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Apify vs ZenRows

ApifyZenRows

Bottom line: Apify for developers and technical data teams; ZenRows for developers.

ApifyApify

Cloud platform for web scraping and browser automation at scale

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ZenRowsZenRows

Web scraping API with anti-bot bypass, proxies, and a scraping browser

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PricingFreemiumPaid
CategoryWeb ScrapingWeb Scraping
Tags
web-scrapingbrowser-automationdeveloper-toolsdata-extractionproxies
web-scrapingscraping-apiproxiesanti-botdata-extraction
Best for
  • Developers and technical data teams
  • High-volume or complex scraping
  • Teams needing managed proxies at scale
  • Developers
  • Data engineers
  • Growth teams
Pros
  • Large marketplace of prebuilt Actors
  • Powerful for custom, code-based scrapers
  • Managed proxies and anti-blocking tools
  • Scheduling, storage, and datasets built in
  • Robust API and JS/Python SDKs
  • Handles anti-bot protection automatically
  • Rotating and residential proxies included
  • Scraping browser for tough targets
  • Published performance benchmarks
  • Scales to millions of requests
Cons
  • Usage-based credit + proxy billing is hard to forecast
  • Store Actors add their own separate pricing
  • Steeper learning curve than no-code tools
  • No self-hosted/on-prem option
  • Costs can climb at high volume
  • No permanent free plan
  • Credit costs rise with anti-bot needs
  • Requires coding to use
  • No no-code interface
  • Pricing complexity at higher tiers

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