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Head-to-head · Web Scraping Tools

Apify vs Zyte API

  • 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
Zyte API #3 in Web Scraping Tools 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Zyte API

Apify leads on 2 checks, Zyte API on 0, and 0 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 · 8.7/10
  • Lowest starting priceApify · $19/mo
  • Free planonly Apify
  • Free trialonly Zyte API

Apify scores higher on our rubric for web scraping tools: 8.7 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

Apify offers free plan; Zyte API doesn't. Apify is cheaper to start at $19/mo against $100/mo.

Apify is the better fit for teams building and automating cloud scraping workflows. Zyte API is the better fit for developers needing browser rendering and anti-blocking.

  • Apify fits best

    Teams building and automating cloud scraping workflows

  • Zyte API fits best

    Developers needing browser rendering and anti-blocking

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Side by side

Feature Apify 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Zyte API 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.5
Ranking #2 in Web Scraping Tools #3 in Web Scraping Tools
Best for Teams building and automating cloud scraping workflows Developers needing browser rendering and anti-blocking
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $19/mo (best) $100/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — 30 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Live chat, Community, Docs Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations 10 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Apify 0/2 · Zyte API 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 pages and supports browser actions, screenshots, and CDP access.
  • Rotates proxies and handles bans, sessions, geolocation, and IP types.
  • Extracts structured data and integrates with Playwright, Puppeteer, and Scrapy.
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 free plan; usage charges vary by target site, request type, and features.
  • Monthly commitment plans start at $100, with volume discounts at higher tiers.
  • Enterprise pricing is custom; premium 24/7 support and SLAs are enterprise-only.
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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Zyte API is a cloud-hosted web scraping API for developers and data teams working with pages that need browser rendering or more than a basic HTTP fetch. It returns rendered HTML and screenshots, can perform browser actions such as…

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  1. ApifyWeb Scraping Tools 8.7Free plan
  2. Zyte APIWeb Scraping Tools 8.530-day trial

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

  • Zyte API — where it wins

    • Renders pages and supports browser actions, screenshots, and CDP access.
    • Rotates proxies and handles bans, sessions, geolocation, and IP types.
    • Extracts structured data and integrates with Playwright, Puppeteer, and Scrapy.

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; usage charges vary by target site, request type, and features.
    • Monthly commitment plans start at $100, with volume discounts at higher tiers.
    • Enterprise pricing is custom; premium 24/7 support and SLAs are enterprise-only.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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