Turn websites into APIs with AI-powered web scraping and automation.
What is Apify?
Apify is a web scraping and automation platform developed by Apify Technologies s.r.o., founded in 2015 by Jakub Balada and Jan ?urn. The company, based in Prague, has grown into a team focused on simplifying data extraction from the web. Technically, Apify operates on a cloud-based architecture where users create “Actors”—serverless micro-apps that run in isolated containers. While not an AI model itself, Apify is fundamentally an automation engine that can integrate with and feed data into various AI models for processing, acting as a critical data pipeline. Its key capabilities include scraping dynamic websites, automating workflows, and transforming and delivering extracted data via APIs, webhooks, or integrations. The platform targets developers, data scientists, and businesses needing reliable data collection for market research, price monitoring, or lead generation. By integrating directly into business workflows, Apify automates the data acquisition step, significantly reducing manual effort and enabling data-driven decision-making.
Key Findings
- Web Data: Extracts structured data from any website using scalable and reliable automated crawlers.
- Browser Automation: Simulates human interaction with websites for testing, monitoring, and complex workflow automation.
- AI Integration: Seamlessly connects extracted web data with large language models to power intelligent applications.
- Scheduled Tasks: Runs actors and workflows automatically on a custom timetable without any manual intervention.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Handles data extraction and automation projects of any size with enterprise-grade performance.
- Team Collaboration: Manages access, monitors runs, and shares results securely within a unified team workspace.
- Ready Actors: Deploys pre-built tools for popular sites and use cases instantly without coding.
- Custom Solutions: Builds and deploys tailored web automation actors using a flexible development platform.
- Data Storage: Stores, processes, and exports scraped data in various structured formats via integrated storage.
- Global Proxy: Accesses geographically restricted content and avoids blocks with a large residential proxy network.
Who is it for?
Marketer
- Competitor analysis
- Social media monitoring
- Lead list building
- SEO content research
- Ad performance reporting
Real Estate Agent
- Property listing aggregation
- Market trend analysis
- Lead generation
- Competitive analysis
- Website content update
EC Store Owner
- Product data extraction
- Price monitoring
- Customer review collection
- Inventory tracking
- Order processing automation
Pricing
Free @ $5/mo
- Prepaid usage
- 8 GB Actor RAM
- 25 Max concurrent runs
- Limited Rented Actors
- 5 IPs included
- Community Support
Starter @ $29/mo
- 32 GB Actor RAM
- 32 Max concurrent runs
- Bronze discount
- 30 IPs included
- Chat Support
Scale @ $199/mo
- 128 GB Actor RAM
- 128 Max concurrent runs
- Silver discount
- 200 IPs included
- Priority chat
Business @ $999/mo
- 256 GB Actor RAM
- 256 Max concurrent runs
- Gold discount
- 500 IPs included
- Account manager