Web Scraping Tool Reviews (2026)
Tested on the same three targets: Shopify static, Akamai-protected e-commerce, Google SERP. 1,000 requests per target per vendor. Success rates, cost per 1K records, and compliance status — all published.
Zyte
9/10✓ Enterprise teams needing 94%+ success rates, a signed DPA, and managed extraction
From $450/mo (usage-based above this)
Read review →Apify
8.8/10✓ No-code teams and AI engineers who want 8,000 pre-built scrapers out of the box
$49/mo Starter
Read review →Bright Data
8.7/10✓ Enterprise teams needing residential proxy at scale, SERP data, or SOC-2 + DPA compliance
From $500/mo (usage-based; residential proxy $8.40/GB)
Read review →ScraperAPI
8.5/10✓ Indie founders with a curl loop and a deadline
$49/mo Hobby (20K credits)
Read review →Octoparse
7.5/10✓ Non-technical users who need point-and-click desktop scraping with a free tier
Free desktop / $75/mo Pro
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