Apify Review
IT & DEVELOPMENT SOFTWAREChoose Apify when Actor-based scraping and automation is the job — not Bright Data proxy GB by default.
Starting price
$29.00/user/month
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
No
Best for
Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.5/10
Good
- ease of use8
- it job fit8
- workflow depth8
- integrations8
- admin security7
- scalability7
Best Apify alternatives
Alternatives are drawn from the product graph and editorial comparisons — not paid placements.
Bright Data
Same-cluster web data / proxy collection peer comparison. Choose Apify when Actor-based scraping and automation is the job — not Bright Data proxy GB by default. Choose Bright Data when web data collection at scale — with proxy network reliability — is the primary job and budget supports GB/commitment pricing. Overall: Apify 7.5 vs Bright Data 7.7. Not hands-on lab tested; confirm live pricing and packaging. Compare published pricing, ITSM, observability, source control, hosting, web data, security, and integrations.
From $499.00/user/month
Data engineering teams needing reliable residential/datacenter proxy networks
Oxylabs
Same-cluster web data / proxy collection peer comparison. Choose Apify when Actor-based scraping and automation is the job — not Bright Data proxy GB by default. Choose Oxylabs when enterprise proxy / scraper-API infrastructure with published self-serve floors is the job — not Bright Data by default, and not Plesk. Overall: Apify 7.5 vs Oxylabs 7.7. Not hands-on lab tested; confirm live pricing and packaging. Compare published pricing, ITSM, observability, source control, hosting, web data, security, and integrations.
From $30.00/user/month
Data teams that need enterprise residential/datacenter proxies with published self-serve floors
ScraperAPI
Managed scraping API — Free 1,000 credits; Hobby $49/mo ($44.10 annual); 7-day trial with 5,000 credits.
From $49.00/user/month
Alternatives comparison at a glance
| Product | Starting price | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apify | $29.00/user/month | Yes | No |
| Bright Data | $499.00/user/month | No | No |
| Oxylabs | $30.00/user/month | No | Yes |
| ScraperAPI | $49.00/user/month | Yes | Yes |
How we choose alternatives
Based on our recommendations
Alternatives come from product relationships and documented capability overlap.
Focused on your needs
We highlight when another tool fits a different workflow better.
Independently evaluated
Affiliate relationships never decide who appears here.