Zyte API vs Octoparse

Zyte API8.5Visit Octoparse7.9Visit

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

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Octoparse #6 in Web Scraping Tools 7.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Octoparse

• Zyte API fits best

  Developers needing browser rendering and anti-blocking

• Octoparse fits best

  Non-coders building visual scrapers with cloud runs

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Side by side

Feature	Zyte API 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Octoparse 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.9
Ranking	#3 in Web Scraping Tools	#6 in Web Scraping Tools
Best for	Developers needing browser rendering and anti-blocking	Non-coders building visual scrapers with cloud runs
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$100/mo	$83/mo (best)
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days · card required
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS
Support	Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, GDPR	GDPR
Integrations	9 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zyte API 0/2 · Octoparse 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	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.	Visual workflows, auto-detection, and templates simplify scraper creation. Handles pagination, infinite scroll, JavaScript, and AJAX pages. Cloud scheduling, IP rotation, and exports support automated data collection.
Cons	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.	The Free plan is limited to local extraction and 10 scraping tasks. Standard allows up to 3 concurrent cloud processes; higher concurrency costs more. The 14-day trial requires a card.
Our verdict	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… Read the review →	Octoparse is a visual web scraping tool for individuals, analysts, and teams that want to build extraction workflows without coding. Its desktop software runs on Windows and macOS, while supported plans add cloud execution. A visual… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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.

• Octoparse — where it wins

  • Visual workflows, auto-detection, and templates simplify scraper creation.
  • Handles pagination, infinite scroll, JavaScript, and AJAX pages.
  • Cloud scheduling, IP rotation, and exports support automated data collection.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan is limited to local extraction and 10 scraping tasks.
  • Standard allows up to 3 concurrent cloud processes; higher concurrency costs more.
  • The 14-day trial requires a card.

• Zyte API8.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A flexible scraping API for developers tackling browser-rendered, hard-to-fetch pages.

  Visit Zyte APIFull verdict →
• Octoparse7.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A visual scraper with desktop workflows and scheduled cloud extraction on paid plans.

  Visit OctoparseFull verdict →