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Outstanding Automation Platform – A Game Changer for Web Scraping and Bots
What do you like best about the product?
Apify has completely transformed how I approach data extraction and automation. The platform is incredibly powerful, yet beginner-friendly, making it perfect whether you're a developer or a business owner looking to streamline tasks. The variety of ready-made actors (bots) saved me hours of coding, and the ability to build custom solutions means I’m never limited.
What do you dislike about the product?
Havent found anything as yet. Yet to explore all the many features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I’ve used Apify for everything from lead generation to competitive analysis, and it’s never let me down. Seamless API integration, scalable infrastructure, and a generous free tier make it stand out in a crowded market.
Great tool
What do you like best about the product?
Monthly subscription (no pay 2 go or credits only that you can buy). Other than that all is good with apify
What do you dislike about the product?
Monthly Payment (no pay 2 go or credit system)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mostly for data extraction
Apify product usage
What do you like best about the product?
Competitive Intelligence Gathering
Perfect for: E-commerce companies tracking competitor pricing
Example Use Case:
A fashion retailer using Apify to monitor pricing and product offerings across multiple online marketplaces
Automated daily scraping of competitor websites to track:
Product prices
New product introductions
Seasonal discounts
Inventory changes
Market Research and Sentiment Analysis
Ideal for: Social media and review site data extraction
Specific Applications:
Collecting Facebook group discussions about a product category
Extracting product reviews from multiple platforms
Tracking social media sentiment around brand mentions
Gathering user feedback from forums and discussion boards
Academic and Research Data Collection
Strong Use Cases:
Systematic collection of academic publications
Tracking citations across multiple research databases
Gathering social science research data from online sources
Collecting time-series data for longitudinal studies
Perfect for: E-commerce companies tracking competitor pricing
Example Use Case:
A fashion retailer using Apify to monitor pricing and product offerings across multiple online marketplaces
Automated daily scraping of competitor websites to track:
Product prices
New product introductions
Seasonal discounts
Inventory changes
Market Research and Sentiment Analysis
Ideal for: Social media and review site data extraction
Specific Applications:
Collecting Facebook group discussions about a product category
Extracting product reviews from multiple platforms
Tracking social media sentiment around brand mentions
Gathering user feedback from forums and discussion boards
Academic and Research Data Collection
Strong Use Cases:
Systematic collection of academic publications
Tracking citations across multiple research databases
Gathering social science research data from online sources
Collecting time-series data for longitudinal studies
What do you dislike about the product?
High-Security or Tightly Regulated Websites
Challenges:
Government websites with strict access controls
Financial platforms with advanced bot detection
Healthcare databases with stringent privacy measures
Risks: Potential legal and technical barriers to data extraction
Extremely Dynamic, Frequently Changing Websites
Problematic for:
Websites with complex, frequently rotating JavaScript-rendered content
Platforms with aggressive anti-scraping technologies
Sites that use advanced CAPTCHA or machine learning-based bot detection
Overengineered for:
Single, simple webpage data extraction
Minimal data collection needs
Personal or hobby-level research projects
Recommendation: Use simpler tools like BeautifulSoup or direct API calls
Challenges:
Government websites with strict access controls
Financial platforms with advanced bot detection
Healthcare databases with stringent privacy measures
Risks: Potential legal and technical barriers to data extraction
Extremely Dynamic, Frequently Changing Websites
Problematic for:
Websites with complex, frequently rotating JavaScript-rendered content
Platforms with aggressive anti-scraping technologies
Sites that use advanced CAPTCHA or machine learning-based bot detection
Overengineered for:
Single, simple webpage data extraction
Minimal data collection needs
Personal or hobby-level research projects
Recommendation: Use simpler tools like BeautifulSoup or direct API calls
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I was using Apify to extract comprehensive data from multiple social media and e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Facebook, and Instagram. Primarily, the tool enabled sophisticated research initiatives focused on product intelligence and sentiment analysis. By leveraging Apify's web scraping and data extraction capabilities, our team could systematically gather nuanced insights about market trends, consumer perceptions, and competitive landscapes. The platform allowed us to collect detailed information about product reviews, customer comments, engagement metrics, and brand interactions across different digital ecosystems. This data-driven approach empowered our strategic decision-making processes, helping us understand consumer behaviors, identify emerging market opportunities, and develop more targeted marketing and product development strategies.
Intuitive, fast and very good.
What do you like best about the product?
Intuitiveness by far. I was able to figure everything out in minutes, even without a lot of technical background.
What do you dislike about the product?
Dislike is a big word, but I think their pricing could be a bit better. $39 as the smallest package is a bit high I think.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helped scrape Instagram reels.
Generated 500+ leads effortlessly w/ Apify’s automation, saving time & costs vs other methods
What do you like best about the product?
I love Apify’s automation for lead generation, pulling 500+ high-quality leads in minutes. The intuitive interface simplifies web scraping, and the cost savings beat expensive traditional sources. It’s a game-changer for data extraction and market analysis
What do you dislike about the product?
Finding reliable actors is tricky due to sparse or mixed reviews, requiring trial and error. Better feedback or benchmarks would streamline selection. This minor issue slightly impacts setup time
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Apify solves the time-consuming task of manual lead mining and costly data collection. It generates 500+ high-quality leads in minutes, saving thousands compared to insurance industry methods. This boosts efficiency, cuts costs, and enhances my business’s outreach and market analysis.
Using it for data mining.
What do you like best about the product?
I use this platform for mining data off various websites like Instagram, twitter, linkedin and more. It's great easy to use the same api key works for all the actors and plus they are easy to setup and very affordable. It has powered so many of my make.com workflows
What do you dislike about the product?
It should have a database storage within the app itself instead of relying on ng on downloading the data
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
it make scraping data using api easy and affordable. most of my make.com workflows scrape data using apify and it works great most of the times my monthly bill is under 50$.
Apify Review: A Must-Have Tool for Automation and Data Gathering
What do you like best about the product?
I've been using Apify extensively in automation workflows built on Make.com and n8n, primarily to gather information, generate leads, and scrape data from a variety of platforms. The experience has been seamless from day one.
What sets Apify apart is how easy it is to use — from the intuitive interface to the well-structured, detailed documentation, everything feels thoughtfully designed. I’ve never encountered issues with any of the actors. The platform is fast, reliable, and the actor store is impressively robust, covering almost any use case you can imagine.
From a business perspective, the impact has been substantial. Apify has allowed us to build outreach campaigns faster, cut down the time needed to collect contact details, and most importantly, we've reduced data acquisition costs by over 70%.
Whether you're an automation engineer or a business handling large volumes of data, Apify is a powerful ally. It's especially effective for social media scraping, lead generation, and scaling outreach workflows.
What sets Apify apart is how easy it is to use — from the intuitive interface to the well-structured, detailed documentation, everything feels thoughtfully designed. I’ve never encountered issues with any of the actors. The platform is fast, reliable, and the actor store is impressively robust, covering almost any use case you can imagine.
From a business perspective, the impact has been substantial. Apify has allowed us to build outreach campaigns faster, cut down the time needed to collect contact details, and most importantly, we've reduced data acquisition costs by over 70%.
Whether you're an automation engineer or a business handling large volumes of data, Apify is a powerful ally. It's especially effective for social media scraping, lead generation, and scaling outreach workflows.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing so far. The experience was positive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Faster scraping for information. Easy starting point for my and my clients automation.
I’ve used Apify extensively to power parts of my lead generation
What do you like best about the product?
I’ve used Apify extensively to power parts of my lead generation engine, and it’s become a core tool in my tech stack.
What makes Apify stand out is how easy it is to go from idea to production. Whether you’re scraping websites, automating data collection, or building scalable agents, Apify makes the process incredibly smooth. The actor system is flexible, reliable, and well-documented — perfect for both technical users and no-code workflows.
I particularly appreciate:
Wide range of ready-made actors — you can find scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, Amazon, and more.
Scalability — handles large-scale crawls without breaking a sweat.
API-first design — integrates easily into workflows using tools like n8n and Zapier.
Helpful support & community — their team is active and responsive when you hit roadblocks.
If you’re serious about automation, lead generation, or structured web data at scale, Apify is absolutely worth it.
What makes Apify stand out is how easy it is to go from idea to production. Whether you’re scraping websites, automating data collection, or building scalable agents, Apify makes the process incredibly smooth. The actor system is flexible, reliable, and well-documented — perfect for both technical users and no-code workflows.
I particularly appreciate:
Wide range of ready-made actors — you can find scrapers for LinkedIn, Google Maps, Amazon, and more.
Scalability — handles large-scale crawls without breaking a sweat.
API-first design — integrates easily into workflows using tools like n8n and Zapier.
Helpful support & community — their team is active and responsive when you hit roadblocks.
If you’re serious about automation, lead generation, or structured web data at scale, Apify is absolutely worth it.
What do you dislike about the product?
nothing yet. still in the testing phases
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
automation
Apify is worth it
What do you like best about the product?
Customer support and pricing/value is amazing compered to the other tools
What do you dislike about the product?
Maybe having csv files filter because there are a lot of information that in my case and in general is not very needed but still it's nothing big
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It scrapes leads
Powerful scraping tool with great automation
What do you like best about the product?
I really like how Apify handles complex, JavaScript-heavy sites with ease thanks to its headless browser support and robust scheduling features. The marketplace of prebuilt actors saved me time on standard tasks, and the ability to automate daily runs and push results to Google Sheets or APIs made it easy to integrate with our workflows. Proxy rotation and the flexibility to write fully custom scraping logic in Node.js really help when dealing with more challenging targets, making it a reliable choice for serious data collection projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
While powerful, Apify can be quite expensive at scale if you're running many scrapes or need residential proxies. There's also a steep learning curve for building custom actors, as it requires solid JavaScript knowledge. Some of the marketplace actors can be outdated or break if the target site's structure changes, so you need to monitor and maintain your scrapers regularly. Better low-code options and native integrations with more CRMs or BI tools would make it even more accessible for non-technical users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Apify helps us automate data extraction and lead mining from complex, JavaScript-heavy websites that would be impossible to handle manually. It saves significant time and reduces errors by running scheduled scrapes and pushing clean data to our internal dashboards. This enables our team to focus on analysis and outreach instead of tedious copy-paste work, improving efficiency and scaling our lead generation.
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