Sales and marketing · Scraping and research
Apify
Ready-made web scrapers and a platform to run your own.
- Vendor
- Apify
- Pricing model
- Free tier, then usage-based monthly plans.
- Runs on
- Apify cloud and API
- Agentic OS layer
- Context
- Industries
- Any industry
- Last reviewed
- November 2026
Our verdict
A large marketplace of ready-made scrapers plus a platform to run your own.
What it is
A marketplace of ready-made scrapers, called actors, for sites such as Google Maps, LinkedIn and company websites, plus a platform to schedule and run your own.
Best for
Building lists and research data that no contact database has, such as local businesses or niche directories.
Not the right fit
Teams that want a single simple search API.
Key capabilities
Actor marketplace
Thousands of scrapers.
Platform
Run and schedule your own.
Proxies
Built-in proxy network.
API and integrations
Results to your stack.
Strengths
- Thousands of ready-made scrapers
- Pay for usage and schedule runs
- API and integrations with n8n, Make and Clay
Watch-outs
- Scrapers can break when a site changes
- Check each site’s terms before scraping it
Pricing
Free tier, then usage-based monthly plans.
Pricing summarised in October 2026 and not re-checked since. Vendors change plans often, so confirm current pricing with Apify before you budget.
Security and governance
Scraping and search APIs can collect personal data and content covered by site terms. Respect robots rules and terms of use, avoid collecting personal data you do not need, and keep API keys in a vault with spend limits set.
How we would roll it out
- Define the exact data you needFields, sources and refresh frequency.
- Start with a small, monitored jobCheck quality and cost per record.
- Store results with source and dateSo data can be refreshed or removed.
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Choosing between Apify and the alternatives?
Book a call. We look at your systems, data and governance together and tell you which platform fits, and what to build on it first.