Apify vs Chronosphere
Compare Apify and Chronosphere 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.
Apify is better for
- ✓ Free plan
Chronosphere is better for
- ✓ Security & admin
Tie
- • Integrations
Choose Apify if: Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops
Choose Chronosphere if: SRE teams drowning in Prometheus cardinality who will run a 2–3 week pilot
Chronosphere
Control-plane observability for high-cardinality Prometheus-class telemetry — contact sales / pilot (typically free 2–3 weeks). Does not outrank Datadog 8.6.
Best for
- • SRE teams drowning in Prometheus cardinality who will run a 2–3 week pilot
- • Buyers comparing Chronosphere control-plane quotes to Datadog module TCO
- • Estates that already speak PromQL rather than host-map onboarding
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Apify and Chronosphere. 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; Chronosphere starting price was not verified in current research — confirm on the vendor pricing page. Better value depends on plan rungs, currency, and add-ons.
ApifyDependsChronosphereDepends - Apify
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Apify researches a free plan; Chronosphere does not research a free plan.
ApifyStrongerChronosphereWeaker - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Apify and Chronosphere on current vendor packaging.
ApifyDependsChronosphereDepends - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Apify and Chronosphere are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Apify8/10Chronosphere8/10 - Chronosphere
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Chronosphere leads on security admin (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
ApifyWeakerChronosphereStronger
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