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ComparisonsThe 9 Best Web Scraping Tools in 2026, Compared
The 9 best web scraping tools for 2026 across platforms, scraping APIs, no-code builders, open-source libraries and AI crawlers, each with a narrow 'best for', today's prices, and a comparison table. Scrape.ly is our pick.
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Comparisons7 Best Apify Alternatives in 2026 (and How to Switch)
The 7 best Apify alternatives for 2026, compared on what matters when you leave Apify: running your existing Actors, proxy prices per GB, free plans and spend control. Plus the exact code to switch.
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Comparisons6 Best Firecrawl Alternatives in 2026 for LLM-Ready Web Data
The 6 best Firecrawl alternatives for turning websites into Markdown for LLMs, RAG and AI agents, compared on price per page, free tiers, commitments and MCP access, with a real crawl and its exact cost.
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ComparisonsBright Data Alternatives: 5 Options Compared on Price per GB and per Result
The best Bright Data alternatives in 2026, compared on residential proxy price per GB, commitments and ready-made scrapers. Scrape.ly leads with $2 to $4 per GB residential traffic, 568 pay-per-result Actors and a hard cap on every run.
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ComparisonsApify Pricing in 2026: Plans, Compute Units and Real Costs
Apify pricing explained: what each plan includes, how compute units, proxies and Store Actor fees are billed, three worked cost examples with the arithmetic, and how the bill compares with Scrape.ly.
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ComparisonsHow to Move Your Apify Actor to Scrape.ly (Step by Step)
Move an Apify Actor and your apify-client code to Scrape.ly in an afternoon: the exact CLI commands, package and import changes, base URL and token, proxies, schedules, webhooks and integrations, and how to publish in the Store and keep 80% of event fees.
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Comparisons6 Best Octoparse Alternatives in 2026 (No Install Needed)
The 6 best Octoparse alternatives for 2026, compared on what you actually pay for: cloud runs on the free plan, ready-made scrapers, per-result prices and automation. Plus the steps to move your Octoparse jobs.
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ComparisonsCrawl4AI vs Firecrawl (and the Hosted Option That Beats Both)
Crawl4AI vs Firecrawl: a free library you run yourself against a hosted API billed in credits. We compare setup, price per page, free tiers, extraction and MCP with worked costs, and show the hosted crawler that's cheaper than Firecrawl without the servers Crawl4AI needs.
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ComparisonsFirecrawl Pricing in 2026: Plans, Credits and What 10,000 Pages Cost
Firecrawl pricing explained: every plan, what each endpoint and option costs in credits, three worked examples with the arithmetic, the extra charges to plan for, and how a real Scrape.ly crawl compares.
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ComparisonsBright Data Pricing (2026): Proxies, Scraper APIs and Real Costs
Bright Data pricing for every product, checked on 23 October 2026: residential, datacenter and ISP proxies, the Web Scraper, Web Unlocker, SERP and Browser APIs, datasets, the billing rules, three worked examples and how the bill compares with Scrape.ly.
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ComparisonsScrapingBee Alternatives: 6 Options That Return Data, Not Just HTML
The best ScrapingBee alternative returns structured data instead of pages you still have to parse. We compare six options on billing, hard-page multipliers and free tiers, with credit math and a real run. Scrape.ly leads with 568 pay-per-result Actors.
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ComparisonsPhantomBuster Alternatives: 5 Better Ways to Get Web Data in 2026
The best PhantomBuster alternatives for data extraction, compared on how they bill, what they cost and what they're best at. Scrape.ly leads: pay per result, no execution-hour budget, no LinkedIn login for public data, and an API and MCP server.
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