Apify vs. Octoparse

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apify
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Apify is presented as a full-stack platform for web scraping, data extraction, AI agents, and automation, offering an ecosystem where developers can build, deploy, and publish web scrapers, AI agents, and automation tools calledActors. Apify Store: Over 4,000 pre-built scrapers and AI agents for web scraping and automation projects. Scrape social media, Google Maps, Google Search, and YouTube. Develop with open-source tools: Crawlee is an open-source library for…
$39
per month
Octoparse
Score 6.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Octoparse is a no-code web scraping tool offering hundreds of online scraper templates designed for various scraping scenarios, such as e-commerce, social media, lead generation, Google search, financial data, real estate, and job search. Users can collect desired data points through point-and-click actions. Features like API integration, cloud storage, cloud execution, and task scheduling provide a more flexible scraping experience. For more complex data scraping needs,…
$0
per month per user
Pricing
ApifyOctoparse
Editions & Modules
Starter Plan
$39
per month
Scale Plan
$199
per month
Business Plan
$999
per month
Apify for Enterprise
Custom
Fully-customized web scraping and automation solution for any scale.
Free
$0
per month per user
Standard
$119
per month per user
Professional
$299
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ApifyOctoparse
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe lowest-priced plan that has all the features needed and is recommended as a starting point. If users exceed the platform usage credits for a plan, a notification is sent, and the excess usage will be added to the next invoice or the user can upgrade to a higher plan.16% discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
ApifyOctoparse
Considered Both Products
Apify
Chose Apify
Apify is, in my experience, the most successful choice when it comes to web scraping for academic reasons, despite the fact that the goals and purposes of all three applications are very different from one another. In spite of the fact that I have only been web scraping for a …
Octoparse

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Top Pros
Top Cons
User Ratings
ApifyOctoparse
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(17 ratings)
6.1
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ApifyOctoparse
Likelihood to Recommend
Apify
I use Apify for webhooks, API calls, and lead gen, particularly. Some people use it to scrape socials and other platforms. So, it’s really up to the user how they want to make the most of the platform and how it can be used to produce the best results for business or personal use.
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Octopus Data Inc
Octoparse is utilized to scratch item information from sites and programming projects that don't give XML or API and import them in web based businessAdditionally, it has solid capabilities to extract data from various types of sites, which is truly splendid. However it is not suitable to be used only in the free version as the features and usecases are limited.The user woould not face issues in implementation in the premium version. Implemetion specificallly in web-crawling does not require octoparse completely,but scrapping data, yes.
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Pros
Apify
  • To obtain well-structured information from the internet.
  • Providing access to data in a variety of forms via an API.
  • Proxy rotation is already built in.
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Octopus Data Inc
  • user design is easy to understand compared to other automation tools
  • the support team is helpful, they really answer
  • the software can get data into spreadsheets, and in a large number
  • there is a free plan to start
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Cons
Apify
  • Pricing: it’s a little high if you have a lot of runs per month.
  • Renting actors: when you rent actors the price is taken out of your monthly allowance.
  • Nothing else to report. It’s pretty good.
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Octopus Data Inc
  • Haven't had any issues with the program or company. But there's certainly a learning curve. More tutorial videos wouldn't hurt.
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Usability
Apify
I find it simple to use and the features are very clear. The documentation is also good. Perhaps some videos in other languages ​​would help people using the solution in non-English speaking countries, but other than that nothing else seems to be missing at this point. The use is very simple and intuitive.
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Octopus Data Inc
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Support Rating
Apify
I was very happy with the support I received from Apify. They are always ready to answer all your questions and help solve problems you have.
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Octopus Data Inc
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Apify
APIFY is easy to use in automation created on make or Zapier. It also has API features so you can connect it directly to any service you want. I mostly use Make for most of my scrapping project or lead generation project and it goes pretty smooth from start to end.
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Octopus Data Inc
Other similar products like webautomation.io and webscarpper.io were tried and implemented along with Octoparse. Thier trial versions have much more limited features. The complexity while using Octoparse is relatively low and much more effecient and powerful to implement as compared to other softwares. Also usecases are quick to learn and implement.
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Return on Investment
Apify
  • Data gathering process is fully automized with high relevance output.
  • Data are up-to-date with minimum delay.
  • We use extra time for better decision making process instead of report preparation.
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Octopus Data Inc
  • it gives profound database for my research and make the whole process a lot more easier. the power of automation!
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ScreenShots

Apify Screenshots

Screenshot of the Apify Store, a growing automation marketplace.Screenshot of Actors, which feature an auto-generated UI for setting their input.Screenshot of the Actors' scheduling and integration interface, where users can connect them with platforms such as Zapier, the Google Suite, GitHub or feed LLMs through LangChain and LlamaIndex.Screenshot of the web scraping templates. Or, users can import existing code from a Git repo and publish a project in the Apify Store and earn passive income.

Octoparse Screenshots

Screenshot of the Octoparse WebsiteScreenshot of Octoparse's Online Scraper TemplatesScreenshot of an Online Scraper (Indeed scraper)Screenshot of the Twitter scraperScreenshot of the Google maps scraperScreenshot of the Amazon scraper