Skip Docker, proxies, and pager duty for crawlers. Run production scrapers from a store with API access and resumable jobs.
Crawl4AI maximizes control. Scrapy IO maximizes time-to-data with maintained scrapers and operational ownership included.
| Features |  Scrapy IO | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Lightning-fast execution | Yes Edge functions run close to the request — near-zero cold-start latency | Partial Crawl or LLM pipelines add processing time before structured fields are ready |
| Operational overhead | ||
| Fully managed — no self-hosting | Yes We run, maintain, and scale the infrastructure | No Open source — you host, patch, and monitor |
| Pricing & billing | ||
| Pay per result | Yes You only pay for rows that return data | No “Free” software—until infra, proxies, and on-call hit |
| Upfront cost estimate before each run | Yes See cost and runtime before you commit | No True TCO is cloud spend you discover later |
| No charge for failed or empty runs | Yes Blocked pages and empty results cost nothing | No Failed crawls still cost compute you operate |
| Site-specific production scrapers | Yes Ready-made tools for Instagram, Maps, LinkedIn, etc. | No Generic crawl library — you build every pipeline |
| Scheduled & recurring runs | Yes Set cadence from the UI or API | No You wire cron and orchestration yourself |
| Try for free | Explore Crawl4AI | |
Open-source crawlers maximize control and operational burden—hosting, proxies, patches. Scrapy IO trades that freedom for managed scrapers, schedules, and explicit pay-per-result OpEx.
“Crawl4AI was great until 2 a.m. restarts. Scrapy IO gave us estimates and sleep.”
No cluster to babysit, upgrade, or secure.
Instagram, Maps, LinkedIn—ready schemas instead of generic crawl code.
OpEx tracks successful rows, not always-on crawl infra.
Cadence from UI/API without writing cron wrappers.
Performance tuning is our problem, not your sprint tax.
Maintained scrapers absorb layout changes for store tools.
Extract Instagram profile followers in bulk without requiring login, session ID, or cookies. This actor provides complete API support, and seamless export options, making large-scale follower collection efficient and reliable.
LinkedIn Profile with Email & Company Data and get complete lead information, including verified emails, using their username, URL, or URN. This advanced scraper integrates with tools like Apollo, Hunter, Lusha etc. to ensure accurate and up-to-date email data.
Discover Google Maps businesses by keyword, nearby, radius, bounding box, area, or bulk queries — lead-gen search at $0.30 per 1,000 results.
Search Reddit for posts, subreddits, or users by keyword — with sort, time range, and optional comment pulls. Structured results for monitoring and research. $0.50 per 1,000 rows.
Let Scrapy IO host LinkedIn, Instagram, Google Maps, Reddit, and more while your team ships product—not crawler patches.
“Crawl4AI was fun until on-call. Scrapy IO traded that freedom for sleep and still gave us the fields we needed.”
Crawl4AI is “free” until you count hosting, proxies, and on-call. Scrapy IO replaces that with managed scrapers and explicit pay-per-result pricing.
Scrapy IO plans
Free
Get $5 to spend on scrapers. One month only.
$0
Starter
Full API access, priority support
$19/mo
Growth
Most popular10% off every tool bill
$129/mo
Scale
Custom API access, dedicated support, 20% off
$439/mo
Crawl4AI plans
Open source
You host & operate
$0 + infra
Your cloud
Proxies, GPUs, monitoring
Variable
Every paid plan ships with full REST API access, so results flow straight into your CRM, spreadsheet, or internal tool — with the same lightning-fast execution you get in the UI.
“We kept Crawl4AI for experimental sites and put revenue sources on Scrapy IO. Clear split, less drama.”
Use Scrapy Store scrapers with schedules, APIs, and pay-per-result billing—no self-hosting required.
Note: This evaluation is based on publicly available information as of August 2026. Product names, logos, and brands are used for identification only and remain the property of their respective owners. Their use does not imply affiliation or endorsement. Conduct your own evaluation before making a decision.
