Pricing
The homepage does not state plan prices. Individual Actors set their own pricing, and one listing mentions $0.40 per 1000 tweets, so costs depend on the Actor chosen.
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A marketplace of ready-made scrapers for web data and AI agents
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What is Apify?
Apify is a marketing tool. Apify Store is a large marketplace of ready-to-run scrapers and automation tools for extracting structured web data from social media, maps, search engines and shops, usable by people and AI agents through exports, API runs and schedules.
Apify Store is a marketplace of ready-to-run web scraping and automation programs, called Actors, listed in the tens of thousands. Each Actor targets a specific job: pulling posts and profiles from social networks, collecting business listings and reviews from maps, scraping search engine result pages, reading product data from online shops, or gathering ads from public ad libraries. The store is aimed at both people and AI agents that need structured web data without building a crawler from scratch. In practice, a user browses the store by category (social media, AI, agents, lead generation, e-commerce, SEO tools) or searches for a target site, then opens an Actor page. Most Actors accept URLs, usernames or search queries as input and return structured records such as captions, follower counts, contact details, opening hours, prices or ranking positions. The listings describe options to export results, run the scraper through an API, schedule and monitor runs, and connect the output to other tools or AI workflows. Several entries advertise working without cookies or a logged-in account, which lowers setup effort for LinkedIn-style lookups. The catalog is built by many independent developers alongside Apify's own official Actors, and every card shows the publisher, a usage figure and a star rating with review count. That makes quality comparison possible before running anything, though results vary widely between publishers. Curated collections cover niches such as finance data for trading agents, MCP connectors, hospitality tools and rising newcomers. Among alternatives, Apify Store sits between single-purpose scraping APIs and fully custom crawler code. It suits marketers, sales teams, researchers, e-commerce analysts and developers who want a working extractor quickly and are comfortable reading an input schema. Teams that need one guaranteed, officially supported data source for a single platform may prefer that platform's own API, while those wanting breadth across many sites in one place will find the store's range its main draw.
How do you use Apify?
1Browse the store by category
Start from the category list, such as social media, lead generation, e-commerce or SEO tools, to find scrapers aimed at your target site.
2Compare candidate Actors
Check each card's publisher, usage figure and rating. Open the Actor page that best matches the data you need, for example a Google Maps or Instagram scraper.
3Enter your input
Provide the URLs, usernames or search queries the Actor asks for, and adjust any filters it offers before starting a run.4Run it and review results
Start the Actor and inspect the structured output it returns, then export the dataset in a format your workflow can use.5Automate with API or schedule
Once the output looks right, trigger the Actor through the API, set a schedule, monitor runs, or connect it to other tools and AI workflows.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Very broad catalog covering social media, maps, search results, e-commerce, ads libraries and lead generation in one placeAI
- Each listing shows publisher, usage count and star rating, which helps compare scrapers before running themAI
- Actors can be run through an API, scheduled, monitored and connected to other tools or AI workflowsAI
- Many scrapers need only URLs, usernames or search queries, and some work without cookies or an accountAI
- Curated collections such as MCP connectors and finance data help AI agent builders find relevant toolsAI
Cons
- Quality varies between third-party publishers, with ratings on visible Actors ranging from about 3.9 to 4.8AI
- With so many overlapping Actors for the same site, picking the right one takes research and trial runsAI
- Scraping social and professional networks can raise terms-of-service and legal questions the store does not resolve for youAI
- The homepage gives no plan prices, and per-Actor pricing models differ, so total cost is hard to predict upfrontAI
- Output structure and input options differ per Actor, so pipelines may need adjusting when switching scrapersAI
How much does Apify cost?
Integrations
Actor listings mention exporting data, running via API, and integrating with other tools or AI workflows. A collection of MCP connectors is also featured. Specific named integrations are not listed on the homepage.
Learn moreFeatures
Searchable store of 90,000+ ready-made Actors for scraping and crawling social media, maps, search engines and e-commerce. Results export as structured data, runs can be triggered by API, scheduled and monitored, and curated collections cover agents, MCP connectors and finance data.
Learn moreFrequently asked questions about Apify
How much does Apify cost?
The homepage does not state plan prices. Individual Actors set their own pricing, and one listing mentions $0.40 per 1000 tweets, so costs depend on the Actor chosen.Does Apify have an API?
Yes, Apify offers an API.How do you use Apify?
The walkthrough on this page covers 5 steps: 1. Browse the store by category 2. Compare candidate Actors 3. Enter your input 4. Run it and review results 5. Automate with API or schedule.What platforms does Apify support?
Apify is available on Web App.What does Apify integrate with?
Actor listings mention exporting data, running via API, and integrating with other tools or AI workflows. A collection of MCP connectors is also featured. Specific named integrations are not listed on the homepage.What are the limitations of Apify?
Quality varies between third-party publishers, with ratings on visible Actors ranging from about 3.9 to 4.8. With so many overlapping Actors for the same site, picking the right one takes research and trial runs. Scraping social and professional networks can raise terms-of-service and legal questions the store does not resolve for you.
