# Page 7 | Apify Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - Is Apify the right Data Extraction solution for you? Explore 453 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/150854/Apify/reviews --- Apify 4.8 (453) [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 May 14th, 2026 # Page 7 - Reviews of Apify ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 453 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use SA Sergio A. Founder and Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent webscraping tools" October 2, 2025 5.0 Overall the platform experience is incredibly polished and developer-friendly. The dashboard is clean, navigating through actors is intuitive, and the process of running a task and retrieving data via the API is straightforward. Pros Reliability, scalability, consistent data output, asynchronous execution, ease of use and control, clear usage metrics and interface. Cons The pricing could be more granular and/or localized for non-US developers and organizations and the Python client library documentation could be a bit better. Alternatives considered [Bright Data](https://www.capterra.com/p/208755/Bright-Data/) Reason for choosing Apify Apify's "Actor" marketplace offeres pre-built, fully-managed actors for Instagram. Review Source DM David M. Founder and owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I loved apify so far" September 26, 2025 5.0 I loved using it and integrating it with n8n for my lead generation agency. I scrape linkedin post of my leads for lead enrichment and I'm pretty satisfied because it works every time. Pros I was pretty satisfied with the ease of use and user interface. The actors I used worked perfectly fine. Cons I didn't like the fact that many actors have an additional cost that is too expensive. The api implementation should be easier. Review Source DL Dennis L. Founder Media Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great for vibecoders" April 16, 2026 5.0 I discovered Apify a couple of months ago because I needed a way to scrape different sites (YC, WellFund, LinkedIn) for a small Saas I'm building (vibecoding) and it was super easy to incorporate the API calls into the program. The tricky thing is to find the right actor according to what you need, but once you do, it works perfectly and smoothly. The ability to test actors before you start making API calls is very useful. Pros super easy to incorporate with Claude. easy to test in Apify's console too to see if the input is well placed and to get a good sense of the output it gives Cons search console should be easier to take you to show all actors instead of just showing the ones I've used Review Source MB Marius B. Founder Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Apify is a real game changer for automation and lead scraping" September 6, 2025 5.0 Pros Apify allows me to automate a huge part of my workflow, especially lead scraping from LinkedIn profiles and Apollo. It saves me countless hours since others handle the heavy lifting, and I can focus directly on using the data. Cons The only drawback is the initial learning curve: you need to watch two or three YouTube videos to fully understand how to set it up and start using all the features, but once you get past that, everything runs smoothly. Review Source AN Anas N. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "How apify helped grow my business" August 18, 2025 4.0 Pros Easy to scrape all data,leads,social media content of competitors i need in one place. Also its cheap to use as most actors are pay as you go Cons the pricing is a bit too much especially for new people using it who live in less developed countries and also some actors have limited runs on free plan Review Source NJ Naveen J. Student Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful Automation for Job Hunting Despite Learning Curve" December 10, 2025 4.0 Pros \- 3,000+ pre-built Actors eliminate infrastructure management costs (saved 90% vs. self-hosted) - 98% data extraction success rates with automatic proxy rotation - Scaled from processing 2M to 5M pages daily without server maintenance Cons \- Credit-based pricing is confusing and caused unexpected overcharges (50x overage reported) - Steep learning curve: requires technical knowledge for customization and debugging - Pre-built Actors become unreliable over time with difficult cloud debugging Review Source CL Cherwi L. Lead Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Lead Magent" April 21, 2026 5.0 Pros Everything is really good good scraper and like lots of platforms Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn reddit Cons Nothing at all everything is quite good like really good best for scraping and getting leads that convert Review Source IR Ilyaas R. Ceo Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "APIFY IS AMAZING" May 29, 2025 5.0 Very very good. I use it for my business and it’s genuinely made imaginations come to life so it’s really good Pros I use apify to scrape leads from Google using the Google scraper. This list I get from apify, the actor allows me to export it as a file that I can then export into Microsoft excel and even Google sheets which is very useful. I also use the indeed job scraper so I can scrape jobs and put them on a separate spreadsheet Cons Pricing can be abit expensive but for now it is ok as I am using a free plan. However I wish it had more credits Review Source AD Angelo D. Marketing Consultant Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful, Reliable, and Easy to Use – Ideal for Automation Workflows" July 8, 2025 5.0 Apify has become a core part of our automation stack. We use it alongside Make.com and n8n to collect leads, scrape data, and streamline outreach workflows. It just works — fast, reliably, and without headaches. Pros Very easy to set up and use Robust library of ready-made actors Great documentation and customer support Affordable pricing Seamless integration into automation tools Helped us cut data gathering costs by 70% Cons No real downsides so far — everything has worked as expected. It's an affordable solution for our automations. Review Source PD Pierre-Emmanuel D. CTO Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Best All-in-One Platform for Web Scraping and Proxies" July 7, 2025 5.0 It’s the perfect platform if you want easy access to reliable proxies and need to automate scraping jobs at scale. The tools are powerful, the UI is intuitive, and the support is solid. Whether you're building a simple crawler or a complex data pipeline, Apify just works. Pros Easy access to residential proxies and the ability to use those proxies outside of the actor environments Cons Proxy pricing : costs related to proxy usage is high. It could be relevant to have more control on how we use proxies outside of the Apify environments Review Source Pedro M. Managing Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use and extensive scraping tool" August 5, 2025 5.0 Pros Its clean, easy to use, and saves me a lot of time and effort trying to develop custom scraping solutions. Cons It could be a bit cheaper, but overall I still feel like it is good value for the money spent. No further comments Review Source MK Manav K. ASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "One Stop Place for scraping all sorts of Data" December 12, 2024 5.0 we have been using apify extensively at our organization for the purpose of scraping google maps, social media scraper and custom scrapers and what not. what is the most fascinating part is rarely it fails that too because of some sort of factor. Pros The level of control, robustness of the actors and the amazing team at apify ready to help and also the community based section. Also i love that the major actors we use are maintained by apify so we fully trust them to work at all times Cons we discussed this with the product advocate at apify as well, currently there is a feature to queue runs when running through api, for example: if you send 300 request and you have 256gb ram allocation on apify it will limit it to obviously 256 concurrent runs assuming that each run takes up 1gig of ram, which is different for every actor; so in this case the rest of the runs 44 will not run at all they will not queue up you have to wait for the runs to finish so that you can run these separately in the next batch. Review Source AL Alec L. CTO Online Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Reliable way to access structured data at scale" August 21, 2025 5.0 Apify has been a reliable solution for collecting structured data from platforms without APIs. It saves our team hundreds of engineering hours, enables us to scale projects faster, and lets us focus on applying insights instead of maintaining scrapers. It’s become an essential tool in our workflow. Pros Apify saves us from building and maintaining custom scrapers. The ready-made actors are stable, easy to schedule, and handle errors well. Data outputs are clean and integrate directly into our workflows, which frees up engineering time and lets us focus on analysis instead of infrastructure. Cons Pricing can add up quickly at higher volumes, and clearer cost predictability would help. Debugging failed runs isn’t always straightforward, and the documentation sometimes assumes technical expertise, which makes the learning curve steeper for less technical users. Review Source nT nicholas T. product dev Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Learning Curve was good" September 1, 2025 5.0 Learning Curve Security Value for Money Lead Generation Automation User Interface SetupLearning Curve Security Value for Money Lead Generation Automation User Interface Setup Pros Learning Curve Security Value for Money Lead Generation Automation User Interface Setup Value for Money Cons It is too exspensive, and not you cant run mutiple scrapers with only varients as differences, i want a master scraper with 1-3 varibales. Review Source VC Vijetha C. GTM Engineer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "My go to tool to build workflow automations" September 17, 2025 5.0 Pros As a GTM Engineer, I rely heavily on Apify for data extraction and workflow automation — and it has quickly become a cornerstone in how I support sales, marketing, and operations. Cons Nothing as such, atleast until at this moment. I'm very happy with the capabilities and the offerings. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Data Science Consultant Government Administration Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A Modest perspective to my experience in Apify" January 12, 2025 5.0 Actually, Apify opens door for me to explore several oppotunities to come up with ideas that can be initiated and invested to deliver business user cases and may generate initiative revenue. Pros Diversity and broad coverage of channels with AI capabilities. Cons I wouldnt say dislike or least like, yet sometimes i feel confused to select the appropriate actor that can surve my goal. I ended up trying several actors, consuming my account before finding the proper one. Switched from [Octoparse](https://www.capterra.com/p/150508/Octoparse/) I was introduced to apify at a later stage, then subscribed to it for free and find it meeting most of my requirements that i didnt find in other products at feasible price. Review Source SK Sina K. Researcher Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Reliable Web Scraping with a Few Limits in API" August 27, 2025 5.0 Apify has been a dependable way to automate job data collection at scale. It saves me hours of manual work, keeps my dataset up to date, and enables deeper analysis of job roles and market trends. Pros The LinkedIn jobs scraper works reliably and outputs clean, structured JSON that I can directly load into my database. Scheduling scrapes and monitoring them from the dashboard is very straightforward, and the community actors save me time compared to maintaining my own scrapers. Cons When triggering runs through the Python API, I can’t change memory allocation beyond the 4 GB default, even though my plan includes more. This makes larger scrapes slower than they could be. Review Source BI Brandon I. Head of Marketing Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Website for custom automation solutions" March 11, 2025 5.0 Apify is a great resource for custom automation, and extremely reasonable pricing. I have no reason to switch to another company. Pros Large variety of tools made by freelance developers, with new tools constantly being added Cons Pricing of tools does not always match how useful they are. Switched from [Octoparse](https://www.capterra.com/p/150508/Octoparse/) Pricing was inconsistent, and output was not worth the setup or cost. Review Source oS om S. AI Ml Engineer Political Organization Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful Platform with Room for Improvement" April 19, 2025 5.0 Pros 1\. Easy to use with both no-code and custom-code options. 2. Supports powerful automation and scheduling features. 3. Scales effortlessly with cloud-based infrastructure. 4. Built-in proxies help bypass blocks and CAPTCHAs. 5. Offers many ready-made scrapers in the Apify Store. Cons 1\. Some pre-built actors can be outdated or unreliable. 2. Pricing can get high for large-scale or frequent tasks. 3. Limited customization in certain no-code actors. 4. Occasional timeouts or failures on heavy pages. 5. Debugging complex scrapers can be tricky in the cloud. Review Source MA Maryam A. Rsearch assitance Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "research assitance" July 26, 2025 5.0 Apify helps us bypass API limitations and extract public data efficiently. it allow us Tracking hashtags, keywords over time to identify patterns . it also gives the ability to Aggregating data from multiple platforms (X for real-time updates, Reddit for discussions, Instagram for visuals) to create a holistic view. Pros Apify helps us bypass API limitations and extract public data efficiently.It also enable us to collect large-scale, structured data from social media platforms such as X, Instagram, Reddit Cons Currently, Apify’s scheduling feature lacks the ability to dynamically adjust date ranges for actors, forcing users to manually define fixed intervals for data collection. This limitation creates significant redundancy between consecutive runs, as overlapping time periods are often scraped repeatedly. Review Source TD Thomas D. Undisclosed Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "First experience of Apify and have been very happy" August 30, 2025 5.0 Helping me automate quite a few of my processes, the actors are very reliable, and the console/website are informative Pros Easy to use, real-time information in the console is very helpful. Good variance of actors, most at a reasonable price Cons It would be great if a Apify developed Tiktok scraper was available. I'm currently using one developed by another party with a highish run rate Review Source EA Esther A. CEO Computer Networking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best Scraper out there" July 15, 2025 5.0 It's been great I would recommend it to anyone who needs to scrape anything - a large variety of actors Pros Using the API endpoints in automation platforms like n8n. And the wide variety of actors in Apify is great Cons There's nothing bad per se that I dislike about Apify. Maybe add more actors but I don't have any suggestions because they have a lot Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Freelaner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Apify just needs a tiny improvement to be perfect" September 30, 2025 4.0 Overall, it has been great, and I really love the service and how they have brought together people who share valuable resources. Pros The access it provides offers valuable information at an affordable price. I use it for lead generation and information gathering, and it has been incredibly helpful. Cons Actors sometimes get deactivated, and this small issue can cause a workflow that depends on the actor to fail. Review Source MR Matheus R. Founder Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Apify is the G.O.A.T" June 30, 2025 5.0 Great. I use Apify mostly throughout integrations with No-Code tools like Make.com and n8n, in a good chunk of my flow(For my clients and myself). Pros The fact that they are willing to listen and help the community. Apify found a way to connect devs and customers with specific needs, in ahelping them solve their problems with, most of the times, a fair price. Cons Some actors require you to subscribe to a paid plan, otherwise they cap the results you get from each run. Review Source SU Sukru U. CTO Newspapers Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "my honest ideas about apify - how i defend it against my friends " March 8, 2025 5.0 10/10 - pricing perfect - available tools on the platform are perfect - they care you, listen you, understand your needs. great team Pros i never worry about the building scrape tools, deal with proxy etc. there are lots of actors that can be used on different tasks and apify hasn't let me down so far Cons projects. i don't have to be trying to manage different accounts or something. i should be good to go with projects so i can seperate things and manage costs easily. if this can be done already on the platform, then there is something im missing definitely. 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