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Apify vs ScraperAPI

Apify and ScraperAPI both land on Depends.

Apify

apify.com

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Confidence: High

Buy if your team needs recurring web data, lead gen, or scraping APIs feeding apps or AI agents.

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Apify versus ScraperAPI
CompareApifyScraperAPI
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forLead-gen and sales data teamsDeveloper teams scraping at recurring volume
Who it's not forOne-off scrapes . a freelancer or free tool is cheaperNon-technical users . it's an API, not a no-code tool
PrivacySOC 2 Type II compliant with a public trust center, but 2026 CVEs and a reported email-data breach exist.⁷No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no public security page, and one Cloudflare misuse controversy.
Support qualityNo supporting evidence foundTrustpilot complaints about misleading communication
Public sentimentUsers rate Apify very highly, with pricing surprises the most common complaint.¹Ratings land at 4.3/5 on G2 and 8.0/10 on GetApp with ease-of-use praise, but some Trustpilot reviewers call the company's communication misleading.11
Biggest gotchaUsage-based billing can balloon: one developer reported a bill 5x higher than expected³Credit cost varies by request type; effective spend often exceeds list price16

Pick Apify when

  • Lead-gen and sales data teams
  • Developers automating web scraping
  • AI teams feeding agents real-time data
  • Price and competitor monitoring

When Apify is not a fit

  • One-off scrapes . a freelancer or free tool is cheaper
  • Non-technical teams wanting plug-and-play simplicity
  • Anyone who hates variable usage-based bills
  • Small teams with a single simple automation

Pick ScraperAPI when

  • Developer teams scraping at recurring volume
  • Teams avoiding proxy and CAPTCHA management
  • Price intelligence and market research scrapes

When ScraperAPI is not a fit

  • Non-technical users . it's an API, not a no-code tool
  • One-off or tiny scrapes . free tools are cheaper
  • Cost-sensitive small teams . hidden limits inflate bills
  • Compliance-strict buyers . no public security page

Sources

  1. Apify Products . 616 G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  2. Apify on Trustpilot . 4.8/5 Excellenttrustpilot.com
    review
  3. My Apify Bill Was 5x Higher Than Expected (DEV Community)dev.to
    review
  4. Confusion on Apify Pricing (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  5. Apify pricing pageapify.com
    official
  6. Apify Security documentation (SOC 2)docs.apify.com
    official
  7. CVE-2026-50143: Apify MCP Server Auth Bypasssentinelone.com
    security
  8. Apify.com Security Breach Exposes Email Datainsecureweb.com
    security
  9. Apify Pricing 2026 Review (imisofts)imisofts.com
    review
  10. Apify Revenue & Funding (GetLatka)getlatka.com
    news
  11. Scraper API on G2 . 15 reviews, 4.3 starsg2.com
    review
  12. Trustpilot reviews of ScraperAPItrustpilot.com
    review
  13. ScraperAPI Reviews, Cost & Features . GetAppgetapp.com.au
    review
  14. ScraperAPI Pricing pagescraperapi.com
    official
  15. ScraperAPI Review 2026 . Hex Proxieshexproxies.com
    review
  16. ScraperAPI Review: Real Costs, Hidden Limits . Thunderbitthunderbit.com
    review