Apify vs Buildkite
Compare Apify and Buildkite on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
Apify
Actor platform for web scraping — Free $0 ($5 usage); Starter $29/mo ($26 annual); Scale $199; Business $999.
Best for
- • Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops
- • Developers who need compute + storage + proxy in one platform
- • Projects that benefit from Apify Store scrapers
Starting from $29.00/user/mo
Free plan available
VS
Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
Buildkite is better for
- ✓ Security & admin
Tie
- • Free plan
- • Integrations
Choose Apify if: Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops
Choose Buildkite if: Teams that want specialist CI/CD with self-hosted agents against an existing git remote
Buildkite
CI/CD with self-hosted + hosted agents — not a git host. Free; Pro $30/active user/mo; Enterprise custom; 30-day all-access trial. Does not outrank GitHub 9.1.
Best for
- • Teams that want specialist CI/CD with self-hosted agents against an existing git remote
- • Buyers comparing Buildkite Pro $30 to CircleCI Performance $15 and GitHub Actions minutes
- • Orgs that will not move source control in order to buy CI
Starting from $30.00/user/mo
Free plan available
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Apify and Buildkite. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- Depends
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Apify researched starting price from $29/mo; a free plan is researched; Buildkite researched starting price from $30/mo; a free plan is researched. Better value depends on plan rungs, currency, and add-ons.
ApifyDependsBuildkiteDepends - Tie
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Apify researches a free plan; Buildkite researches a free plan.
ApifyTieBuildkiteTie - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Apify and Buildkite on current vendor packaging.
ApifyDependsBuildkiteDepends - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Apify and Buildkite are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Apify8/10Buildkite8/10 - Buildkite
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Buildkite leads on security admin (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
ApifyWeakerBuildkiteStronger
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