--- title: "Apify Custom Web Scraping & RPA Solutions Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra" description: "Is Apify Custom Web Scraping & RPA Solutions the right Data Extraction solution for you? Explore 615 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/150854/Apify/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" publication_date: "2026-10-19" --- Apify Custom Web Scraping & RPA Solutions 4.8 (615) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/150854/Apify/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 October 19th, 2026 # Reviews of Apify Custom Web Scraping & RPA Solutions Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MH Mayuka H OwnerInternet, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It gives me a structured environment where I can test ideas, check logs, review results, and improve my Actors step by step before using them in a larger project.“ June 18, 2026 AS Akshat S Research AssistantEducation Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Pricing transparency is poor with no real-time spend alerts, the Actor Store feels cluttered making it hard to identify the most reliable options, and some advanced features like custom proxy configuration have a steep learning curve for newer users.“ July 17, 2026 PB Pietro B MDAlternative Medicine, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The platform provides a large ecosystem of ready-to-use Actors that make it possible to start collecting data almost immediately, while still offering the ability to build highly customized solutions when needed.“ June 14, 2026 AS Asher S Software DeveloperInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The automated quality testing system that flags actors as "under maintenance" is poorly documented, it took multiple failed attempts to learn that input schema default values are required for the tests to pass.“ June 5, 2026 PB Pietro B MDAlternative Medicine, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The scheduling features, APIs, integrations, and managed infrastructure make it easy to automate recurring tasks and connect collected data with downstream analytics and AI systems. While there is a learning curve for some of the more advanced capabilities, the benefits far outweigh the challenges.“ June 14, 2026 Jeferson C Head of contentEducation Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Building your own custom Actors also has a learning curve, and debugging failed runs through the logs can be tedious. Since many Store Actors are community-built, their quality and maintenance vary, and some break when the target site changes.“ June 27, 2026 Jv Jigar v Working StudentCivil Engineering, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “The platform is scalable, offers useful integrations, and makes it easier to manage recurring data extraction workflows. While there is some initial learning required, the time savings and flexibility make it a valuable tool for research and data-driven projects.“ June 6, 2026 HQ Huy Q Data Analyst InternConsumer Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Secondary to that is the fragility of community-maintained Actors — when a platform changes its page structure, third-party Actors break and I'm left waiting on a fix or debugging someone else's code.“ June 11, 2026 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 615 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Igor E. AI Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Eliminated Web Scraping DevOps and Streamlined Our Data Pipelines" September 29, 2026 5.0 Apify transformed how we extract and enrich market intelligence, from custom directory crawlers to structured lead enrichment workflows. We no longer worry about IP bans, CAPTCHAs, or infrastructure scaling bottlenecks during batch jobs. Data lands directly into structured storage with dependable schemas that feed straight into downstream analytics. It provides a reliable data collection backbone that lets us focus entirely on insight delivery rather than browser maintenance. Pros Deploying custom Playwright crawlers directly through the CLI eliminated our need to manage self-hosted browser clusters and residential proxy pools manually. We frequently chain specialized Store actors with our custom Python scrapers using the SDK, which cut our pipeline delivery time from weeks to days. The native MCP server also lets our AI agents discover actors and inspect schemas directly during development. It consistently saves our team around 20 engineering hours each month on scraping infrastructure. Cons Parameter schemas and input naming conventions vary across third-party Store actors, which requires extra schema verification during pipeline setup. We would also benefit from stricter platform-wide input standardization and automated pre-flight cost caps before executing large community runs. In addition, documentation around actor-to-actor calling patterns could feature more end-to-end Python SDK examples. These are minor friction points, but addressing them would make developer onboarding even smoother. Alternatives considered [Bright Data](https://www.capterra.com/p/208755/Bright-Data/)[Zyte](https://www.capterra.com/p/180165/Zyte/) Reason for choosing Apify Custom Web Scraping & RPA Solutions We chose Apify primarily for its superior developer experience and the extensive ready-to-use Actor Store. Unlike building on raw infrastructure, Apify provided native tools like the Python SDK and an official MCP server for our AI agents straight out of the box. This allowed us to deploy custom Playwright crawlers and chain them with third-party scrapers without managing proxy rotation manually. The transparent, compute-based pricing model also proved much more predictable than purely bandwidth-based alternatives. Review Source PS PANKAJ S. Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Apify is highly recommended" September 22, 2026 5.0 Pros Apify is fantastic, i use apify directly, as well as the Apify MCP with chatgpt/claude, I use it for different use cases, for social media competitor research, lead generation, email verification and validation, i have also used it for getting data from search engines for analysis, there are lots of useful actors available that you can utilize for different business use cases. Cons Some times the requests get timed out and you have to restart the query again to finish the tasks, its annoying but mostly gets fixed in 1-2 attempts. Alternatives considered [ScraperAPI](https://www.capterra.com/p/238595/Scraper-API/) Reason for choosing Apify Custom Web Scraping & RPA Solutions its more economical and has many useful actors that can be utilized based on the use case. Review Source EL Elie L. Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good for extraction but customer support is pathetic" May 6, 2022 3.0 Overall good platform for data extraction but customer support is pathetic even when you are paid subscriber Pros \- Powerful data extraction - Scalable infrastructure - Scheduling & feature rich Cons \- Customer support is worst nightmare with them - Pricing is unfair (They even don't have clarification on how you billed certain amount) - It has bugs which are lasting months even after reporting. Actor gets stuck forever causing you billing - Reporting is not integrated part of dashboard Alternatives considered [Octoparse](https://www.capterra.com/p/150508/Octoparse/) Reason for choosing Apify Custom Web Scraping & RPA Solutions Extraction & customization power of Apify is much more higher than other platforms Switched from [Make](https://www.capterra.com/p/154278/Integromat/) I wanted more control and customization of data extraction Review Source MD Mahmoud D. Founder, TastePass Individual & Family Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Thousands of verified places per run, no scraper to build" June 25, 2026 5.0 As a solo founder, Apify removed the single biggest technical blocker in building my product: getting real, verified restaurant data at scale instead of the invented places generic AI tools produce. Rather than hiring a data engineer or maintaining my own scrapers, I run a proven Actor per city and get thousands of structured venues back in an afternoon. It has built verified catalogues for nine cities at a modest cost. Keep an eye on usage billing and vet each Actor, and it is an excellent tool. Pros The ready-made Actors are the standout. The Google Maps Actor pulled thousands of verified venues per run (some of mine returned over 5,000 places), with proxies and anti-blocking handled for me, so I never had to build or maintain a scraper. The output is clean, consistently structured data that drops straight into my pipeline, and the console makes launching, monitoring and exporting a run straightforward once you know it. Value for money has been excellent: a modest pay-as-you-go spend produced verified catalogues for nine cities. Every run I launched completed successfully, so it has been reliable too. Cons Two things. First, usage-based billing needs active watching: costs can climb on big runs, the spend controls are not front and center, and I would prefer a clear cost estimate before a run and spend limits on by default. Second, Actor quality varies across the marketplace, some are excellent while others break when the target site changes or differ from their documentation, so you need to vet an Actor before relying on it. The first-run setup, configuring inputs and proxy options, also took some trial and error. I never needed customer support, so I cannot speak to it. Switched from [Foursquare Places](https://www.capterra.com/p/10015182/Foursquare-Places/) tried Foursquare first, moved to Apify for far better Middle East and North Africa coverage Review Source HW Hirokazu W. Individual Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Affordable and Practical for Individual Developers" September 24, 2026 4.0 My overall experience with Apify has been very positive. I use it for a personal travel web application called Travel Compass, mainly to retrieve flight and hotel search data. Apify is easy to use, reasonably priced, and does not require a complicated approval process. The variety of Actors also makes it practical for an individual developer to access useful data without building a scraping system from scratch. Pros Easy to use even for a small personal development project. The cost is reasonable, there is no complicated approval process, and the variety of Actors makes it easy to access useful travel data such as flight and hotel search results. Cons I would like clearer information about how individual Actors are maintained over time. I would also appreciate more transparency about whether data access methods are officially supported or recognized by external services such as Google. Switched from [Scrape.do](https://www.capterra.com/p/245777/Scrapedo/)[SerpApi](https://www.capterra.com/p/252831/SerpApi/) I switched because Apify provided more detailed and useful output data than Scrape.do. It was also easier to use for my travel search project and offered a wider range of Actors for different data sources. Review Source Wilmer S. Excellent tool Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent tool" September 9, 2026 5.0 Pros It’s an excellent tool; I’ve been using it for two months to find data for betting on sporting events like tennis and baseball, and it has yielded great results. I recommend it. Switched from [Claude](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011218/Claude/) Recommend from people. I chose it based on recommendations from others who had used it previously and found it to be an excellent option. Review Source Oaida I. Frontend developer Entertainment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Adrian's Review" August 29, 2026 5.0 Overall, it's been a genuinely good experience. I came for the price tracking, stayed because the platform took a whole category of annoying work off my plate. The scheduled runs are dependable, the marketplace saves me from rebuilding scrapers that already exist, and the API means the data lands where I actually need it. The MCP server was the surprise bonus — wiring live web data into AI agents was the easiest integration I've done in a while. It's not perfect. The pricing took time to understand and I had to learn to set limits, and you do have to vet marketplace actors before depending on them. But those are manageable quirks, not dealbreakers. Support has been responsive, the documentation is solid, and for a solo developer the cost is easy to justify against the hours it saves. I'd recommend it to anyone who collects web data more than once — and I have, to people at work and friends building side projects. It's one of those tools that quietly becomes part of how you work. Pros What I liked most is how much of the scraping work is already done for you. The actor marketplace covers most of the sources I need — e-commerce sites, company registries, social platforms — so I rarely have to build a scraper from scratch anymore. And the stuff I do build slots into the same system: scheduling, retries, storage, and the API all just work together. It's reliable in a way my own scripts never were — jobs run on schedule, failures are visible, and I don't spend my evenings fixing selectors. The free tier was also generous enough that I could properly test it before spending anything. Cons The credit system took me a while to get used to. It's usage-based, which is fair, but it's genuinely hard to estimate what a run will cost before you launch it — prices differ from actor to actor and there's a compute component on top. I learned the hard way once, watching a badly configured job burn through credits faster than I expected; budget alerts exist, but they feel like a safety net rather than a planning tool. The marketplace is also a bit of a lottery sometimes. Anyone can publish an actor, and while the variety is great, some popular ones aren't maintained well — I've had an actor break after an update and only noticed when my pipeline started failing. A clearer maintenance signal would help a lot. Review Source Dheeraj T. Database Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy Web Scraping and Automation with Apify" September 2, 2026 5.0 My overall experience with Apify has been positive. It makes web scraping and automation easier, offers many ready-to-use Actors, and saves a lot of development time. Once you get familiar with the platform, it is quite flexible and useful for handling data collection tasks. Pros What I like most about Apify is how easy it makes web scraping and auomation. There are many ready made Actors, and I can quickly colect and process data without building everything from scratch. Cons The learning curve can be a little high at first, especially when setting up more advanced Actors and workflows. Some features also require technical khowledge to use affectively. Review Source Alexei P. Web Engineer Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A great platform for turning scrapers into real products" September 21, 2026 5.0 Overall, I’ve had a really positive experience with Apify. I’m a solo developer and built a scraper that I published as an Actor. It now brings in a small amount of revenue, which is pretty cool considering I didn’t have to build my own platform around it. For me, Apify is a great combination of development infrastructure and distribution. I can focus on building the actual scraper instead of worrying about servers, scheduling, storage, and all the other stuff around it. I’m still relatively small on the platform, but the fact that I’ve already been able to turn one of my side projects into something that generates revenue is a big plus. Pros What I like most is how easy it is to turn a scraper into an actual product. I built my own scraper, published it as an Actor, and now it generates a small amount of revenue for me. I didn’t have to build all the infrastructure around it myself, which is a huge advantage as a solo developer. The Actor concept is simple and works really well. I also like the Store because it gives independent developers a place to publish their tools and potentially find users. Cons here is a lot to learn at first, and some parts of the platform can feel a bit overwhelming when you’re just getting started. I’d also like to see more ways to help new Actors get discovered. Building the product is one thing, getting the first users is another. Review Source AYOUB E. fullstack developer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "great user experience" September 29, 2026 5.0 ive been using apify for more than a year as a user and a published and i really like the apify familly i love the way they do work and also simplicity of their products. Pros the platform has good user experience and the support are very helpfull. i use apify actors for data scraping. and also apify proxies. Cons the compute and proxies prices are high compared to other competitors other than that i like everything about apify. Review Source BR Brian R. Director Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The Absolute Goat" May 6, 2026 5.0 Integrating Apify into my business has been an absolute game-changer for our growth. It seamlessly handles the heavy lifting of my day-to-day operations, giving me the bandwidth to focus on high-level strategy and scaling. What I love most is how intuitive and adaptable it is—it genuinely feels custom-built for my workflow. My productivity has skyrocketed, and the impact on my bottom line was almost immediate. If you are serious about taking your business to the next level and streamlining your systems, Apify is absolutely worth the investment Pros Apify has completely transformed the way I manage and scale my business. Before using it, I was bogged down by repetitive tasks and struggling to keep operations organized. Now, it serves as the backbone of my daily workflow. The features have saved me countless hours each week, allowing me to focus heavily on actual growth strategies rather than getting stuck in the weeds. Since integrating Apify, I've seen a massive increase in efficiency and overall output. It's not just a tool; it's a vital partner in my business growth. If you're looking for a reliable solution to elevate your operations, I highly recommend giving Apify a try Cons Rate limit numbers and access to more platforms. More easily accessible tools to understand what can be used. Possibly an AI assistant to help you understand how to use all the different tools that are available and what costs they are. Alternatives considered [Crawlbase](https://www.capterra.com/p/194309/ProxyCrawl/) Reason for choosing Apify Custom Web Scraping & RPA Solutions Ease of use, lower barrier of entry, lower cost. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Analyst Real Estate Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Exceptional Data Ingestion and Lead Generation Engine with Outstanding ROI" August 18, 2026 5.0 Our overall experience with Apify has been transformative. It turned a previously painful, maintenance-heavy web scraping workflow into a reliable, automated data pipeline. The Value for Money is outstanding when compared to the cost of hiring dedicated data scraping engineers and managing private proxy clusters. It has directly boosted our lead discovery speed, improved our market valuation models, and freed our team to focus on core business strategy rather than fixing broken crawlers. Pros The User Interface is remarkably intuitive, making it straightforward to navigate datasets, inspect runs in real time, and schedule automated crawls. The Actors ecosystem is by far the biggest highlight; being able to deploy pre-configured scrapers for complex portals like Idealista without writing infrastructure code accelerated our Lead Generation efforts dramatically, allowing us to capture high-value property listings and investor contacts in record time. On the infrastructure side, Security is enterprise-grade, offering secure API key management, encrypted storage, and anonymous residential proxy rotation that protects our internal network footprint. Whenever we encountered edge-case technical questions, the Customer Support team was exceptionally fast, knowledgeable, and proactive in helping us optimize our configurations. Cons Platform-level Bugs and Issues are extremely rare, as Apify’s cloud infrastructure is rock-solid. However, when target websites abruptly change their frontend layout, third-party community Actors can occasionally experience unexpected parsing errors until the maintainer updates the code. In terms of Value for Money, the pricing model is very fair, but you need to actively monitor residential proxy data consumption and compute units on heavy crawls to avoid burning through your monthly allocation faster than projected. Review Source DK Dhirendra K. Founders Office Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Reliable and scalable platform for web data automation" June 29, 2026 4.0 My overall experience with Apify has been very positive. It has helped us automate repetitive web data collection and research workflows, which earlier required a lot of manual effort. The platform is reliable, flexible, and useful for converting publicly available web data into structured datasets. The pre-built actors make it easier to get started, while the customization options help with more specific use cases. Overall, Apify has helped us save time, improve consistency, and scale our research and market intelligence workflows more efficiently. Pros What I liked most about Apify is that it makes web data extraction and automation much easier to manage. The pre-built actors save a lot of time, and the platform helps convert public web data into structured datasets quickly. It is especially useful for repetitive research workflows, company tracking, founder research, and market intelligence. Overall, Apify helps us save time, improve consistency, and scale our data collection process efficiently. Cons What I liked least about Apify is that advanced use cases can have a learning curve. Setting up custom actors, handling errors, and debugging failed runs can take some time, especially for new users. Cost estimation can also be clearer for larger or recurring workflows, as it is not always easy to predict usage in advance. That said, these are improvement areas rather than major issues. Overall, Apify has worked well for our use case. Review Source souhail B. developper Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "apify scrapping" May 26, 2026 5.0 Pros the time of scrapping is very last and also it help you to do your what do you want in a few minites without prblems Review Source Eris T. AI Automation Developer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best scraping infra we've used. Period" May 9, 2026 5.0 Apify has been one of the highest-leverage tools in our stack. We came in needing a scraping layer for our agent pipeline and didn't want to spend weeks building proxies, schedulers, and storage from scratch. Within a day, we had pre-built actors pulling structured listings off freelance boards into a clean dataset, wired into our pipeline via the REST API. Eight months in, it's still the layer doing the heaviest lifting — quietly, reliably, and for a fraction of what a dedicated scraping engineer or self-hosted stack would cost. The platform is mature in the ways that matter: schedules, run history, dataset storage, and observability all come out of the box. The API is clean enough that wiring it into a Claude-based agent took an afternoon, not a sprint. The Actor Store covers most common targets, and when something isn't there, the SDK and CLI make custom actors realistic. The friction points are real but bounded — plan caps bite on spiky workloads, Actor Store quality is inconsistent, and the local dev loop could be tighter. None of those have been dealbreakers, and the tradeoffs are honest for what you get. For a small team building scraping into a product rather than running one-off pulls, Apify is the right foundation. Pros Apify's strongest card is how fast it gets you from "we need scraping" to scraping running in production. The pre-built Actor Store covers most common targets out of the box — we had Scout pulling structured listings off freelance boards within an hour of signing up. Beyond that, it's a proper infrastructure platform, not just a scraper: schedules, datasets, key-value stores, proxies, and a clean REST API all sit behind the same account, so wiring it into an agent pipeline is straightforward. The compute-unit pricing scales predictably for mixed workloads, and the observability — run history, dataset views, logs per run — means you can debug a broken scrape without rebuilding your own monitoring stack. For a small team, it does the work of an entire scraping engineer. Cons The plan caps are punishing for spiky workloads. Once you hit the monthly compute limit, everything stops dead — no soft overage, no pay-as-you-go top-up that doesn't push you up a whole tier. Actor Store quality is also wildly inconsistent: pre-built actors are a strength when they work, but there's no clear signal of which ones are actively maintained vs abandoned, and we've had selectors silently break mid-pipeline. The local dev story is the third weak spot — iterating on actor inputs or debugging a failing run usually means pushing up and waiting for a cloud run, instead of a clean "run this locally with the same environment as cloud" mode. None of these are dealbreakers, but they're the friction points worth knowing about going in. Review Source Jakub P. Backend Developer Music Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Essential scraping layer that makes a small-team data product viable" April 21, 2026 5.0 We run akce.tech, a Czech dance music event aggregator pulling from 16+ sources. Apify powers roughly half of those — the hardest half: Facebook, Instagram, Resident Advisor, and automated source discovery via Google Search. Everything runs in a single daily cron batch feeding into Claude for AI extraction, then MariaDB and Elasticsearch. Without Apify, this project would either not exist or be a full-time job maintaining fragile scrapers. Productivity impact is enormous — we're a small team and Apify lets us focus on what's differentiated (AI extraction, search UX) instead of fighting UI changes from Meta every week. Value for money is excellent at our scale; user interface and Console visibility are solid for debugging and monitoring runs. Minor friction around actor discovery and schema consistency, but these are growing-pains issues, not fundamental flaws Pros \- Managed scrapers for hostile targets — Facebook Events, Instagram Posts, and Website Content Crawler (for Cloudflare-protected sites like Resident Advisor) absorb maintenance we'd never manage ourselves. - Pay-per-use pricing — fair and predictable for a small-team daily-batch workload; no idle cost. - Ready-made actor store — new data sources go from idea to running pipeline in hours. - Clean API and SDK — scheduled runs, dataset exports, and webhook integration all "just work." - Solid output quality — structured JSON drops straight into our Claude extraction pipeline without glue code. Cons \- Actor discovery is noisy — multiple overlapping actors per platform with weak trust signals (official vs. community, last-updated, production readiness). - Output schemas vary between similar actors — switching an actor means rewriting normalization code. - Cost predictability for long crawls — a dry-run cost estimator would help budgeting. - Partial-failure transparency — when an actor returns fewer items than expected, it's not always clear whether the source had fewer results or something silently broke. Review Source André M. CEO Arts and Crafts Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "A critical platform for scaling data operations and custom APIs" April 8, 2026 5.0 My overall experience has been outstanding. Apify plays a central role in making my operation happen efficiently and at scale. It reduced manual work dramatically, improved the reliability of our data pipelines, and gave us the flexibility to build custom services and APIs directly on top of the platform. The combination of automation, infrastructure, scheduling, monitoring, and custom deployment capabilities makes it much more than just a scraping tool—it’s become an operational backbone for our business. Pros The biggest advantage of Apify is how easy it makes it to build, automate, scale, and deploy data workflows in production. It has become a critical part of my operation because it allows me to automate large-scale data collection, lead generation, monitoring, and internal integrations with exceptional reliability. What stands out the most is the flexibility of the platform. Beyond using existing actors, I can host my own APIs and custom services directly on Apify, which makes it much easier to centralize business logic and keep my entire stack running in one scalable environment. The infrastructure is highly reliable, security feels solid, deployments are simple, and the UI makes managing tasks, runs, schedules, and logs very straightforward. For the amount of engineering time it saves, the value for money is excellent. Cons Honestly, there is very little to dislike. If I had to point out one area for improvement, it would be making some advanced configuration and debugging workflows slightly more intuitive for new users. While the platform is extremely powerful, beginners may need a short learning curve to fully unlock its potential. That said, once the workflows are in place, the stability and scalability more than make up for it. Review Source Ruggero P. Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Game-changer for AI automation and web data workflows" May 11, 2026 5.0 From a reliability standpoint, Apify has been solid for both small experiments and production workloads, and it scales cleanly as data volumes grow. Scheduling, logging, and proxy management are all handled in one place, so we can focus on logic and outcomes instead of infrastructure and anti-blocking plumbing. Their documentation and examples are clear, and when we've needed help, support and community resources have been responsive and genuinely useful. Overall, Apify has become a foundational piece of our AI and automation stack, and I actively recommend it to clients who need robust, scalable web data and browser automation. Pros I've been using Apify as a core part of my AI automation flows for my own business and multiple client projects, and it's become one of the very few tools I recommend without hesitation. The platform makes it straightforward to turn almost any website into an API and plug that data directly into LLMs, CRMs, and marketing stacks, which has saved us countless hours of manual work. What I like most is the combination of ready-made Actors and the flexibility to build custom ones when we need something more advanced. The marketplace of pre-built scrapers and automations means we can prototype fast, then harden solutions with our own code when the use case proves itself. Cons Some of the more advanced use cases still require developer time to set up and maintain, so it's not completely no-code for complex workflows. Review Source Jerrid C. CEO Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Powerful, Scalable, and Excellent Value" November 10, 2025 5.0 My overall experience with Apify has been fantastic. It's a robust and reliable tool that does exactly what it promises. The user interface is straightforward, and on the occasions I've needed help, their support has been excellent—they get back to you quickly and are very helpful in resolving any issues. It has become an essential part of my toolkit for data extraction and automation. While it may seem complex at first, the power it gives you is more than worth the initial learning. I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to scrape web data at any scale. Pros Apify is an incredibly powerful and flexible platform that delivers outstanding value. What I liked most is the vast library of pre-built "Actors," which saved me a massive amount of development time. I was able to start scraping complex websites in minutes instead of days. The platform is highly scalable, works reliably, and its integrations, especially with tools like Make/n8n and Google Sheets, make it easy to build automated workflows. The free tier is also very generous, allowing you to accomplish a lot before needing to upgrade. For the capabilities it provides, the value for money is exceptional. Cons The only real downside is that the pricing model can be a bit confusing at first, especially when calculating the costs of proxies and compute units. While using the pre-built Actors is straightforward, there can be a steep learning curve if you want to build or modify your own custom scrapers, particularly for users who aren't developers. Review Source HQ Huy Q. Data Analyst Intern Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### ""Reliable, hands-off scraping that plugs straight into your reporting stack — just watch the cost"" June 11, 2026 5.0 Overall, a strong and dependable experience. Apify solved a real gap for me at Pin Wei — capturing external customer sentiment and competitor data that my internal iPOS pipeline couldn't see — and feeding it into one weekly reporting view in Looker Studio. After an initial ramp-up on the platform's concepts, it became a low-maintenance, high-leverage part of my workflow. It saves hours of manual data collection each week and makes our reporting more evidence-based. The main thing I actively manage is cost; everything else largely runs itself. A solid 8/10. Pros The reliability on hard-to-scrape targets and how cleanly it integrates into an existing stack. Google Maps and Foody are JavaScript-heavy and block scraping aggressively, but Apify's headless browsers and managed proxies handle that out of the box — no babysitting required. The clean JSON/CSV output plugs straight into my Make → Google Sheets → Looker Studio pipeline via webhook, so external data lands in the right schema with zero manual cleanup. For a one-person data function, that "set the schedule and it just runs" reliability is the biggest win. Cons Cost predictability. The compute-unit pricing can creep up if scraping volume isn't actively monitored, which makes budgeting harder for a small team. Secondary to that is the fragility of community-maintained Actors — when a platform changes its page structure, third-party Actors break and I'm left waiting on a fix or debugging someone else's code. The learning curve around core concepts (Actors, datasets, key-value stores) is also steeper than ideal for non-developers. Review Source Carlo A. F. CEO and Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "What to expect from Apify" December 16, 2025 5.0 Its been a great way to research and use the best APIs out there. You can compare them and see their documentation, samples, interact with it, etc. Pros A marketplace with lots of options or actors, they are rated, documented and can be interacted with in an interface so that you can decide which ones to chose. Apify is essential to my business for the automations I provide to my clients at Fernanz.com Cons Some of the prices of a few of the actors, not Apify's fault. Not much I can think of that I dont like Review Source CW Clinton W. owner Computer & Network Security Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Apify is a great tool" July 10, 2025 5.0 Apify is a cloud platform for web scraping, data extraction, and browser automation. Whether you're technical or not, you can use it to automate repetitive web tasks and extract structured data from any website. Pros 1\. Powerful Web Scraping Without the Pain You can run prebuilt actors or create custom ones. Works well for dynamic sites (like JavaScript-heavy pages) using Puppeteer or Playwright. Great for non-devs with its ready-made scrapers (e.g. Amazon, LinkedIn, Airbnb). 2. Scalable and Cloud-Based Everything runs in the cloud — no need for your own servers or VMs. Scheduled runs, data storage, and integrations via API or Cons Pricing Can Spiral While the free tier is generous, larger scrapes (especially with headless browsers like Playwright) eat up compute units fast. If you don’t monitor usage, your bill can spike quickly — especially with repeated or complex scrapes. 🚧 Fragile Prebuilt Actors Some marketplace actors break when target websites change structure (which happens often). Review Source Divij S. Founder Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Solid Foundation for Flexible Lead Generation" April 6, 2026 4.0 Apify has been a core part of my lead generation stack. It handles list enrichment from multiple tools efficiently, and the range of automations available gives me the flexibility I need to build and scale outreach systems. A few hiccups along the way, but overall it's a tool I genuinely rely on and recommend to others doing serious B2B lead gen. Apify has been a core part of my lead generation stack. It handles list enrichment from multiple tools efficiently, and the range of automations available gives me the flexibility I need to build and scale outreach systems. A few hiccups along the way, but overall it's a tool I genuinely rely on and recommend to others doing serious B2B lead gen. Pros The flexibility Apify offers is what keeps me coming back. It lets me pull and enrich lists from multiple platforms like LinkedIn and Instagram, which is huge for my lead gen setup. Initial setup was surprisingly easy, and I've been pairing it with Claude to extend its capabilities even further. Honestly, it's become a non-negotiable part of my workflow. Cons The Apollo automations breaking down without any prior warning was a rough experience. I wasn't prepared for that disruption, and a heads-up or a ready alternative would've made a big difference. That kind of thing can throw off your entire outreach pipeline. Review Source Paul W. Digital Specialist Human Resources Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "An Essential Data Engine for Trend Mapping and Competitive Intelligence" May 28, 2026 5.0 My overall experience has been excellent. Apify has fundamentally transformed how I approach content optimization and product positioning. Instead of manually trying to keep up with shifting market dynamics, I use Apify to automate the collection of competitive intelligence. This data allows me to map out competitor moves and pivot my content strategy to align perfectly with current market demand. It’s an indispensable, robust tool for anyone running a data-driven digital workflow. Pros The sheer reliability and depth of its social media scraping capabilities. Being able to extract clean, structured trending data from complex platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, and X seamlessly is a game-changer. It takes the guesswork out of market research by showing me exactly what my competitors are doing and what products or trends people are actively buying into right now. Cons The initial learning curve can be a bit steep if you aren't deeply technical. Navigating the UI and fine-tuning actor configurations/advanced settings takes some trial and error before you get a seamless, automated workflow running. Review Source AB Apollo B. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A strong tool for web scraping and lead research workflows" June 18, 2026 5.0 My overall experience with Apify has been positive. I use it mainly for RevOps, automation, and outbound data projects where I need to collect structured information from public web sources. It has helped me move faster on client projects by giving me a practical way to scrape leads, research companies, and build datasets that can then feed into enrichment, CRM, or outreach workflows. It is especially useful when I need to test a data source quickly or build a proof of concept before deciding whether to make a more custom workflow. Pros The best thing about Apify is how quickly it lets me collect structured web data without building a scraper from scratch. The actor marketplace is very useful, especially for things like Google Maps scraping, lead sourcing, company research, and LinkedIn-related research. I also like that the outputs are easy to work with and can be moved into Google Sheets, Airtable, Make, n8n, or other automation tools. Cons Some actors need a bit of testing before they produce the exact output I want. Results can also require cleaning, deduplication, and validation afterward, especially for lead generation use cases. The platform is powerful, but beginners may need time to understand actor settings, run limits, and how to manage costs properly. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## 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.