Most sites accessible using simple infrastructure
| Value | |
|---|---|
| 1 - Simple | 59.3% of sites |
| 2 - Easy | 28.6% of sites |
| 3 - Moderate | 7.9% of sites |
| 4 - Complex | 3% of sites |
| 5 - Advanced | 1.2% of sites |
The recommended tier represents the minimum infrastructure Zyte would deploy for each site — whichever of HTTP or browser access demands more. On that basis, 59% of landing pages still require only plain HTTP with no browser rendering, fingerprint evasion, or specialised proxy configuration. The Easy-tier share rises sharply to 29% once JavaScript rendering is factored in. Fewer than 5% reach Complex or Advanced territory, though those sectors carry disproportionate commercial weight.
HTTP vs Browser access
Browser rendering requires more infrastructure
| Value | |
|---|---|
| mean HTTP tier | 1.24 |
| mean Browser tier | 1.55 |
HTTP-only access leaves the fleet-wide mean at 1.24 — solidly within Simple, reflecting that 85% of sites are accessible with a plain HTTP request. Deploying a headless browser raises that mean to 1.55: the overhead comes not from defensive measures but from the fingerprinting complexity that browsers carry by default, even on sites that impose no active barriers. The gap between the two (0.31 tiers) represents the infrastructure cost of JavaScript rendering as a method, independent of any defensive posture.
Browser access infrastructure requirement escalates cost tier
| Simple | Easy | Moderate | Complex | Advanced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTTP tier | 85.2% | 9.4% | 2.5% | 2% | 0.9% |
| Browser tier | 58.4% | 31.3% | 8% | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Recommended min. infrastructure | 59.3% | 28.6% | 7.9% | 3% | 1.2% |
HTTP-only access leaves 85% of sites at Simple tier — plain requests suffice for the vast majority. Switch to browser-based access and Simple drops to 58%, while Easy climbs from 9% to 31%: JavaScript rendering overhead applies even on undefended sites, adding fingerprinting complexity that plain HTTP avoids. The Recommended column is the minimum required infrastructure per site — whichever of HTTP or browser demands more — and lands between the two, producing the fleet's recommended mean of 1.58.
By industry
High-value sectors demand the heaviest infrastructure
| Mean Zyte recommended tier | |
|---|---|
| Apparel & Fashion | 2.86 |
| Retail | 2.60 |
| Sporting Goods | 2.50 |
| Real Estate | 2.37 |
| Online Services | 2.34 |
| Jewelry & Luxury Products | 2.32 |
| Automotive | 2.28 |
| Furniture | 2.26 |
| Travel & Tourism | 2.19 |
| Consumer Electronics | 2.12 |
| Food & Beverages | 2.09 |
| Construction & Maintenance | 2.04 |
| Airlines | 2.02 |
| Mass Media | 2.02 |
The industries at the high end share a common property: their data has immediate commercial value, making aggressive scraping economically rational — which forces operators to deploy more sophisticated access controls. Apparel & Fashion's mean recommended tier of 2.86 crosses into Moderate, meaning the average site in that sector demands browser emulation plus fingerprint evasion, not a plain HTTP request. The gap between the top sectors and the fleet mean of 1.58 is substantial.
Creative, civic and community sectors cluster at the Simple-tier baseline
| Mean Zyte recommended tier | |
|---|---|
| Outsourcing | 1.19 |
| Tobacco | 1.17 |
| Political Organizations | 1.16 |
| Foreign Language | 1.14 |
| Facilities Services | 1.14 |
| Training & Certification | 1.14 |
| Performing Arts | 1.12 |
| Public Policy | 1.11 |
| Writing & Editing Services | 1.09 |
| Nanotechnology | 1.08 |
| Public Relations | 1.07 |
| Comics & Animation | 1.05 |
| Graphic Design | 1.04 |
| Fishery | 1.03 |
| Farms & Ranches | 1.02 |
Industries whose business model depends on broad discoverability — civic, academic, creative — impose almost no scraping overhead even on the recommended tier. The entire bottom 15 sits within Simple (1.02–1.19), meaning a plain HTTP pipeline handles these sectors with only occasional JavaScript rendering adjustments. For data collectors, these sectors represent zero marginal infrastructure cost.