--- title: "Comparisons articles | Scrape.ly" description: "Scrape.ly next to other scraping platforms, APIs and tools: pricing, features and how to switch." url: https://scrape.ly/blog/category/comparisons markdown: https://scrape.ly/blog/category/comparisons.md --- Blog category # Comparisons Scrape.ly next to other scraping platforms, APIs and tools: pricing, features and how to switch. [RSS feed](https://scrape.ly/blog/rss.xml) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head walks past an open red toolbox of wrenches, screwdrivers and hammers to a lit arcade cabinet bearing the Scrape.ly logo, its hand on the cabinet and the Scrape.ly mark in its thought bubble](https://scrape.ly/media/best-web-scraping-tools.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/best-web-scraping-tools.md) ### [The 9 Best Web Scraping Tools in 2026, Compared](https://scrape.ly/blog/best-web-scraping-tools.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/best-web-scraping-tools.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head walks up to a lit arcade cabinet bearing the Scrape.ly logo and rests its hand on it, thinking of the Scrape.ly mark, while a dark cabinet with the Apify logo stands switched off on the other side](https://scrape.ly/media/apify-alternatives.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/apify-alternatives.md) ### [7 Best Apify Alternatives in 2026 (and How to Switch)](https://scrape.ly/blog/apify-alternatives.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/apify-alternatives.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head chooses a lit arcade cabinet bearing the Scrape.ly logo, hand on its side and the Scrape.ly mark in its thought bubble, while a dark cabinet with the orange Firecrawl flame logo stands switched off](https://scrape.ly/media/firecrawl-alternatives.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/firecrawl-alternatives.md) ### [6 Best Firecrawl Alternatives in 2026 for LLM-Ready Web Data](https://scrape.ly/blog/firecrawl-alternatives.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/firecrawl-alternatives.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head chooses a lit arcade cabinet bearing the Scrape.ly logo, hand on its side and the Scrape.ly mark in its thought bubble, while a dark cabinet with the blue Bright Data logo stands switched off](https://scrape.ly/media/bright-data-alternatives.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/bright-data-alternatives.md) ### [Bright Data Alternatives: 5 Options Compared on Price per GB and per Result](https://scrape.ly/blog/bright-data-alternatives.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/bright-data-alternatives.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head holds the end of a long receipt with a dollar sign that prints out of an arcade cabinet bearing the Apify logo](https://scrape.ly/media/apify-pricing.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/apify-pricing.md) ### [Apify Pricing in 2026: Plans, Compute Units and Real Costs](https://scrape.ly/blog/apify-pricing.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/apify-pricing.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head carries a cardboard box away from a switched-off arcade cabinet bearing the Apify logo towards a lit cabinet bearing the Scrape.ly logo](https://scrape.ly/media/migrate-from-apify.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/migrate-from-apify.md) ### [How to Move Your Apify Actor to Scrape.ly (Step by Step)](https://scrape.ly/blog/migrate-from-apify.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/migrate-from-apify.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head walks up to a lit arcade cabinet bearing the Scrape.ly logo and rests its hand on it, thinking of the Scrape.ly mark, while a dark cabinet with the blue Octoparse octopus logo stands switched off](https://scrape.ly/media/octoparse-alternatives.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/octoparse-alternatives.md) ### [6 Best Octoparse Alternatives in 2026 (No Install Needed)](https://scrape.ly/blog/octoparse-alternatives.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/octoparse-alternatives.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head stands between two matching arcade cabinets, one with the cyan Crawl4AI logo and one with the orange Firecrawl flame, thinking of the Scrape.ly mark next to a crate bearing the Scrape.ly logo](https://scrape.ly/media/crawl4ai-vs-firecrawl.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/crawl4ai-vs-firecrawl.md) ### [Crawl4AI vs Firecrawl (and the Hosted Option That Beats Both)](https://scrape.ly/blog/crawl4ai-vs-firecrawl.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/crawl4ai-vs-firecrawl.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head holds the end of a long receipt with a dollar sign that prints out of an arcade cabinet bearing the orange Firecrawl flame logo](https://scrape.ly/media/firecrawl-pricing.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/firecrawl-pricing.md) ### [Firecrawl Pricing in 2026: Plans, Credits and What 10,000 Pages Cost](https://scrape.ly/blog/firecrawl-pricing.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/firecrawl-pricing.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head holds the end of a long receipt with a dollar sign that prints out of an arcade cabinet bearing the blue Bright Data logo](https://scrape.ly/media/bright-data-pricing.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/bright-data-pricing.md) ### [Bright Data Pricing (2026): Proxies, Scraper APIs and Real Costs](https://scrape.ly/blog/bright-data-pricing.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/bright-data-pricing.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head walks up to a lit arcade cabinet bearing the Scrape.ly logo and rests its hand on it, thinking of the Scrape.ly mark, while a dark cabinet with the yellow ScrapingBee logo stands switched off](https://scrape.ly/media/scrapingbee-alternatives.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/scrapingbee-alternatives.md) ### [ScrapingBee Alternatives: 6 Options That Return Data, Not Just HTML](https://scrape.ly/blog/scrapingbee-alternatives.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/scrapingbee-alternatives.md) - [![Pixel-art robot with an orange >\_ on its terminal head walks up to a lit arcade cabinet bearing the Scrape.ly logo and rests its hand on it, thinking of the Scrape.ly mark, while a dark cabinet with the PhantomBuster ghost logo stands switched off](https://scrape.ly/media/phantombuster-alternatives.png?w=750)](https://scrape.ly/blog/phantombuster-alternatives.md) ### [PhantomBuster Alternatives: 5 Better Ways to Get Web Data in 2026](https://scrape.ly/blog/phantombuster-alternatives.md) [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.](https://scrape.ly/blog/phantombuster-alternatives.md) ## The internet is full of data. Start owning yours. Scrape.ly gives you the infrastructure, the tooling, and the team to extract, process, and operationalize web data at any scale. Setup takes minutes. The advantage lasts forever. [Get Started Free](https://my.scrape.ly/register) [Chat with Support](mailto:support@scrape.ly?subject=Question%20about%20Scrape.ly\&body=Hi%2C%20I%20have%20a%20question%20about%20Scrape.ly.) No credit card. No setup calls.