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AI Tool Comparison
Apify vs ScrapeGraphAI
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
ScrapeGraphAI
Turn any webpage into markdown, structured JSON, or scheduled change alerts through a single credit-based scraping API — rebuilt on a faster V2 architecture in April 2026.
Developer Tools
freemium
Bottom Line
Apify edges ahead on rating (4.6 vs 4.4), but the right pick still comes down to which workflow you're running.
Choose Apify if…
Automation
Choose ScrapeGraphAI if…
Developer Tools
| Attribute | Apify | ScrapeGraphAI |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Automation | Developer Tools |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Pricing Detail | Free ($5 credits) / $29/mo Starter / $199/mo Scale | Free (500 credits) / $17/mo Starter / $85/mo Growth |
| Rating |
Key Features
Apify
- 2,000+ pre-built scrapers (Actors)
- AI web scraping from natural language
- Proxy management
- Scheduled runs
- API and webhooks
ScrapeGraphAI
- Prompt-based extraction
- Structured output (JSON)
- Library and hosted API
- Handles dynamic sites
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
ScrapeGraphAI
- •No selectors to maintain
- •Flexible extraction
- •Good for changing layouts
Cons
Apify
- Can get expensive for high usage
- Some sites actively block scraping
- Setup complexity for custom scrapers
ScrapeGraphAI
- LLM costs per page
- Accuracy varies by site