# Octoparse Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Octoparse the right Data Extraction solution for you? Explore 106 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/150508/Octoparse/reviews --- Octoparse 4.7 (106) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/150508/Octoparse/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated May 12th, 2026 # Reviews of Octoparse Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.5 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews YD Yolanda D Senior Marketing CoordinatorStaffing and Recruiting, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I have been able import data from web to a spreadsheet in minutes, and that has decreased the manual work I had to do when retrieving data.“ September 26, 2024 Abigail S Senior Director Of OperationsEntertainment, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “We are new to the "web scraping" world and sometimes need a quick data extraction which are usually not worth the time or money for a legit template.“ July 11, 2024 Juan Carlos R Director of Master's Degree Programs in MarketingEducation Management, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I have been using Octoparse for almost 5 years now and I can confidently say that this is the best program for extracting data from the web without writing a single line of code. Plus, it has an intuitive platform and excellent technical support.“ August 26, 2024 Emre A DirectorEducation Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It can struggle with dynamic websites occasionally.“ June 12, 2025 LB Laszlo B OwnerRetail, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I like the automations and also the cloud run feature, so I my laptop doesn't need to run 24/7.“ October 8, 2024 Nagesh S Team LeadConstruction, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “However, its performance can be inconsistent with complex tasks, and pricing may not suit everyone.“ October 1, 2024 bw bangfu w 大数据工程师Apparel & Fashion, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The overall experience was good，Crawler development for html pages is very fast，It saves a lot of time and is easy to maintain，The customer service is also very good, and problems are solved one by one.“ September 3, 2024 DC Deniz C DirectorInformation Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Currently, I have to import the file manually everytime.“ August 22, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 106 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Etiese J. Team Lead, Data Engineering Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly recommend Octoparse as scraping tool for individuals and teams" August 20, 2024 5.0 Octoparse is very efficient and can handle very complex web scraping issues. I think it was made with high-end data scraping solutions in mind. It handles screen scraping, sites with Javascript, Ajax, scrolling, items within Iframe, etc., and 'get' requests API scraping. I have been using it since 2019, and it is highly recommended. Pros Its ability to handle highly complex tasks compared to other tools in the market. The fast response from their support, ease of use, and most importantly, its try-except setup for everything ensures one error does not terminate the whole scraping. Cons I wish there were an option to clear data in Scraper before starting a new extraction on scheduled extraction. It would be very useful in parent-child configuration. Switched from [ParseHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/145965/ParseHub/) Octoparse was easier and cheaper for a beginner when I started. the free version allowed up to 10 scrapers and 10k rows of data which means a lot for a beginner testing out Review Source ÁM Ángel M. CEO E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Effortless Data Extraction with Octoparse" April 1, 2025 5.0 Overall, Octoparse has been an excellent tool for automating data extraction tasks. It allowed me to gather large amounts of structured data from websites effortlessly, which I then used for analytics and business insights. It's reliable, time-saving, and scalable—a must-have for any data-driven project. Pros Octoparse makes web scraping incredibly easy, even for non-technical users. I was impressed by how intuitive the interface is—just point, click, and extract data. The pre-built templates for common websites saved me hours of work. It's a game-changer for data collection without coding. Cons Some advanced features can be a bit tricky to master at first, especially when dealing with dynamic content or custom workflows. However, the learning curve flattens quickly thanks to the helpful tutorials and support team. Switched from [ParseHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/145965/ParseHub/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) I needed a more scalable and automated solution for data collection. Octoparse offered a no-code interface, IP rotation, scheduling, and cloud extraction—all in one place. It saved me time and eliminated the need for manual maintenance or custom scripts. Review Source JK Jason K. CTO Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Unable to Extract Data from Cloudflare Websites" August 14, 2023 1.0 Horrible company. I would not recommend anyone do business with them. Pros Nothing. They were unable to solve my business problem. I wanted to parse/scrape a particular website and the Octoparse service was unable to get past the Cloudflare anti-bot technology. I found a competing service that worked much better. Cons They were unable to solve my business problem. I wanted to parse/scrape a particular website and the Octoparse service was unable to get past the Cloudflare anti-bot technology. I found a competing service that worked much better. Additionally, they were unwilling to refund the charges made to my credit card, despite their claim they would remind me before making any charges (they did not send any reminders). I contacted them the day of the charges, and they still would not refund me. I had to contest the charges. Alternatives considered [ScrapeOps](https://www.capterra.com/p/268628/ScrapeOps/) Reason for choosing Octoparse I didn't. I chose an alternative. Review Source Juan Carlos R. Director of Master's Degree Programs in Marketing Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent software for web data extraction" August 26, 2024 5.0 We use Octoparse for academic and research purposes, and in this regard the program has met all expectations. Likewise, many of my students say that the program is easy to use and have adopted it as a key tool in their work as a key tool to increase their productivity. Pros I have been using Octoparse for almost 5 years now and I can confidently say that this is the best program for extracting data from the web without writing a single line of code. Plus, it has an intuitive platform and excellent technical support. Cons Despite having a very intuitive interface, it requires several hours of trial and error before you can fully master it. There are also opportunities for improvement in the translation of the interface into Spanish. Alternatives considered [ParseHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/145965/ParseHub/)[Mozenda](https://www.capterra.com/p/102193/Mozenda/) Reason for choosing Octoparse Ease of use, great technical support, and affordable price. Review Source CS Chris S. Head of Operations Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Octoparse - a requirement for any business! " September 11, 2024 4.0 Really seamless, support are quick and helpful, and it's very easy to learn yourself. Pros Octoparse has been an absolute game changer for us as a company. Being able to quickly and easily build tools to web scrape is revolutionary for us as a business. Cons Occasionally it can take a bit of back & forth with support to get it working on some websites, however I think this is more of an issue with the website layout than Octoparse itself most of the time. Alternatives considered [Sequentum](https://www.capterra.com/p/143320/Content-Grabber/) Reason for choosing Octoparse Ease of use and flexibility as well as working on Mac. Review Source DC Deniz C. Director Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Octoparse Experience" August 22, 2024 5.0 I am using it almost evry day, and I am happy with the maintenance. Pros \-Quick turnaround when I need assistance for a specific task. -Uninterrupted service. Cons 1- I would prefer to use input file (csv) as a list in a loop - currently you can only import url list 2- I would prefer use the input file as a local path; so Octoparse would import it automaticall every time I run the task. Currently, I have to import the file manually everytime. It is not feasible. Alternatives considered [Scrapfly](https://www.capterra.com/p/212653/Scrapfly/) Reason for choosing Octoparse Value for money, ease of use, ease of setup. Switched from [Sequentum](https://www.capterra.com/p/143320/Content-Grabber/) Product discontinued and the alternative was not feasible for me. Review Source AG Anne G. Quality Review Associate Online Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Octoparse Review" September 27, 2024 5.0 Pros It's a more accessible way to scrape data and it's easy to use, even for beginners. The team is also responsive to my concerns. Cons I'm still navigating through the tool and so far, I wish there are some features such as an "undo" button. Switched from [Web Scraper](https://www.capterra.com/p/240618/Web-Scraper/) problem with blacklisted sources and automation Review Source Emre A. Director Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Web Data Scraping Without Coding Made Easy" June 12, 2025 5.0 Octoparse has been a valuable tool for projects that require regular data extraction. The cloud functionality and scheduling features are particularly useful. Despite minor glitches now and then, it's a powerful and practical platform. Pros The no-code interface makes it easy to scrape data without any technical background. Pre-built templates save a lot of time. The cloud-based version runs smoothly and reliably. Cons It can struggle with dynamic websites occasionally. There's no Turkish language support, and the learning curve can be a bit steep at first. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Market research Machinery Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Review of Octoparse" March 28, 2025 5.0 It does the job and free up my time so much, though it is require pyment, it is totally worth it Cons it is till need to pay to use it. hopefully it is available for free Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Team Lead Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Octoparse Is The Best Scraping Tool" October 1, 2024 5.0 Overall, Octoparse is user-friendly and powerful for web scraping, offering a simple interface and robust features. However, its performance can be inconsistent with complex tasks, and pricing may not suit everyone. Pros Octoparse's best feature is its ease of use for web scraping, with a visual interface that makes complex data extraction straightforward even for non-coders. Cons The biggest drawback of Octoparse is its occasional performance issues with large-scale scraping, which can lead to slower execution and data limits Review Source BGT Bee Guan T. Principal Data Scientist Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A Powerful and User-Friendly Web Scraping Tool " March 31, 2025 5.0 Pros Octoparse is a powerful and user-friendly web scraping tool that makes data extraction easy, even for beginners. Its no-code interface, automation features, and cloud-based options help streamline data collection efficiently. Highly recommended! Cons It requires a paid account to use its API service. Review Source VM Valerio M. AI Developer Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Octoparse a very reliable product" September 14, 2024 5.0 Pros the simple UI/UX, which at the same time permits you to handle complex tasks Cons some difficulties in setting up cloud runs Review Source MA Michael A. Principle Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Outstanding data extraction tool" August 21, 2024 5.0 I remain impressed every time I use it... and that's been 4 years now. The uptime and customer support have been excellent too. Pros This is truly a low code required tool and if things get complicated, the support is there to guide you through what's needed to be successful. Cons Hmmm. While I have not used all of the features, I imagine that someday Octoparse will recognize when the extracted data isn't quite right ... and just fix it automatically. Review Source MG Michael G. President Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent, powerful tool with industry leading support" July 23, 2024 5.0 Overall Octoparse continues to be an important tool for our business. We value their excellent customer support and look forward to using the tool for many years. Pros Once your project is properly setup, it is simple to run when needed. The Octoparse team is great at helping you set things up properly and they will answer any questions needed. Cons There are really not many cons associated with Octoparse. Usually if there is any issue, it is centered around the data source and not the Octoparse system. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Researcher Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Web Scrapping made Easy" June 16, 2023 5.0 The best automated web scrapper I have ever used. I have been using it for more than a year now and it has helped me so much in my data collection. Pros The best thing about Octoparse is that it gets all the critical components just perfect for you to start web scraping. Cons The auto-detection of the webpage can be a hindrance. At times, you would need to manually build the scraping automation to get it right. Review Source AJ Andy J. Manager Commercial Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Octoparse Review " March 9, 2017 5.0 The software is much easier to use, visually appealing, and on going customer support as well as tutorials have been created with the user in mind. Octoparse Web Scraper Experience: I have been looking professional web scraper for about two months now. I did try so many software's. Some was hidden mist! Most did not work at all. Then I did end up to get Octoparse web scraper! Wau! That cloud base software was exactly what I was looking for! This software really works. Software works even with some of the complex website. I definitely recommend! I use Octoparse on a daily basis and at my organization. there is no smoother way of web scraping! The software has never given me any issues. I think nobody can find better software to scrape data from web. Software It works exactly as expected. Octoparse is easy to use interface no experience scrapping websites is needed - but can do a lot. Octoparse software It has enabled me to ingest a large number of data point and focus my time on statistical analysis vs. data collection. It has safe me some much time! Same jobs would take me hours before and now data is collected in few minutes! When I need a quick way to grab structured web data, Octoparse software will be my first choice. It took time to learn the tool, but when you master it - there are lot's of powerful features. In just few days I managed to extract product information from thousands of products with very little effort! Using Octoparse to scrape a lot of data we needed was MUCH faster than custom building any solution. The user interface is intuitive, pricing very reasonable, and support was outstanding! To put it simply, if you've ever found a website where you wished that you could copy/paste hundreds of records from. Then Octoparse is your solution. It can automatically collect complete content structures such as product catalogs or search results. It's very user-friendly, yet sophisticated enough to extract data from highly dynamic websites. Octoparse software is data extraction tool that anyone can use to get data from the web. You'll never have to write a web scraper again and can easily create APIs from websites that don't have them. Octoparse software can handle interactive maps, calendars, search, forums, nested comments, infinite scrolling, authentication, dropdowns, forms, Javascript, Ajax and much more. Octoparse software is really the tool for your company! Pros easy to use. Cons Cost Review Source HH Howard H. Sales Research Used the software for: ### "Octoparse ! Great Product" March 9, 2017 5.0 After searching and searching for a data-service. I couldn't quite fine one that would meet my needs. Then came Octoparse. At first I was hesitant to use. However after watching several tutorials. I could tell the Octoparse team spent alot of time making it easy to use. Octoparse is an extremely powerful tool that has optimized and pushed our data scraping efforts to the next level. I would recommend this service to anyone. The price for the value provides a large return on the investment. For the free version, which works great, you can run at least 10 tasks at a time. However, these tasks are ran simultaneously in the background of the computer application. In my opinion buying any of the plans that allow you to use the cloud interface is very helpful and provides a good bit of flexibity. You can close out of the application and know that Octoparse is running on a server somewhere. My favorite feature is the multi-export options that are provided (csv, microsoft excel old & new, TXT, html). Octoparse doesn't require you to have any knowledge of coding which is helpful. However, knowing simple x-code shortcuts makes Octoparse even more powerful because you can create your own custom script that will run based on your need. The walkthrough tutorials when you first start I think is what really changes the game for Octoparse. Every once in a while. I have issues with Octoparse shutting down or troubles exporting. However, Octoparse support is super quick and reliable. The bill payment is very trustworthy as well. Octoparse also offers proxy capabilities, and the ability to turn off images to speed up the process. Another addition in the cloud settings is the ability to denote and categorize tasks based on its status. I know this may seem like a no-brainer feature. However it is super helpful to know the status or time of when multiple tasks will be completed so I can plan the extraction. I have heard great things about the API capabilities, however I haven't had time to figure it out. Next on my list. All in all Octoparse offers a wide range of features and I'm happy to have used it. Pros The amazing and never-ending features Cons Cost Review Source RN Rifqi N. Used the software for: ### "best free Data extraction Software" March 2, 2017 5.0 I am a freelancer in the 3 largest online marketplace in Indonesia and of course social media since 2014 when I graduated high school, my job selling other people's products or so-called reseller or a dropshipper Sure you've heard To sell these products, of course I had to have a catalog package in advance, but a problem arises, not all sellers have their own catalog, so I had to copy every product they sell one by one, Of course this is very tiring when we need to copy thousands and even hundreds of thousands of products one by one, to get the 100-200 product I need at least 2-3 days to complete it, here I am trying to find something on the internet and I found what is called octoparse. With Octoparse I can automatically retrieve the content of the products I wanted to sell, from the name of the goods, price, weight, description, and of course the image of the product, of course, is like an oasis in the desert that is very arid, as before I use this tool, I was only able to take the product as much as 5,000 to 50,000 in a day, and sales also increased, before selling 1-5 products in one week, and after I use this tool, I was able to sell 1-5 products in one day , This tool is extremely easy to run them, because her look very familiar, we just need to hover over the content we want, and you can choose what data you want to extract (such as Text, image URLs, etc.) are very helpful people like me which do not have basic knowledge of programming. And there is also no support Cloud Extractor, very helpful for someone with Internet resources is lacking, you can choose the final result as what you want (such as CSV, TXT, HTML). Because to be honest this tool is very slow when your internet is not good. Hopefully, future cloud extractor is also available for free,: D due to the small actors like me, this is a very big price. And sorry for my English. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lead Application Developer Consumer Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Octopus review" November 2, 2018 4.0 it made lot simple our deployment process to push the changes to different clients at a time. Pros I liked the tentacles concept that will be useful to push the changes to more than one area/customer. it works really great to implement CI/CD when working with TeamCity to build your software. I like the creation of variable to manage different environments to deploy our product. Cons UI can be more enhanced for better quality. creation channels needs to be improved. it would be nice if we have an option to auto email option built in with results of each deployment. Review Source MF Malcolm F. Owner Program Development Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perfect option for automating data scraping" July 6, 2021 5.0 Without getting into coding scripts, Octoparse is hands down the best system that I tested for automated data scraping. I tried other RPA and scraping systems and each one had serious deficiencies. Pros I used Octoparse to automate the process of scraping product data from e-commerce marketplaces like Etsy. This made it extremely easy. I signed up for a paid account and it was so nice to have jobs run in the cloud without having to run them on my local machine. Scraping large amounts of data was also a lot quicker than I thought it would be because it splits the jobs into multiple threads. Cons The overall UX would be simplified and improved a bit. It takes time to learn the quirks and get working. Some of the quirks I encountered I think had more to do with the structure of the data on the site than with Octoparse. That being said, I still feel like it could be simplified a bit more. Alternatives considered [Mozenda](https://www.capterra.com/p/102193/Mozenda/)[UiPath](https://www.capterra.com/p/135186/UiPath-Robotic-Process-Automation/) Review Source CC Claire C. Journalist Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Octoparse is the best web scraping tool to extract data!" October 16, 2017 5.0 Pros I like Octoparse cloud service best. It allows me to schedule my task and run at regular time, thus I could get the updated data automatically every day. Also, it has strong functions to extract different kinds of websites, which is really brilliant. The pricing is acceptable compared to other data extraction tools, no matter to say that it provides discounts for journalism. Cons It would take you a little time to start your first task. But with the help of its detailed tutorials, you could finally make it. Review Source ES Eric S. Operations Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A bit clunky, but the best tool for the money" March 28, 2021 4.0 Can be frustrating to use, but is otherwise a very feature-rich, robust tool. Pros Very robust builder. You can do a lot with their tool and have almost limitless options for building. Their support is slow but very helpful. Cons Their support seems to be on an Asian time zone, so responses can be 12-24 hours. That is frustrating, but they are otherwise very helpful. The interface is also cumbersome. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer ceo Insurance Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "call costumer" August 19, 2019 3.0 Pros this software is good result and fastest Cons its very good software user friendly nice Review Source AZ Alle Z. Executive Assistant of Exhibition Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Data Extraction Tool!" July 27, 2017 5.0 Pros Comparing to other popular extractors, the price is very worthy, and its functions work very well, fulfill my needs with a lower price. Cons Though it doesnt need to code, but it requires a series of tutorials before I got started. It's a good thing it didn't take so long. Review Source RS Renaldo S. Software developer Program Development Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Web Scraping" March 4, 2017 5.0 Octoparse is the best software for web data extraction software.It is fast and get data from all the pages without putting a single pieces of code, just design your workflow and all the data will be exported in excel or you can integrate with a database. It a software that is extremely easy to use and navigate,once you start using it , you will feel that is very important for your business and your ordinary job. For me this software was a solution for my problems , and now i don't get the data i want manually but i have octaparse, and i am very happy i got it. Pros Performance,easy to use,get data from all websites Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Web Scraping](https://www.capterra.com/web-scraping-software/)[Data Extraction](https://www.capterra.com/data-extraction-software/)[Data Mining](https://www.capterra.com/data-mining-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.