# 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 March 13th, 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 Tommy M. Growth Team Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Become a data champion" July 23, 2024 5.0 Love Octoparse for web scraping and data extraction, really easy tool to use and actually very inexpensive. The UI is easy to navigate and if you run into issues the CS team can look into the issue and provide you with fixes (they told me what code to add and where to fix an issue I was having). You don't even need any developer or coding experience. Pros The ability to parse virtually any website for data and then quickly export and utilize it was great. The scrapes helped identify leads for targeted outreach, usually the research process takes the longest, but Octoparse made it fast and easy. I actually got more than I was looking for Cons Downloading the octoparse client onto my own device for the trial period before upgrading made me hesitant, only because I had never heard of octoparse, but I never experienced any issues. Alternatives considered [JobsPikr](https://www.capterra.com/p/209085/JobsPikr/) Reason for choosing Octoparse Ease of use and ease of deployment + better results 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 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 bW bangfu W. 大数据工程师 Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I use octoparse. I'm young!" September 3, 2024 5.0 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. Pros No code, fast development.super convenient. Cons Unfortunately, it would be nice if we could embed our own scripts and we could develop our own templates. Review Source AK Akos K. Architect Cosmetics Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Powerful and easy" October 25, 2024 5.0 Great tool with ease of use and helpful support! Pros Easy to use, powerful, great customer support! Cons Sometimes there are REST API connection issues. 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 HA Humayun A. Director Import and Export Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use tool!" August 29, 2024 5.0 \[sensitive content hidden\] has always been great for supporting us with any issues we may face. Pros Intuitive and easy to navigate with fantastic support service. Cons A little expensive but perhaps worth the investment. Review Source FS F. S. CEO Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I wish I had discovered this jewel years ago..." March 8, 2017 4.0 I have been crawling and parsing websites for a while, with use of php and cUrl. Years after years, it sounded clear that my extracting routines running on my server were more and more difficult to maintain in a good working shape. In fact, websites regularly change minor things on their pages, and in the best case, you wouldn't get anymore some or all of the awaited data, in the worse case, absolutely inaccurate data. Then came for me (and I must admit, my limited skills) THE hammer : AJAX ! Yes, html + Javascipt + css + dom... and the dynamic pages that don't load at first sight, that wait for you to click on a button, that just show as you scroll down, that exchange static pictures urls with javascipt dynamically shown pictures.. In two word : a nightmare ! So, I had to find a way to still be able to extract my needed data, without having to pass an engineer degree in information technology... had to be fast, had to be robust ! I gave a try to some scraping tools, and my final choice was made to Octoparse. Several reasons for it : easy to set up lots of tutorials to start easily Ajax is handled as easy as a basic html url... as if it wouldn't be any ajax routines on the pages. It's really what make me give a try... because I was unable to access the most important part of the data I needed... hidden behind an 'Display' Ajax button that I wasn't able to deal with (with php / cUrl) 10 tasks are offered for free, and as far I know, won't be public tasks as it's the case with some of Octoparse competitors Smart Mode and Wizard mode make it easy to find the data, often at first sight. Sometimes you need to find alternate ones... but Octoparse tries to do it for you. But of course, the Advanced Mode is the most important part ... and you don't need to start with it : Start with smart, or with wizard, and then Edit in Advanced Mode... and extract with accuracy what you need. I've been using kind of Xpath for years with php... but here, its easy and clear. You can even save a data extraction configuration files, to be used in new project, or elsewhere. The only drawback I have noticed, is that Octoparse uses mostly children/children/children xpath ways, that seems, to me, less robust than locations with specific attributes like class, id, or others, when Wizard Mode is used. But you can make it more robust and edit it in the advanced mode. It should definitively help me to gain a lot of time... and money (as far as I'm able to set up the APIs Pros Barely, you can start to use it easily without never having heard about xPath Cons Not one single API link in free mode, not one possibility to upload a single - even limited - task in the cloud, to test the speed difference with local extraction... Review Source AM Andrew M. Used the software for: ### "Easy to start using, no coding required." March 2, 2017 5.0 It took me about a day to look into all available web scrapers. At the end stopped on Octoparse for couple reasons. Pros: - Installs on Windows, so I could use spare Windows Server for scraping. No nodejs learning or programming needed. - GUI was simple to understand, can dump a list of links that need to be scraped, select content on the page that needs to go into Excel spreadsheet and click start. That's it, no need to select specific HTML divs or write regex code. Don't know how, but this was the only scraper that could analyze and grab a specific text on the page without setting any rules, the other scrapers I've tried had a hard time and had to make complicated rules. - During scraping opens the pages in a real browser, so Javascript, AJAX websites would work as well. - You can export to Excel, directly to SQL, MYSQ or Oracle database, CSV, TXT or HTML file. - You can also back up your scraped data to Octoparse as a backup, will be saved with your task. - Configuration and scraper apps run in different programs. If one suddenly would to shut down because of some error, other Octoparse tasks would still continue to work as nothing has happened. Cons: - Had a hard time adding a list of 50000 links into the queue, but not a problem because you can have multiple tasks 30-40K links in my case, just divide links between those tasks. - Did not say anywhere that it was saving the tasks to their servers, so that's why probably has trouble with large tasks. On the other hand, this one is also a Pro, because you can create tasks on your computer and load them up on your server just by restarting the app. Overall: You can have 2 active tasks running at the same time for free, if you want more, you can upgrade to a paid version. It takes about a second to open a page, so roughly you can scrape one page per second per task. Overall this worked better than great. Did not have to ask our devs to write a scraper, the time I spent creating the scraper would be the same amount of time I would spend discussing with our devs how to scrape the content. And now devs are asking me for stats on scraped data, not the other way around. If you do any marketing and wish to gather data for stats or just create your database from any website, super easy to do, recommend it. Review Source AS Adriano S. Used the software for: ### "Best free scraper softare" March 6, 2017 5.0 We are using Octoparse to scrape pages, and we find it extremely powerful. The free tool is good for users that don't need to use many queriesm, and don't need more than 2000 results extracted. After that limit either you can buy the upgrades, or you can split the files. The wizard is simple, the advanced is rather difficult to use, if you are not a developer. We would love to use some of the advanced functionalities, if they could be 'moved' to the simple side (considering that the scraper is intended mostly for nondevelopers). The wizard mode gives you the possibility to choose between: 1. list or table extraction 2. list and detail extraction 3. URL list extraction 4. single page extraction Depending on your needs, it could be good to extract all the fields from a single page (point 4) or extract data in the form of a table (page 1). We mainly use list and detail extraction, where you just need to provide a result page of a query on a first step, in and define the list of similar URLs you need to extract. Octoparse will detect the list automatically just after your second selection. On the next step you would need to instruct Octoparse on the fields you wish to extract. For each field, you can decide to extract the text, the inner HTML, the outer HTML, or the links behind the text (for example email addresses or internet addresses). We find this functionality extremely good. In the simple mode (free) the speed is based on your computer and on your internet speed. If you don't need to extract more than 2000 pages per time, the free version is good enough. If instead, you upgrade to the most advanced plans, you can use the speed of multiple servers CPU and run many tasks at the same time. If the list and extraction are not providing results, because it is difficult for Octopars to find out the URLs on a result page, we do use the URL list extraction. With this functionality you simply provide the crawler with a list of similar URL you need to crawl and the rest will be done automatically. Pros Free Easy to use Cons Advanced features a bit complicated 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/)