Apify alternatives
Depot pick when you need a scraper marketplace / reusable Actors, not just a crawl API. Firecrawl for…
Overall 8.21 (curated_estimate, high) · score asOf 2026-09-14 · last reviewed 2026-09-14. This is not an Elo and not a live price board. Provider · JSON
Jobs: web-scrape, serp-scrape, web-agent, scrape-actor-platform
| Provider | Why listed | Overall | Δ vs subject | asOf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browserbase Depot default for agents that need a real browser. Pair with Stagehand/Browser Use for the reasoning loop. | same_jtbd_runner, same_jtbd_pick · web-scrape, web-agent | 8.3high | +0.09 | 2026-10-19 |
| Firecrawl Depot pick for turning the web into LLM context. Browserbase when you need to *act*, Firecrawl when you need… | same_jtbd_pick, same_jtbd_runner · web-scrape, web-agent | 8.25high | +0.04 | 2026-10-19 |
| Serper Budget SERP hammer. Great for hacks; prefer Tavily/Exa for cleaner long-term agent search. | same_jtbd_pick · serp-scrape | 8.03high | -0.18 | 2026-09-14 |
| Bright Data Nuclear option for hard anti-bot targets. Start with Firecrawl/ScrapingBee; escalate here when blocked. | same_jtbd_runner · web-scrape, serp-scrape, scrape-actor-platform | 7.66high | -0.55 | 2026-09-14 |
| ZenRows Best per-request scrape API with agent MCP. Firecrawl when you want site-wide LLM markdown; Scrapfly when you… | same_jtbd_runner · web-scrape, scrape-actor-platform | 8.27high | +0.06 | 2026-09-14 |
| Scrapfly Excellent Firecrawl peer when you need anti-bot + cloud browser with transparent credits. Prefer Firecrawl… | same_jtbd_runner · web-scrape, scrape-actor-platform | 8.25high | +0.04 | 2026-09-14 |
| Brave Search API Best privacy-forward search API with an independent index. Strong complement to Tavily/Exa. | same_jtbd_runner · serp-scrape | 8.33high | +0.12 | 2026-09-14 |
| Steel.dev Pick Steel when you need to self-host browsers or hate SaaS lock-in. Browserbase wins on polish. | same_jtbd_runner · web-agent | 8.27high | +0.06 | 2026-09-14 |
| Browserless Veteran choice for headless fleets. Great if you already speak Playwright fleets, not just agents. | same_jtbd_runner · web-agent | 8.25high | +0.04 | 2026-09-14 |
| SerpApi Classic SERP API when you need engine breadth. Prefer Serper for budget Google-only; Exa/Tavily/You for… | same_jtbd_runner · serp-scrape | 8.15high | -0.06 | 2026-09-14 |
| Jina AI Promoted high after pinning official models API token matrix ($0.05/1M). Best as EU-friendly all-in-one… | same_jtbd_runner · web-scrape | 8.12high | -0.09 | 2026-09-14 |
| ScrapingBee Use for fetch-the-HTML jobs. For multi-step login/click agents, use Browserbase/Steel. | same_jtbd_runner · web-scrape | 7.98high | -0.23 | 2026-09-14 |
Prices are not ranked on this page. For a job, use the sourced quote (separate input and output rows, Depot Pick unchanged): web-scrape, serp-scrape, web-agent, scrape-actor-platform.
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