Apify vs Kinsta
Compare Apify and Kinsta 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
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Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
Apify is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
- ✓ Free plan
- ✓ Integrations
Kinsta is better for
- ✓ Security & admin
Choose Apify if: Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops
Choose Kinsta if: Teams that want managed WordPress hosting without a panel licence
Kinsta
Managed WordPress hosting — Single 20GB from $35/mo ongoing floor (ignore promotional first-month teasers). Does not outrank WP Engine 7.7.
Best for
- • Teams that want managed WordPress hosting without a panel licence
- • Buyers comparing Kinsta $35 Single to WP Engine Essential and Cloudways Flexible
- • Orgs that will treat $35 as ongoing TCO, not a promo month
Starting from $35.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Apify and Kinsta. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- Apify
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Apify publishes a lower researched starting floor ($29/mo vs $35/mo for Kinsta). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
ApifyStrongerKinstaWeaker - Apify
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Apify researches a free plan; Kinsta does not research a free plan.
ApifyStrongerKinstaWeaker - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Apify and Kinsta on current vendor packaging.
ApifyDependsKinstaDepends - Apify
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Apify leads on integrations (8/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Apify8/10Kinsta7/10 - Kinsta
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Kinsta leads on security admin (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
ApifyWeakerKinstaStronger
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