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Head-to-head · Data Mining And Extraction Software

Apify vs Orange Data Mining

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Apify #1 in Data Mining And Extraction Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Apify
Orange Data Mining #8 in Data Mining And Extraction Software 8.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Orange

Apify leads on 0 checks, Orange Data Mining on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreApify · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresOrange Data Mining · 1 of 5

Apify scores higher on our rubric for data mining and extraction software: 8.8 against 8.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

Apify is the better fit for teams building scalable web data collection. Orange Data Mining is the better fit for free desktop data analysis and modeling.

  • Apify fits best

    Teams building scalable web data collection

  • Orange Data Mining fits best

    Free desktop data analysis and modeling

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Side by side

Feature Apify 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Orange Data Mining 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.0
Ranking #1 in Data Mining And Extraction Software #8 in Data Mining And Extraction Software
Best for Teams building scalable web data collection Free desktop data analysis and modeling
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $19/mo Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Desktop
Platforms Web Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Live chat, Community, Docs Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Apify 0/5 · Orange Data Mining 1/5
No-code workflows Not checked yet Not checked yet
JavaScript rendering Not checked yet Not checked yet
Scheduled extraction Not checked yet Not checked yet
API access Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Built-in data mining Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Extraction sources Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Run cloud Actors on schedules and call them through an API.
  • Automate browsers with Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium.
  • Choose from ready-made Actors or build and deploy your own.
  • Free GPL desktop application with visual widget-based workflows
  • Built-in modeling, forecasting, and cross-validation evaluation
  • Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, with Python and API access
Cons
  • Usage charges apply in addition to the monthly plan fee.
  • The Free plan provides community support rather than chat support.
  • Enterprise pricing is custom, with custom limits.
  • Desktop deployment may not fit teams needing hosted or mobile access.
  • Specialized analysis can require installing separate add-ons.
  • Support is centered on community channels and documentation.
Our verdict

Apify brings web scraping, browser automation, and data extraction together in a cloud platform. Its serverless Actors can run browser workflows, collect results into datasets, key-value stores, and request queues, and be called through an…

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Orange Data Mining is a free, open-source desktop application for visual programming, data analysis, visualization, and machine learning. Users construct workflows by placing connected widgets on a canvas to load, transform, visualize,…

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  1. ApifyData Mining And Extraction Software 8.8Free plan
  2. Orange Data MiningData Mining And Extraction Software 8.0Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Apify — where it wins

    • Run cloud Actors on schedules and call them through an API.
    • Automate browsers with Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium.
    • Choose from ready-made Actors or build and deploy your own.

    Where it doesn't

    • Usage charges apply in addition to the monthly plan fee.
    • The Free plan provides community support rather than chat support.
    • Enterprise pricing is custom, with custom limits.

  • Orange Data Mining — where it wins

    • Free GPL desktop application with visual widget-based workflows
    • Built-in modeling, forecasting, and cross-validation evaluation
    • Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, with Python and API access

    Where it doesn't

    • Desktop deployment may not fit teams needing hosted or mobile access.
    • Specialized analysis can require installing separate add-ons.
    • Support is centered on community channels and documentation.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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