4 alternatives
4 Apify alternatives, 3 with a free plan (2026)
The closest alternatives to Apify in October 2026 are ProofFetch, Exa and Bright Data.
4 agents compared · 3 with a free plan · prices checked 14–28 October 2026
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Apify and its alternatives at a glance
| Agent | Best for | Starts at | Better than Apify at | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apify | Developers and data teams that need maintained web scrapers instead of building their own | Free, then $19 a month source | 26 October 2026 | |
| Exa | Developers grounding AI agents and assistants in live web, company and people data | Free, then $4 per 1000 requests source | 26 October 2026 | |
| Bright Data | Data and AI teams that need blocked public web pages returned reliably at scale | Free, then $1.50 per 1000 requests source | 28 October 2026 | |
| Oxylabs | AI teams grounding agents on live web data and firms scraping search at scale | From $30 a month source | 28 October 2026 |
Closest alternatives to Apify
The ones people open most here come first, then the closest matches. How we check
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ProofFetchVerified owner
From FreePaid web extraction API returning cited paragraphs, SHA-256 receipts and prompt-injection indicators.
- 2
Exa
From FreeWeb search, contents and agentic research APIs built for AI agents, billed per request.
- From Free
Web unlocking, SERP and 1,200+ pre-built scrapers on a 400M-IP proxy network, billed per successful record.
The rest of the shortlist
- From $30 a month
Oxylabs
Live web search, page scraping and a cloud browser on one 177M-IP proxy network, with MCP servers for agents.
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What are the best alternatives to Apify?
ProofFetch, Exa and Bright Data are the closest. They share the most of Apify's features.
What is the cheapest alternative to Apify?
3 of the 4 have a free plan: ProofFetch, Exa and Bright Data. The lowest paid plan is Oxylabs, from $30 a month. Price checked on 28 October 2026.
When were these prices checked?
Between 14 October 2026 and 28 October 2026, each read on the maker's own pricing page.
Sources and method
Closest first: most of Apify's features, then the fewest gaps. How we check
Every price here was read on the maker's own pricing page.
- Apify: apify.com/pricing.md, checked 26 October 2026
- ProofFetch: prooffetch.tryneverclosed.com, checked 14 October 2026
- Exa: exa.ai/pricing, checked 26 October 2026
- Bright Data: brightdata.com/pricing/serp, checked 28 October 2026
- Oxylabs: oxylabs.io/pricing, checked 28 October 2026
What changed in the index
Agents we’ve just listed and every plan whose price changed.