Apify
apify.comBuild Difficulty: 5/5
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Full-stack web scraping and data extraction platform
How to Replace ApifyOverview
Features
47 features across 23 categories
AI Integration(2)
Integration with LangChain for AI and LLM applications
Integration with LlamaIndex for data indexing and retrieval
Business Data Scraping(1)
Extract data from thousands of Google Maps locations and businesses including reviews, contact info, opening hours, and prices
Community(1)
Discord community with 11,500+ members for peer support and help
Data Management(3)
Export scraped data in multiple formats
External and internal data transfer services with usage-based pricing
Managed request queue for handling and processing URLs and tasks
Data Storage(2)
Scalable storage for extracted datasets with tiered pricing based on GB-hours and read/write operations
Persistent key-value storage for Actor state and data management
Development(2)
JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python templates for quick-starting web scraping projects
Build and deploy custom Actors using code templates and extensive guides for specific use cases
Development Tools(2)
Software Development Kit for JavaScript to build and interact with Actors
Software Development Kit for Python to build and interact with Actors
E-commerce Scraping(1)
Get product data from Amazon including reviews, prices, descriptions, and ASIN without using the Amazon API
Education(1)
Free online courses for beginners and experts on web scraping and automation
Framework Integration(7)
Integration with BeautifulSoup Python library for web scraping
Integration with Cheerio for server-side DOM parsing
Apify's own open-source web crawling and browser automation library
Integration with Playwright browser automation library
Integration with Puppeteer browser automation library
Integration with Scrapy web scraping framework
Integration with Selenium browser automation framework
Infrastructure(1)
Cloud-based deployment of scrapers with automatic scaling and monitoring
Integration(1)
Run scrapers via API and schedule monitoring of scraper runs
Marketplace(2)
Browse and use 20,000+ pre-built Actors for web scraping and automation tasks
Monthly rental of pre-built Actors with costs deducted from prepaid usage
Performance(2)
Adjustable memory allocation for Actor execution at $2/GB
Allows multiple instances of an Actor to run simultaneously for faster task processing at $5/run
Proxy Services(4)
Residential and datacenter proxies for unblocking and web scraping
Fast, cost-effective non-residential IPs from data centers ideal for less-protected websites
Residential IP proxies for web scraping at $8/GB or $7/GB depending on plan
Proxy service for search engine results pages at $2.5-$1.7 per 1,000 SERPs
Reliability(1)
Enterprise-grade 99.95% uptime guarantee
Security & Admin(1)
SSO authentication available on higher tier plans
Security & Compliance(3)
CCPA privacy regulation compliance
GDPR data protection compliance
SOC2 security and compliance certification
Services(1)
Expert team assistance to design, implement, and execute web scraping projects
Special Programs(3)
Personalized discount program for nonprofit organizations
30% discount on Scale plan for qualified startups
Academic institution discount program with 30% off for students
Support(2)
One-on-one training and guidance to optimize Actors and achieve goals at $150/hour
Faster response times and dedicated help for users at $100 add-on
Web Crawling(1)
Crawl websites and extract text content to feed AI models, LLM applications, vector databases, or RAG pipelines with Markdown formatting support
Pricing
Free
- ✓$5 to spend in Apify Store
- ✓$0.3 per compute unit
- ✓Community support
- ✓No credit card required
Starter
- ✓$29 to spend in Apify Store
- ✓$0.3 per compute unit
- ✓Chat support
- ✓Bronze Apify Store discount
- ✓Pay as you go overage
Scale
- ✓$199 to spend in Apify Store
- ✓$0.25 per compute unit
- ✓Priority chat support
- ✓Silver Apify Store discount
- ✓Pay as you go overage
- ✓Higher resource limits
Business
- ✓$999 to spend in Apify Store
- ✓$0.2 per compute unit
- ✓Account manager
- ✓Gold Apify Store discount
- ✓Pay as you go overage
- ✓Highest resource limits
Enterprise
- ✓Custom pricing
- ✓Custom resource allocations
- ✓Dedicated team support
- ✓SLAs with guaranteed data
- ✓Custom integrations
- ✓Single sign-on
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Integrations
16 known integrations