No installs, no XPath firefighting. Run scrapers in the cloud, resume big crawls, and pay only for successful rows.
ScrapeStorm leans desktop point-and-click. Scrapy IO leans API-ready, cloud-scale scrapers with transparent billing.
| 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 |
| Workflow | ||
| Cloud-native — no desktop app | Yes Run from browser or API — nothing to install | No Desktop point-and-click software required |
| Pricing & billing | ||
| Pay per result | Yes You only pay for rows that return data | No Desktop licenses + credits—not cloud pay-per-row |
| Upfront cost estimate before each run | Yes See cost and runtime before you commit | No Large crawls blow through credits unpredictably |
| No charge for failed or empty runs | Yes Blocked pages and empty results cost nothing | No Stalled pagination still burns credits |
| REST API access | Yes Full programmatic control | No No developer API on standard plans |
| Pagination at scale | Yes Resumable jobs handle large crawls | No Stalls and struggles on big paginated sites |
| Try for free | Explore ScrapeStorm | |
Desktop AI scrapers look smart until huge pagination freezes the job. Scrapy IO is install-free, API-ready, and built to estimate, run, and resume large crawls in the cloud.
“ScrapeStorm froze on our category crawl. Scrapy IO estimated the same job, ran it, and resumed after a blip.”
Browser and API access—no desktop client to license or update.
Wire scrapers into products without ScrapeStorm’s API gaps.
Resumable jobs handle large crawls that stall desktop tools.
Avoid opaque credit burn when pages fail mid-crawl.
Performance without depending on local machine power.
Store tools absorb site changes so you are not re-teaching AI each week.
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.
Launch LinkedIn, Instagram, Google Maps, and Reddit scrapers from Scrapy IO—structured, scheduled, and API-ready.
“ScrapeStorm died on our biggest category crawl. Scrapy IO resumed and finished overnight. That was the migration decision.”
ScrapeStorm mixes desktop licenses and credits that struggle on huge crawls. Scrapy IO is cloud-native with API access and pay-per-result billing.
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
ScrapeStorm plans
Desktop
License + credits
Tiered
Cloud add-ons
Extra capacity
Extra
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 finally hooked scraping into Airflow. Desktop tools were never going to clear that bar.”
Run Scrapy IO in the cloud with APIs, resumes, and pay-per-result billing.
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.
