Apify: web scraping, data extraction, and automation tools for AI

What do you like best about the product?

Selection of actors, intuitive usability.

What do you dislike about the product?

more reliable recommendations about actors would be great

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Monitoring social media.

What do you like best about the product?

The web content scrapper actor from MCP is really good. It’s the only one I’ve used that scrapes everything I need, and in my experience it’s much better than the other alternatives out there.

What do you dislike about the product?

I dont have dislikes at this point it is good for noe

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Web Scraping

What do you like best about the product?

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What do you dislike about the product?

Downloading data from closed platforms (like LinkedIn) requires logging in and providing so-called session cookies.

Problem: Cookies often expire or the platform logs the user out. Manually refreshing and copying them from the browser to Apify's configuration is cumbersome.

Expected improvement: Apify could create an official browser extension that would automatically synchronize cookies between your LinkedIn/X account and the selected Actor.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Problem: Error logs are very technical. A person without programming knowledge has difficulty determining whether the error is due to incorrect input data, a proxy issue, or the Actor itself requiring an update by the developer.

Expected improvement: More "human", simplified error messages suggesting specific solutions (e.g., "Your cookie has expired – please update it" instead of a long wall of error code).

What do you like best about the product?

I like that Apify provides ready-made actors and scraping tools, so I do not have to build every Instagram/data extraction parser from scratch. It saves time when I need structured data quickly, and the actor ecosystem makes it easier to test different automation workflows.

What do you dislike about the product?

The setup, limits, and pricing can take some time to understand at first. Some actors need tuning before they fit a specific scraping task, so there is still a learning curve if you are new to the platform.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Apify helps me run Instagram scraping and data extraction experiments faster. Instead of maintaining the full scraper infrastructure myself, I can use existing actors, schedule runs, and focus more on the data/output I need.

What do you like best about the product?

many options for different niches
helps find the correct prospects

What do you dislike about the product?

lead freshness is not always perfect as expected

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

finding mini niche positions in specific organizations

What do you like best about the product?

I like using Apify as a marketplace to find reliable scrapers that I can use for a tenth of the cost of what brokers charge for the same data. I also appreciate that it supports independent engineers, it feels good to be able to do that, too.

What do you dislike about the product?

Some providers charge a monthly subscription, and then add usage costs on top of that.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves the problem of getting access to the best scrapers from independent engineers, so I can keep my lead information up to date.

What do you like best about the product?

Easy to implement, low cost for pretty good quality results

What do you dislike about the product?

Some actors lack quality, proper testing before deciding which actor to use before launching massive tasks

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Massive task regarding all kinds of information gathering

What do you like best about the product?

What I like best about Apify is its ability to automate large-scale web scraping with minimal operational overhead. The Actor ecosystem, cloud execution, scheduling, and built-in proxy management make it easy to build reliable scraping workflows without managing infrastructure. It’s especially valuable for competitor ad monitoring and recurring data collection, saving significant manual effort while scaling effortlessly.

What do you dislike about the product?

The biggest drawbacks are the learning curve and debugging experience. While the platform is powerful, new users can find the documentation and Actor ecosystem overwhelming. When a scraper fails, identifying the root cause from execution logs can take time. I’d also like to see better Actor discovery, clearer quality metrics, and more visual workflow-building capabilities for complex automation pipelines.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Apify automates the collection of publicly available web data, eliminating hours of manual research. In my case, it helps monitor competitor ads and pricing, collect market intelligence on a schedule, and deliver consistent data for analysis. This saves time, improves decision-making, and allows the team to focus on insights rather than repetitive data collection.

What do you like best about the product?

Apify's Instagram scraper actors have been a great help for our creator sourcing workflow.

What do you dislike about the product?

At the time being, not really anything too specific to dislike. It would be better though if for accidental runs, refunding/recompensation to be easier

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping us automate and scan creator profiles quicker. We then review everything ourself, although what was long hours of creator sourcing has now been shortened to simply reviewing and vetting

What do you like best about the product?

Apify gives structure to web scraping and automation. The Actor model is clear, the Store helps avoid rebuilding common scrapers, and the MCP server makes the platform more useful inside AI-agent workflows. For a solo operator, the biggest value is speed: I can test a data source, validate the output, and turn it into a repeatable workflow quickly.

What do you dislike about the product?

The platform is strongest when the user has some technical understanding. That is not a flaw, but the learning curve is real if someone expects a purely no-code experience.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me collect and structure web data for research, monitoring, and automation. Instead of treating scraping as a fragile one-off task, Apify makes it closer to an operational system that can be reused, scheduled, and connected to other tools.