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AI Tool Comparison
Apify vs Retell AI
A side-by-side breakdown to help you pick the right tool for your workflow.
Apify
Pull structured data from any website using 30,000+ ready-made scrapers and managed proxies, without running your own servers. Now has an MCP server so agents can invoke Actors directly.
Automation
freemium
Retell AI
Power phone and chat agents that sound natural in conversation, assembled from any mix of LLM, voice, and telephony provider.
Automation
freemium
Bottom Line
Apify edges ahead on rating (4.6 vs 4.5), but the right pick still comes down to which workflow you're running.
Choose Apify if…
Automation
Choose Retell AI if…
Voice AI
| Attribute | Apify | Retell AI |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Automation | Automation |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Pricing Detail | Free ($5 credits) / $29/mo Starter / $199/mo Scale | Pay-as-you-go from $0.07-0.31/min / Enterprise custom |
| Rating |
Key Features
Apify
- 2,000+ pre-built scrapers (Actors)
- AI web scraping from natural language
- Proxy management
- Scheduled runs
- API and webhooks
Retell AI
- Inbound and outbound calling
- Visual call flow builder
- CRM integrations
- Call recording and transcripts
- Phone number provisioning
- Real-time analytics
Pros
Apify
- •Largest library of pre-built scrapers anywhere
- •AI can scrape any site without code
- •Reliable proxy rotation
- •Excellent for large-scale data collection
Retell AI
- •Full-stack voice solution, less infrastructure than building from components
- •Visual workflow builder requires no code for call logic
- •Strong integrations with healthcare and real estate tools
Cons
Apify
- Can get expensive for high usage
- Some sites actively block scraping
- Setup complexity for custom scrapers
Retell AI
- Per-minute costs scale quickly at production volume
- Less model flexibility than raw API alternatives