Ditch point-and-click templates. Trigger scrapers from an API, schedule them in the cloud, and pay only for successful rows.
Octoparse makes you design each task. Scrapy IO ships maintained scrapers you run via UI or REST.
| Features |  Scrapy IO | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Lightning-fast execution | Yes Edge functions run close to the request — near-zero cold-start latency | No Cloud agents or browser sessions need to spin up before extraction begins |
| Deployment | ||
| Cloud-native execution | Yes Runs in the cloud — no desktop software | Partial Cloud plans exist but desktop is the default workflow |
| Full REST API | Yes Trigger runs and fetch data programmatically | No API limited to higher cloud tiers |
| Pricing & billing | ||
| Pay per result | Yes You only pay for rows that return data | No Cloud/seat plans—not per successful structured row |
| Upfront cost estimate before each run | Yes See cost and runtime before you commit | No Desktop + cloud tier mixes obscure true unit cost |
| No charge for failed or empty runs | Yes Blocked pages and empty results cost nothing | No Failed cloud tasks still consume plan capacity |
| Ready-made scraper marketplace | Yes 150+ scrapers — no point-and-click setup | No You build each workflow manually in the UI |
| Resumable cloud jobs | Yes Interrupted runs resume automatically | Partial Cloud runs supported — resumability varies |
| Try for free | Explore Octoparse | |
Point-and-click desktop flows feel productive until production needs API, schedules, and cloud reliability. Scrapy IO skips the visual choreography: maintained scrapers, cloud execution, estimate before run.
“Our Octoparse template took two days. The same source on Scrapy IO was estimated and scheduled before lunch.”
Everything runs in the cloud—laptop sleep cannot kill a production job.
Programmatic runs without waiting for higher Octoparse cloud tiers.
Skip rebuilding Instagram or Maps workflows in a visual designer.
Align cost with output instead of seat/cloud plan surprises.
Performance-first scrapers keep research sprints moving.
Large crawls continue after interruption without babysitting a desktop client.
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.
Browse LinkedIn, Instagram, Google Maps, Reddit, and YouTube scrapers—then wire them into your stack with the Scrapy IO API.
“Octoparse was great for prototypes and painful for production. Scrapy IO let us delete the desktop step and schedule everything from CI.”
Octoparse cloud plans still orbit desktop workflow building. Scrapy IO runs entirely in the cloud with API access and pay-per-result billing from day one.
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
Octoparse plans
Standard
Desktop-focused
Free tier
Professional
Desktop + limited cloud
$119/mo
Enterprise
Fuller cloud access
$249/mo+
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 expose Scrapy IO runs behind our internal admin. Nobody opens a desktop scraper anymore.”
Run Scrapy Store scrapers with API access, schedules, and pay-per-result billing—no Octoparse desktop 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.
