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Apify is the full-stack platform where developers build, deploy, and monitor web scraping, data extraction & browser automation tools.

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Pros:

Apify is helping us extract data from many company websites and even mobile apps without having to deal with proxies, recaptchas and other web scraping issues.

Cons:

UI could perhaps be modernized (i.e. dark mode?), bit of a learning curve that could be more of an obstacle to usage for some.

Apify ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.6
Features
4.8
Value for Money
4.6

Likelihood to recommend

9.3/ 10

Apify has an overall rating of 4.8 out 5 stars based on 209 user reviews on Capterra.

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Michael
Michael
Owner in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Real Estate, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Compile years' of sales data in days with apify.

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: I love it. wish i knew about it sooner. It is so friendly to a no-code user like myself.

Pros:

unparalleled time saver. Highly recommend to sales pros.

Cons:

I personally struggle with integration with make.com but I'm a novice and it seems to be related to a timeout issue on make.com's end

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Government Administration, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A Modest perspective to my experience in Apify

5.0 last month New

Comments: Actually, Apify opens door for me to explore several oppotunities to come up with ideas that can be initiated and invested to deliver business user cases and may generate initiative revenue.

Pros:

Diversity and broad coverage of channels with AI capabilities.

Cons:

I wouldnt say dislike or least like, yet sometimes i feel confused to select the appropriate actor that can surve my goal. I ended up trying several actors, consuming my account before finding the proper one.

sid
Data Analyst in US
E-Learning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

My first go

3.0 6 months ago

Comments: Apify is a powerful platform for web scraping and automation, suitable for various use cases. While it offers robust features and scalability, users should consider the learning curve, cost, and potential scraping challenges.

Pros:

Comprehensive SDK and pre-built actors Scalable and robust infrastructure Integrated proxy support User-friendly tools and interface Flexible automation and data export options

Cons:

Learning curve for beginners Potential high cost with extensive use Challenges with sophisticated anti-scraping measures Performance variability based on target websites Limited direct support for advanced use cases

Manav
ASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER in India
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

One Stop Place for scraping all sorts of Data

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: we have been using apify extensively at our organization for the purpose of scraping google maps, social media scraper and custom scrapers and what not.
what is the most fascinating part is rarely it fails that too because of some sort of factor.

Pros:

The level of control, robustness of the actors and the amazing team at apify ready to help and also the community based section. Also i love that the major actors we use are maintained by apify so we fully trust them to work at all times

Cons:

we discussed this with the product advocate at apify as well, currently there is a feature to queue runs when running through api, for example: if you send 300 request and you have 256gb ram allocation on apify it will limit it to obviously 256 concurrent runs assuming that each run takes up 1gig of ram, which is different for every actor; so in this case the rest of the runs 44 will not run at all they will not queue up you have to wait for the runs to finish so that you can run these separately in the next batch.

Juan
Administrative in Saudi Arabia
Staffing & Recruiting, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

The Best product for Automation and AI-Powered tools! I like the design function spesifically for content ceation.

5.0 last month New

Comments: An amazing experience for me. Overall is satisfactorily.

Pros:

The Best product for Automation and AI-Powered tools! I like the design function spesifically for content ceation.

Cons:

The customs scripts love to see more from here

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Research, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Highly recommend

5.0 last month New

Pros:

Very user-friendly, you are also able to write your own scrapers and publish them with the Apify CLI, which is simple.

Cons:

I have not had any significant issues yut. Apify gets the work done.

Mostafa
Software engineer in Egypt
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Best Scraper Engine

5.0 4 weeks ago New

Comments: A great experience as a developer to publish actors, and to use actors to satisfy my needs as a user

Pros:

Ease of publishing actors and finding actors that can satisfy my needs.

Cons:

While making an update to the input schema and building the actor, it might not apply instantly.

Alex
CTO in Spain
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Super easy and cost effective

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Apify is super easy to use and most of all takes a lot of the work and maintenance our of crawling websites

Pros:

Ease of use and integration, variety of available actors

Cons:

Rate/Cost surprises by 3rd party developers

Ed
Head of Communications, Marketing and Digital in Australia
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Good service/product

5.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: It's been good. It's one of those rare services that just does what it says it does.

Pros:

It does what it says it does and, does it well. Well priced and has a good selection of pre-made 'actors', as well as the functionality to create, host and sell your own actors

Cons:

Sometimes it takes a while for the creator of an actor to reply when reached out to. But, I understand they're users of the site, not staff.

Elijah
Data Scientist in US
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Apify makes my life easy

5.0 last week New

Pros:

Easy to work with and almost every actor (API) I need is available. Also very very reasonable prices and pricing models (pay per use, per event, platform usage)

Cons:

No issues with Apify. I would like more customization with specific actors / API but that's not an Apify issue.

Emil
Co-founder in Bulgaria
Program Development, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Apify enabled us to work on what's important and I love it for it

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: Apify has been a great business partner to us. The platform has allowed us to quickly develop web scrapers that can bypass anti-bot defences and are scaleable. This saves a lot of work and enables us to focus on the business logic and not on the repetitive tasks around the business logic.

Pros:

Apify offers a robust platform that streamlines web scraping, making it effortless to scale and navigate anti-bot defences. The documentation is thorough, and the support team is both responsive and knowledgeable. After using it daily for over six months, I can confidently say it integrates seamlessly into any workflow. On Apify, scrapers are referred to as "actors" and are straightforward to implement—especially once you've built a few. After writing two or three, the process becomes intuitive and highly efficient.

Cons:

It's the best out there, so it's hard to talk about the things I don't like. Either way, I'd love to see a couple of features that will save some time if present. I'm glad to say that I've already contacted Apify about them and one is already in their pipeline!

‪Or
CTO in Israel
Industrial Automation, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

An Amazing and Convenient All-in-One Platform

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: An incredible and highly convenient platform designed to simplify tasks and enhance your overall experience.

Pros:

The versatility - a lot of functions for different purposes The reliability - most of the actors work just perfect

Cons:

I would like to have more tutorials and guides about advanced features (such as latency etc)

Mumbi
President in Nigeria
Investment Management Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

APIFY NEVER DISAPPOINTS ITS MY NUMBER ONE TOOL FOR EXTRACTION

5.0 last year

Pros:

First of all i am impressed on how easy it is to get started even for new beginners . Apify also is easy to understand hence do not consume most of your time . It is also very easy to set up for your project , scrappers and APIs

Cons:

I can not state of any dislike as for now because apify has really been of great help to me and my colleagues

Sam
Founder in Saudi Arabia
Online Media, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Efficient and Robust Web Scraping

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: My experience with Apify is overall positive. It offers a robust platform for web scraping and automation with a user-friendly interface and extensive documentation. Though the pricing could be high for smaller operations, its reliability and efficiency in handling large-scale data extraction makes it valuable.

Pros:

I like Apify's powerful and flexible web scraping capabilities, which allows for easy extraction and automation of data from various websites with minimal effort.

Cons:

I find Apify's pricing to be somewhat high which could be a barrier for small businesses or individual users.

Vincent
OTA and Pricing consultant in Japan
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Data scraping tools heaven - highly recommended

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: I’ve been using it for work for the past year and it has been a great data base for my scraping tools I need for work. Some were free other with fees but overall it has been a great experience for a really decent price.

Pros:

A wide choice of scraping tools from a wide choice of developpers. Really helpful for my work of data analysis. Developpers offer a lot of tools for almost everything you need to analyze.

Cons:

Some tools are way too expensive but developers are the ones to blame. I guess it depends on the layer of depth you need for your scraping tool.

Max
Indie Hacker in Netherlands
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Great for people new to scraping

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: Fantastic! I tweeted about a struggle and they replied and were super helpful. Great customer service.

Pros:

It’s super easy to get started - I tried a bunch of other tools before this one and they had a much stealer learning curve. The community built actors make it very easy in most cases to get a fully built solution. Generous free tier while you get used to it!

Cons:

Honestly nothing - I think it’s a really neat solution.

Dhanush
Risk Analyst in India
Financial Services Software, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Very useful and has met our expectation in all criteria

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: Very Good and the overall experience is Good

Pros:

Very useful in all aspects in terms of product and support

Cons:

Nothing, No negative comments to be shared, everything is great to be considered

Vivaan
Founder in Canada
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great Product

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: Great overall experience. Would definitely recommend for people who don’t know much coding but still want to scrape websites.

Pros:

Simple actors allow you to quickly scrape websites for most use-cases.

Cons:

Sometimes the descriptions of actors don’t provide enough information on how to use it.

Ramneet
Technical Writer in India
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

All in One tool for Scrapping and Data Extraction

4.0 8 months ago

Pros:

Affordable - This platform is very much affordable in terms of it's services. Data collection - You can easily extract plenty of data which other softwares can't do. Tools - It has number of tools that make web scraping easier for those users who lack in coding.

Cons:

Well! Everything is good but it takes alot of time while setting up it for first time.

Sarah
Data Analyst in Kenya
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Apify is the most versatile web scraping platform

5.0 last year

Pros:

Apify has really helped in solving time consuming manual data collection and task automation. It’s pricing is very fair and flexible.

Cons:

There’s nothing i dislike about Apify..it is a great platform.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Professional Training & Coaching, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great tool for automating my mundane and monotonous tasks

4.0 last year

Pros:

i like how easy it is to extract data and automate workflowd using Apify . Especially when i have to collect clean data from various sources. It is very user friendly. I totally love their code templates that saves me a lot of time in setting up scraping projects.

Cons:

with lot of options and libraries, it feels a bit overwhelming sometimes. But as i use it more and more, i find it less complicated.

Alexandre
Analyst in Canada
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

I'm using it as a developer to monetize crawlers

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: Great experience overall. Every time I needed support, they answers quickly with solutions. They're always improving!

Pros:

Great platform, good customer support, easy to setup crawlers and easy to setup monetization.

Cons:

It is more a technical aspect, but when actors returns items with different schema, it would be great to have a way to detect the expected one to use in the runs output tab.

Maximiliano
Maximiliano
Data analytics in Argentina
Verified LinkedIn User
Retail, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Apify Review: Efficient and User-Friendly Web Data Extraction Platform

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Apify has helped me solve a number of challenges in my work. Prior to using Apify, I struggled to extract data from websites and APIs in a timely and efficient manner. I often found that the process was slow, unreliable, and prone to errors. But with Apify, I have been able to extract data quickly and easily, with minimal errors or downtime. This has made my work much more efficient and has allowed me to complete projects faster and with greater accuracy.I am extremely satisfied with the platform and the benefits it has brought to my job.

Pros:

As a user of Apify, I appreciate its versatility and user-friendly interface for extracting data from websites and APIs. The data extraction feature is efficient and customizable to meet my specific needs. The data connectors, import/export and IP rotation functions make it easy to integrate the scraped data into other workflows. Overall, I highly recommend Apify for anyone who needs to extract data from websites or APIs.

Cons:

As a user of Apify, I have found that while the platform is generally user-friendly and effective for web data extraction, there are a few areas that could be improved. The interface can be a bit overwhelming or difficult to navigate, especially for new users, and the pricing structure can be confusing with multiple options available. These small challenges aside, I still highly recommend Apify as a platform for anyone who needs to extract data from websites or APIs.

Madushan
Data analyst in Sri Lanka
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Amazing product

4.0 8 months ago

Comments: very helpful product and i am using this continuously.

Pros:

Social media scraping, Instagram scraping actor is very important.

Cons:

better if almost all actors have timestamp when scraping.

Aryan
Software engineer intern in India
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Best place to find solutions

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: I think apify is the great platform with varieties of actor which are good to fulfill your most recruitment.

Pros:

In the free version they provide 5 dollar every month which is enough if you wanna to use thier scrapper which are best in quality

Cons:

Api documentation need to be improved, like if response time of actor is high then we cannot use api,we have go for persistent connection or webhook, so need detail document for that.