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SocialCrawl vs Apify

SocialCrawl and Apify both land on Depends.

SocialCrawl

socialcrawl.dev

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Try it if you're a developer prototyping social-data features . 100 free credits make it near-riskless.

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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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SocialCrawl versus Apify
Compare	SocialCrawl	Apify
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Developers building AI agents needing social data	Lead-gen and sales data teams
Who it's not for	Enterprises needing SOC 2 or security audit proof	One-off scrapes . a freelancer or free tool is cheaper
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	SOC 2 Type II compliant with a public trust center, but 2026 CVEs and a reported email-data breach exist.
Support quality	No public support evidence	No supporting evidence found
Public sentiment	Nearly all visible discussion is founder-posted Reddit promotion; G2 shows zero independent reviews.^⁹	Users rate Apify very highly, with pricing surprises the most common complaint.¹³
Biggest gotcha	Founder publicly battled bots draining the free tier; expect anti-abuse friction during trials^⁸	Usage-based billing can balloon: one developer reported a bill 5x higher than expected¹⁵

Pick SocialCrawl when

Developers building AI agents needing social data
Lead-gen and social listening prototypes
MCP/Claude workflows

When SocialCrawl is not a fit

Enterprises needing SOC 2 or security audit proof
Non-technical marketers wanting a no-code dashboard
Buyers wanting vendor stability from a proven company
Anyone needing third-party-validated reliability

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

Sources

Social Media Scraper API: 68 Platformssocialcrawl.dev
official
SocialCrawl Pricing: Pay-Per-Call Credits, No Subscriptionsocialcrawl.dev
official
SocialCrawl Endpoint Pricingsocialcrawl.dev
official
SocialCrawl API Docssocialcrawl.dev
official
SocialCrawl on G2 . 0 reviewsg2.com
review
TrustMRR: Socialcrawl $27,638 last 30 daystrustmrr.com
news
Reddit r/microsaas: 9,000 signups, $26K/moreddit.com
review
Reddit r/SaaS: free tier abusereddit.com
review
Reddit r/SideProject: unified social media APIreddit.com
review
Product security page (404)socialcrawl.dev
security
Socket: socialcrawl-mcp npm analysissocket.dev
security
SourceForge: SocialCrawl comparisonssourceforge.net
review
Apify Products . 616 G2 reviewsg2.com
review
Apify on Trustpilot . 4.8/5 Excellenttrustpilot.com
review
My Apify Bill Was 5x Higher Than Expected (DEV Community)dev.to
review
Confusion on Apify Pricing (Reddit)reddit.com
review