The Apify web scraping, data extraction, and automation platform
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Great scrapers and fantastic support!!
What do you like best about the product?
Between the awesome platform, the fantastic scrapers and the epic customer service, Apify is an absolute force. I'm in the process of building my own technology company right now, so one big aspect of that is setting up an array of software systems for the management/administrative side of things. And unfortunately I’ve run into a disappointingly long list of complicated platforms that have poor UX/UI, and I've also run into a wide range of poor/limited customer service.
But my experience with Apify, and specifically Tsveta, has been a wonderful breath of fresh air. She's responsive, helpful, knowledgeable, communicates clearly, and best of all, deploys a suitable amount of empathy. The Actors (scrapers) are also awesome, and I've barely scratched the surface of what this platform contains. I can see myself getting a bit addicted to scraping. It's intensely satisfying, lol. Happy Scraping!!
But my experience with Apify, and specifically Tsveta, has been a wonderful breath of fresh air. She's responsive, helpful, knowledgeable, communicates clearly, and best of all, deploys a suitable amount of empathy. The Actors (scrapers) are also awesome, and I've barely scratched the surface of what this platform contains. I can see myself getting a bit addicted to scraping. It's intensely satisfying, lol. Happy Scraping!!
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the individual Actors (scrapers) break, and you have to wait for them to get fixed, which causes some delays.
BUT, that's the nature of software, and they're scraping live systems/platforms, which have their own development roadmaps and ever-changing API's. So it's likely a game of continuously monitoring and updating their Actors. This is where Apify's customer service really shines. They're super quick to dig into an issue and get it resolved.
BUT, that's the nature of software, and they're scraping live systems/platforms, which have their own development roadmaps and ever-changing API's. So it's likely a game of continuously monitoring and updating their Actors. This is where Apify's customer service really shines. They're super quick to dig into an issue and get it resolved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm building a community marketplace that needs to scale across Canada fairly fast, and try to connect with thousands of businesses that match my ICP. If I wasn't able to capture these by scraping, I would have had to pay for lists, work with economic development organization across Canada to slowly pull out the data from NAICS (and some of them might have charged as well), or I would have had to sleuth them manually. This would have been a much longer, tedious and gross path to scale. But after just a couple hours of scraping, I have over 10k businesses I can start reaching out to.
Apify a great platform for scraping data
What do you like best about the product?
The Apify platform allows users to extract data from websites, process it, and store it in a structured manner. It offers a wide range of tools and services for web scraping, including a point-and-click web scraper, a low-level API for more advanced scraping tasks, and a library of prebuilt crawlers for common scraping scenarios.
Here are some pros of using Apify:
Ease of use: The point-and-click web scraper is intuitive and easy to use, even for users with no coding experience.
Scalability: Apify's cloud-based infrastructure allows users to scale their scraping tasks quickly without requiring complex setup or maintenance.
Speed: Apify's web scrapers can run concurrently, making it possible to scrape large volumes of data quickly.
Extensibility: Users can write custom code to extend the functionality of Apify's web scrapers or build their custom crawlers using the low-level API.
Here are some pros of using Apify:
Ease of use: The point-and-click web scraper is intuitive and easy to use, even for users with no coding experience.
Scalability: Apify's cloud-based infrastructure allows users to scale their scraping tasks quickly without requiring complex setup or maintenance.
Speed: Apify's web scrapers can run concurrently, making it possible to scrape large volumes of data quickly.
Extensibility: Users can write custom code to extend the functionality of Apify's web scrapers or build their custom crawlers using the low-level API.
What do you dislike about the product?
Here are some cons of using Apify:
Complexity: The low-level API and custom crawler functionality may be too complex for simple web scraping or programming users.
Dependency on third-party services: Some of Apify's features, such as its proxy service, rely on external providers, which may introduce additional cost or reliability concerns.
Complexity: The low-level API and custom crawler functionality may be too complex for simple web scraping or programming users.
Dependency on third-party services: Some of Apify's features, such as its proxy service, rely on external providers, which may introduce additional cost or reliability concerns.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In terms of data mining and analysis, Apify can extract structured data from websites that can then be analyzed or integrated into other systems.
Automating repetitive tasks on the web with Apify: Apify can be used to automate repetitive tasks on the web, such as filling out forms and clicking buttons.
Automating repetitive tasks on the web with Apify: Apify can be used to automate repetitive tasks on the web, such as filling out forms and clicking buttons.
Automation of repetitive manual tasks
What do you like best about the product?
I used to grab data about potential clients searching and saving it manually. With Apify the data is retrieved automatically and I can save it as a csv file or json, among other types of files. I'ts easier to use than the competitors because it doesn't require any kind of installation, you do everything on their website.
What do you dislike about the product?
It could have more details to specify the data you want to scrape, to get more precise results and it could also have the option to purchase credits on demand, rather than the annual or monthly billing periods.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I do cold texting to potential clients, so I grab their contact data by searching the web. I used to do that manually, which took me a lot of time and effort. With Apify I could do that automatically saving me a lot of time, and allowing me to focus on what really matters.
Best scraping tool ever!
What do you like best about the product?
I am very surprised how easy it was to extract data what I needed from maps. Store with actors is very useful - you can try many of pre-made solutions whitout touching a single line of code, that's awesome. I have tested many runs and extracted huge amount of data whotout any mistakes.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing is wrong with that solution, I like everything
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
more efficient that using API for some services
Developer friendly, business accelerator
What do you like best about the product?
Apify has an extraordinary number of tools, paired with great documentation that make it accessible for even the most junior of developers. It stands above its competition as a solution that can accelerate business initiatives with minimal cost.
What do you dislike about the product?
I honestly have no complaints with Apify. The issues we've encountered have been a result of poor programming and hierarchy on our own legacy websites, leading to a lot of hoops to get accurate and complete scrapes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My company has previously purchased many other domains, but never fully integrated them into our solution. Because of the content variation and expertise, we need to find a way to capture and catalog content to serve through a unified CMS. We're using Apify now to gather and tag this legacy content. Based on our current experience, we're also looking to expand our usage to gathering competitive insights and lead generation once we've completed this project.
Awesome tool to scrape data online
What do you like best about the product?
The website is very easy to use and so many tools have already been developed specifically for various websites.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing. Everything is amazing about this tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Scraping data online and benefiting me by saving me hours of my time.
Apify Make it easy to get data
What do you like best about the product?
Simple interface with easy to follow instructions
What do you dislike about the product?
I did not find any during my time using this service
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I needed to obtain all the businesses listed in a specific area for a directory. Apify made it simple to collect all I needed
Most Versatile Scraper on the Block!
What do you like best about the product?
All the community made apps in the appstore.
What do you dislike about the product?
That I can't chain tasks. If task finishes, then...
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being able to program my scrapers in a cloud environment and having proxies available.
Apify Outstanding Features
What do you like best about the product?
It is very Outstanding and user-friendly tool for automating our workflows which is very beneficial for growing small industries and works great for the Web data extraction
What do you dislike about the product?
Apify was perfect for my small-scale industry, it did exactly what I needed it to just like a boon.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Apify has been a game-changer for me in managing my workload and automating processes. It's an all-in-one tool that offers the best features and functionality that I need to get things done quickly and efficiently.
Best for Software development
What do you like best about the product?
Apify's good feature is its SDK (Software development kit) which includes building blocks, debuggers etc. also Apify is a pocket-friendly app so everyone can afford it
What do you dislike about the product?
there is nothing to dislike about it but sometimes its UI/UX looks old and also it takes time in processing otherwise this is a very good app for every software developer
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Apify give me benefits in many ways but mainly in it save my time a lot because here we can do all work related to web development so it no need to switch platform so which save time
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