Apify
Browser & Computer Use · Free + paid
Full-stack web scraping and browser automation platform
At a glance
- Made by
- Apify
- Korean
- None (English and a few others only)
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- Web, API, CLI
- Open source
- Apache-2.0
- GitHub
- 26,145 stars · Apache-2.0
What is Apify?
Apify is a marketplace of ready-to-run tools (Actors) for real-time web data collection, competitor tracking, lead generation, social media monitoring, and more. The Apify Store has over 80,000 Actors, and you can also build your own Actors and deploy them or publish them to earn revenue. It provides cloud execution, proxies, anti-blocking, storage, scheduled runs, monitoring, and integrations with external apps. It can connect to AI agents through an MCP server, CLI, and skills, and it also makes Crawlee, an open-source crawling library.
- Apify Store (marketplace of prebuilt scraper and automation Actors)
- Build, deploy, and monetize your own Actors
- Proxy (datacenter and residential) IP rotation
- Anti-blocking
- Scheduled runs and monitoring
- Result storage (datasets and key-value stores) and export in various formats
- Connect AI agents through an MCP server
- API·SDK·CLI
Who uses Apify and for what
- Data collection for generative AI and AI agents
- Lead generation
- Market research and price monitoring
Pricing
What you get for free — Yes ($5 usage per month, $0.2 per compute unit)
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | $5 usage included, 5 concurrent runs |
| Starter | $19/mo | +pay-as-you-go, $19 usage included, 32 concurrent runs |
| Scale | $199/mo | +pay-as-you-go, $199 usage included, $0.16/CU |
| Business | $999/mo | +pay-as-you-go, $999 usage included, $0.13/CU |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Custom |
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying. · Official pricing page
Combos that work well with Apify
Public web monitoring and change detection
ChatGPT (OpenAI) collects snapshots and change signals from approved public targets. In Apify, the collection schedule and failure retries are managed by category. Personal information, login-protected areas, and indiscriminate collection are excluded.
Cost: Brain: API pay-as-you-go + subscription (ChatGPT) / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
Public web monitoring and change detection
Claude collects snapshots and change signals from approved public targets. In Apify, collection intervals and failure retries are managed per category. Exclude personal information, login areas, and indiscriminate collection.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
Price change monitoring by category
ChatGPT periodically collects snapshots and change signals for approved public targets. In the Apify + Airbyte + Make combo, Airbyte loads source data into storage to create a traceable history. Make routes only changes that exceed a threshold to the review queue and content update tasks.
Cost: API pay-as-you-go + subscription (ChatGPT) / freemium (free + paid subscription) / open source + paid managed cloud plan
Price change monitoring by category
Claude periodically collects snapshots and change signals for approved public targets. In the Apify + Airbyte + Make combo, Airbyte loads source data into storage to create a traceable history. Make routes only changes that exceed a threshold to the review queue and content update tasks.
Cost: Freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / freemium (free + paid subscription) / open source + paid managed cloud plan
Price change monitoring by category
Gemini periodically collects snapshots and change signals from approved public targets. In the Apify + Airbyte + Make combo, Airbyte loads the source data into a store to create a traceable history. Make connects only changes that exceed a threshold to the review queue and content update tasks.
Cost: Freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / freemium (free + paid subscription) / open source + paid managed cloud plan
Price change monitoring by category
DeepSeek periodically collects snapshots and change signals from approved public targets. In the Apify + Airbyte + Make combo, Airbyte loads source data into a store to create a traceable history. Make connects only changes that exceed a threshold to the review queue and content update tasks.
Cost: Open source (free) + API pay-as-you-go / freemium (free + paid subscription) / open source + paid managed cloud plan
Price change monitoring by category
Perplexity periodically collects snapshots and change signals from approved public targets. In the Apify + Airbyte + Make combo, Airbyte loads source data into a store to create a traceable history. Make connects only changes that exceed a threshold to the review queue and content update tasks.
Cost: Freemium (free + paid subscription) / open source + paid managed cloud plan
Price change monitoring by category
Grok-2 periodically collects snapshots and change signals from approved public targets. In the Apify + Airbyte + Make combo, Airbyte loads the source data into a store to create a traceable history. Make connects only changes that exceed a threshold to the review queue and content update tasks.
Cost: Subscription (including X subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / freemium (free + paid subscription) / open source + paid managed cloud plan
AI tools similar to Apify (alternatives)
Apify vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apify | Free + paid | 28 | 2 | Yes | $19/mo | No |
| Crawl4AI | Free | 0 | 2 | Yes | — | No |
| Firecrawl | Free + paid | 19 | 2 | Yes | $16/mo | No |
3 of these 3 tools have a free plan. Cheapest paid plan: Firecrawl ($16/mo).
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
Apify on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 14 AI tools in the Browser & Computer Use field.
- Connected to 2 other tools — #9 in its field.
- Part of 28 work combos recorded on the map.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Apify for free?
Yes ($5 usage per month, $0.2 per compute unit). Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What works well with Apify?
Based on the combos on the map, there is a workflow such as "Public web monitoring and change detection" that uses it together with GPT.
What AI can I use instead of Apify?
Tools that do the same job, such as Crawl4AI, Firecrawl, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use Apify in Korean?
None (English and a few others only)
Sources (official pages)
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.