Apify

Vendor: Apify

Apify is a cloud platform for web scraping, data extraction, and automation. Run ready-made Actors or build custom ones, schedule jobs, and send structured results to your tools.

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Overview

Apify is a cloud platform for web scraping, data extraction, and browser automation built around serverless programs called Actors. Users can run ready-made Actors from Apify Store or build their own, execute them from the Console, API, CLI, or schedules, and store results in datasets, key-value stores, and request queues. The platform also provides proxies, monitoring, APIs and SDKs, and integrations with workflow automation tools, data services, and AI agents. Existing Actors can be run without writing code, while custom Actor development is aimed at technical users. A new Creator Plan ($1/month) offers $500 platform usage for 6 months for developers building their own Actors, with access limited to universal Actors.

Key Features

Ready-made and custom Actors

Run public or private serverless Actors for scraping, browser automation, and data-processing tasks, or develop and publish your own.

API, SDK, and CLI execution

Start and manage Actor runs programmatically through Apify APIs, JavaScript and Python clients, or the command-line interface.

Scheduling and monitoring

Schedule Actors and saved tasks, monitor run performance and data quality, and configure alerts for workflows.

Built-in data storage

Store run outputs in datasets, key-value stores, and request queues; export results or access them through the Console and APIs.

Proxy tools

Use datacenter and residential proxies, Google SERP proxies, or the Unblocker for websites with different anti-scraping protections.

Integration ecosystem

Connect Actors through APIs and webhooks, workflow platforms, data services, and AI tools including Make, n8n, Zapier, Dify, viaSocket, Softr, OpenClaw, and MCP-compatible clients.

Creator Plan for developers

New $1/month plan with $500 platform usage for 6 months, designed for developers building and publishing their own Actors; access limited to universal Actors.

Pros & Strengths

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Reusable Actor marketplace: Reviewers often value ready-made Actors and the range of web-data tasks that reduce the need to build every scraper from scratch.
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Automation and integrations: Reviewers describe using the API, scheduled runs, and integrations to feed structured data into other workflows.
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Cost-effective Creator Plan: New $1/month plan with $500 platform usage for 6 months benefits developers building custom Actors.

Cons & Tradeoffs

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Usage cost can take monitoring: Some reviewers say usage billing, Actor-specific charges, and variable run costs can make budgets harder to predict.
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Technical learning curve: Reviewers note that configuring custom Actors and troubleshooting complex workflows can require technical knowledge.
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Marketplace quality varies: Some reviewers report that third-party Actors can differ in maintenance and reliability.
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Creator Plan limits Apify Store access: Creator Plan subscribers can only use universal Actors from Apify Store, not the full marketplace.

Known Limitations

• Building and troubleshooting custom Actors can require coding and technical setup.
• Total costs vary with compute, storage, proxies, data transfer, and individual Actor pricing; monitor usage for recurring or high-volume runs.
• Third-party Actor maintenance and behavior can vary by publisher.
• Creator Plan limits Apify Store access to universal Actors only.
• Unused prepaid usage credits expire at the end of each billing cycle and do not roll over.

Review-platform snapshot

These are independent platform ratings for Apify, not an Outflo score. G2 shows the Apify product profile at 4.7/5 (632 reviews); Capterra shows 4.8/5 (579 reviews); TrustRadius reports 9/10 (414 reviews and ratings, on its 10-point scale). Reviewers often praise ready-made Actors and automation options; recurring concerns include usage-cost predictability, the learning curve for custom workflows, and varying quality among marketplace Actors. Scores and counts can change.

G2 4.7/5 (632 reviews)
Capterra 4.8/5 (579 reviews)
TrustRadius (414 reviews)

Review profiles checked: 2026-09-24

Pricing & Plans

Model: subscription

USD1 /month

Free plan: $0/month with $5 in monthly platform usage. Paid plans: Starter $19/month, Scale $199/month, Business $999/month, each plus metered platform usage. New Creator Plan: $1/month (billed $6 for 6 months) with $500 platform usage for first 6 months, limited to universal Actors. Custom Enterprise pricing available. Usage includes compute, Actor charges, storage, proxies, and data transfer. Unused prepaid credits expire at end of billing cycle. Annual billing offers 10% discount. Confirm rates on Apify's pricing page.

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Pricing verified: 2026-09-24