.
- Caching Built-in caching layer to avoid re-scraping pages during development and debugging.
- Profile persistence Can save and reuse browser profiles (cookies, localStorage) across scraping sessions for maintaining login state.
- Output handling Automatic output to JSON, CSV, or custom formats with built-in data filtering.
- Web dashboard Includes a web UI for monitoring scraping progress, viewing results, and managing tasks.
Botasaurus is designed for developers who want a batteries-included framework that handles anti-detection automatically, without needing to manually configure stealth settings or manage browser fingerprints.
Highlights
plugin-systemextendiblecommunity-toolsstealth
anti-detectstealthlarge-scale
Example Use
```javascript
const puppeteer = require('puppeteer-extra');
// Add stealth plugin to avoid bot detection
const StealthPlugin = require('puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth');
puppeteer.use(StealthPlugin());
// Add recaptcha solving plugin
const RecaptchaPlugin = require('puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha');
puppeteer.use(RecaptchaPlugin({
provider: { id: '2captcha', token: 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
}));
(async () => {
// Launch browser - stealth is applied automatically
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({ headless: true });
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://example.com/login');
// If there's a captcha, it will be solved automatically
const { solved } = await page.solveRecaptchas();
console.log(`Solved ${solved.length} captchas`);
// Regular Puppeteer API works as normal
await page.type('#username', 'user@example.com');
await page.type('#password', 'password');
await page.click('#login-button');
await page.waitForNavigation();
console.log('Logged in:', page.url());
await browser.close();
})();
```
```python
from botasaurus.browser import browser, Driver
from botasaurus.request import request, Request
# Browser-based scraping with anti-detection
@browser(parallel=3, cache=True)
def scrape_products(driver: Driver, url: str):
driver.get(url)
# Wait for content to load
driver.wait_for_element(".product-list")
# Extract product data
products = []
for el in driver.select_all(".product-card"):
products.append({
"name": el.select(".product-name").text,
"price": el.select(".product-price").text,
"url": el.select("a").get_attribute("href"),
})
return products
# HTTP-based scraping (no browser needed)
@request(parallel=5, cache=True)
def scrape_api(req: Request, url: str):
response = req.get(url)
return response.json()
# Run the scraper
results = scrape_products(
["https://example.com/page/1", "https://example.com/page/2"]
)
```