Comparison

ScraperAPI vs Apify

ScraperAPI and Apify both land on Depends.

ScraperAPI

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a developer running recurring scrapes and want proxies, browsers, and CAPTCHAs handled for you.

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Apify

Depends

Confidence: High

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

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ScraperAPI versus Apify
Compare	ScraperAPI	Apify
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Developer teams scraping at recurring volume	Lead-gen and sales data teams
Who it's not for	Non-technical users . it's an API, not a no-code tool	One-off scrapes . a freelancer or free tool is cheaper
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no public security page, and one Cloudflare misuse controversy.^⁹	SOC 2 Type II compliant with a public trust center, but 2026 CVEs and a reported email-data breach exist.
Support quality	Trustpilot complaints about misleading communication	No supporting evidence found
Public sentiment	Ratings 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.^¹	Users rate Apify very highly, with pricing surprises the most common complaint.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Credit cost varies by request type; effective spend often exceeds list price^⁶	Usage-based billing can balloon: one developer reported a bill 5x higher than expected

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

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

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