Apify

By Apify

Cloud platform for running ready-made and custom web scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools.

Web ScrapingData ExtractionAutomationAI Agents
Overview

What is Apify?

Apify is a cloud platform for web scraping, data extraction, and browser automation. Its Store offers thousands of ready-made scrapers, called Actors, for sites such as Google Maps, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn, and teams can build their own in Python or JavaScript. The platform provides proxies, scheduling, storage, APIs, and an MCP server for AI agents. Developers, growth marketers, data analysts, and AI teams use Apify for lead generation, market research, and AI training data.

Best for
Software DevelopersGrowth MarketersData AnalystsAI Automation EngineersLead Generation Teams
Product snapshot
Category
Data Extraction & Collection
Best for
Scalable web scraping
Deployment
Cloud
Free trial
Yes (free plan)
Integrations
Zapier, Make, n8n, LangChain
AI features
Yes
Key features

Key features of Apify

Apify Store

Runs thousands of ready-made scrapers without writing any code.

Custom Actors

Builds and deploys serverless scrapers in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.

Proxy management

Provides residential, datacenter, and SERP proxies to reduce blocking.

Scheduling and monitoring

Runs scrapers on schedules and tracks results, logs, and failures.

Data storage and export

Saves datasets and exports results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

MCP server

Lets AI agents and assistants call Actors and retrieve data.

Reviews

Apify reviews

20 reviews

Overall

4.9/5

  • Ease of use4.7/5
  • Customer support4.6/5

What users like

  • Large library of ready-made scrapers
  • Handles proxies and anti-bot measures
  • Reliable scheduled runs at scale
  • Works well with AI agents

What users dislike

  • Usage-based costs are hard to predict
  • Community scraper quality varies
  • Learning curve for non-developers
  • Error logs can be vague

Vasso V.

Founder

“Liked the ease of use and MCP integration with features such as LinkedIn search and company info. Found that many overlapping agents are confusing and capabilities need clearer explanation.”

PANKAJ S.

Director

“Liked the many useful Actors for competitor research, lead generation, email validation, and search data. Found that requests sometimes time out and need restarting, usually within a couple of attempts.”

Elie L.

Manager

“Liked the powerful extraction, scalable infrastructure, and rich scheduling. Found customer support poor, billing unclear, and long-lasting bugs that left Actors stuck while incurring charges.”

Mahmoud D.

Founder

“Liked how ready-made Actors return large volumes of venue data reliably and at good value. Found that usage billing needs close monitoring, spend controls are hidden, and Actor quality varies.”

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Integrations

Apify integrations

Apify connects scraped data to the rest of a stack through its REST API, webhooks, and official clients for Python and JavaScript. Native integrations cover Zapier, Make, n8n, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Slack, GitHub, and Airbyte, so runs can trigger workflows or deliver datasets automatically. For AI work, Apify offers an MCP server for assistants and coding tools, plus connectors for LangChain, LlamaIndex, and vector databases such as Pinecone. Developers can build Actors with the open-source Crawlee library, while datasets export as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML. Reviewers also describe sending results into CRMs and reporting tools for lead generation work.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Apify