Coding

Apify

Web scraping and automation platform for developers

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★4.5ratingPricing · Freemium from $49/moStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelApify · Coding
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Low
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

Coding AI has a narrow moat on average, from the moat scores of its rated products. What protects Coding AI tools, and the widest moats

The Brief

What Apify does

Apify is the full-featured web scraping and automation platform — 2,000+ ready-made scrapers for any website, cloud-based actor execution, and proxy management. AI features help generate scraping code. The enterprise web data platform.

How Apify compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Apify does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Boxes.dev at $19 a month and the median is $29.50. Apify starts at $49 a month, above that median. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Apify does. Apify offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app. Apify was founded in 2015; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2024. Apify is based in Prague, Czechia; none of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in Czechia. They are in France, the United States and China.

Market position · Coding

How Apify compares in Coding

Apify has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 501 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Apify's own market position as contested. 154 of the 501 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Apify compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
ApifyFounded 2015 · Prague, CzechiaLowContestedFreemium$49/moYesYesWeb, APIStable
Windmill DevFounded 2022 · Paris, FranceModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, CLIStable
MaigeFounded 2023LowContestedFreemium$40/moYesNoWeb, APIRising
Nx ConsoleFounded 2016 · Phoenix, United StatesModerateOpenFree—YesYesWeb, CLIStable
Trae IDEFounded 2024 · Beijing, ChinaModerateOpenFree—YesYesDesktopHot
Boxes.devModerateContestedFreemium$19/moYesYesWeb, API, Mobile, DesktopStable

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Apify exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Code GenerationAutomation
Industry Verticals
DataSoftware
Tagged

Apify shows up when builders search for these

web-scrapingautomationproxiesdata-extractionactors
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Alternatives to Apify

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Windmill Dev

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★ 4.3Opportunity Low
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Nx Console

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★ 4.3Opportunity Moderate
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Trae IDE

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★ 4.3Opportunity Moderate
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Boxes.dev

Cloud dev machines for coding agents to work in parallel

Opportunity Moderate
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ByteAsk

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Questions

Apify: common questions

Is Apify free?

Apify has a free tier, with paid plans from $49 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Apify?

The closest alternatives to Apify that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Windmill Dev, Maige, Nx Console, Trae IDE, and Boxes.dev.

Is Apify still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Apify as operating at apify.com.

Where is Apify based?

Apify is headquartered in Prague, Czechia.

Does Apify have an API?

Yes. Apify offers an API.

Who is Apify for?

Apify is built for developers and enterprises.

How do I sign in to Apify?

Sign in on Apify's own website, apify.com. FalcoScan reviews Apify but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Apify directly.

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