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Head-to-head · Web Scraping Tools

Apify vs ScrapingBee

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Apify #2 in Web Scraping Tools 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Apify
ScrapingBee #4 in Web Scraping Tools 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit ScrapingBee

Apify leads on 1 check, ScrapingBee on 0, and 1 is 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 · 8.7/10
  • Free planonly Apify

Apify scores higher on our rubric for web scraping tools: 8.7 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #4.

Apify offers free plan; ScrapingBee doesn't.

Apify is the better fit for teams building and automating cloud scraping workflows. ScrapingBee is the better fit for API users scraping dynamic pages and targeted sites.

  • Apify fits best

    Teams building and automating cloud scraping workflows

  • ScrapingBee fits best

    API users scraping dynamic pages and targeted sites

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Side by side

Feature Apify 8.7/10 Visit ↗ ScrapingBee 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.3
Ranking #2 in Web Scraping Tools #4 in Web Scraping Tools
Best for Teams building and automating cloud scraping workflows API users scraping dynamic pages and targeted sites
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $19/mo $19/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Live chat, Community, Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations 10 integrations 8 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Apify 0/2 · ScrapingBee 0/2
JavaScript rendering Not checked yet Not checked yet
Scheduled runs Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Scraping modes Not checked yet Not checked yet
Export formats Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment options Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Runs cloud Actors with Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium
  • Schedules runs and stores results in datasets, key-value stores, and queues
  • Connects workflows through APIs, webhooks, and integrations
  • Renders JavaScript with headless Chrome and supports interactive scenarios.
  • Offers proxy options, geotargeting, screenshots, and extraction rules.
  • Connects through SDKs, workflow tools, CLI, and MCP.
Cons
  • Usage charges apply in addition to monthly plan fees
  • Compute-unit pricing remains $0.20 on Free and Starter
  • Cloud deployment only; no self-hosted option
  • No permanent free plan; paid monthly plans start at $19.
  • JavaScript rendering and several advanced features start at Business.
  • Cloud-only deployment; self-hosting is not supported.
Our verdict

Apify brings web scraping and browser automation into a cloud platform built around serverless Actors. Developers, data teams, AI builders, and organizations can run ready-made Actors from Apify Store or build and deploy their own. Actors…

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ScrapingBee is a hosted web-scraping API for developers, founders, and product teams that need page data in applications, workflows, data pipelines, or internal tools. It fetches pages with headless Chrome, renders JavaScript, and provides…

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  1. ApifyWeb Scraping Tools 8.7Free plan
  2. ScrapingBeeWeb Scraping Tools 8.3Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Apify — where it wins

    • Runs cloud Actors with Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium
    • Schedules runs and stores results in datasets, key-value stores, and queues
    • Connects workflows through APIs, webhooks, and integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Usage charges apply in addition to monthly plan fees
    • Compute-unit pricing remains $0.20 on Free and Starter
    • Cloud deployment only; no self-hosted option

  • ScrapingBee — where it wins

    • Renders JavaScript with headless Chrome and supports interactive scenarios.
    • Offers proxy options, geotargeting, screenshots, and extraction rules.
    • Connects through SDKs, workflow tools, CLI, and MCP.

    Where it doesn't

    • No permanent free plan; paid monthly plans start at $19.
    • JavaScript rendering and several advanced features start at Business.
    • Cloud-only deployment; self-hosting is not supported.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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