What is Apify Platform?
Apify is a cloud scraping and automation platform built around Actors - reusable scrapers and automations - plus compute and storage. Pricing mixes platform prepaid credits with Actor-level pay-per-event or pay-per-usage models.
That makes Apify powerful for teams that want a marketplace of ready scrapers, scheduling, and workflows - and harder to compare as a single “$/1k pages” number. Always check both platform plan and the specific Actor’s pricing.
ScraperDB lists Apify as a platform. Exact Starter list prices are left unset when a single headline figure would mislead across Actors.
Who Apify Platform is for
Best for
- +Teams that want Actors, scheduling, and a scraping platform
- +Marketplace-style scrapers with cloud runtimes
- +Automation beyond a single HTTP scraping endpoint
Skip if
- -You want one simple credit-per-request scraping API only
- -You need SERP-only structured search
- -You refuse usage-based Actor billing complexity
Apify Platform pricing
Platform + Actor pricing. Verify both the plan and the Actor you will run on apify.com/pricing.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | monthly | $0 | n/a | Platform prepaid credits; Actor pricing is pay-per-event or pay-per-usage - verify on apify.com/pricing. CU/PPE model. |
| Starter | monthly | On request / usage-based | n/a | Platform prepaid credits; Actor pricing is pay-per-event or pay-per-usage - verify on apify.com/pricing. CU/PPE model; re-verify Starter list price before citing. |
Features & capabilities
Values from public docs and pricing pages. Unknown means not verified - not “no”.
Limitations
CU/PPE economics differ by Actor. Do not compare platform credits 1:1 with scraping-API page credits. Success rates not verified here.
FAQ
Is Apify free?
Apify offers a Free platform tier with platform credits. Actor costs may still apply depending on the Actor’s pricing model.
How is Apify priced?
Platform prepaid credits plus Actor pay-per-event or compute usage. There is no single page-credit number for the whole catalog.
What type of tool is Apify Platform?
Apify Platform is listed as a Cloud scraping platform. Point-and-click scrapers and monitors for operators who need data without maintaining scraping code.
Is there a free plan or trial?
A free plan is indicated: Free plan includes platform credits (verify current allotment on apify.com/pricing).
How much does Apify Platform cost?
Public paid plans start at Custom / verify on our snapshot. Billing units differ by vendor (credits, searches, browser hours).
Does ScraperDB invent success rates?
No. We publish sourced pricing and capability signals and mark unknowns instead of inventing benchmarks.
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