Apify vs Outscraper (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Apify if

• Fits if you'd rather run a ready-made Google or Maps scraper than write one
• Works for developers who want their own scrapers hosted, scheduled and monitored

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: each store Actor sets its own price, usually per result or per event, so two jobs that look alike can cost different amounts
• Tight if you're on Free, where Actors stop once the month's $5 of usage is spent
• Watch out: prepaid usage you don't spend expires each billing cycle, and use beyond it lands on the next invoice
• Pricey if you need residential proxies at $7 to $8 per GB or Google SERP proxies at $1.70 to $2.50 per 1,000 searches
• Pricey if you outgrow Starter, since the next plan is Scale at $199 a month

Pick Outscraper if

• Fits if your local SEO work or lead lists start from Google Maps listings and reviews
• Works for small, occasional Google pulls without a monthly plan

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if search is the point, at $5 per 1,000 Google searches until you pass 100,000
• Watch out: a task that costs more than your balance still runs and is invoiced
• Watch out: the pricing page gives 10 free Google searches, the Google Search API page 25 and $3 from 5,000
• Tight if something goes wrong, as refunds run 3 days and only when its tools fail to get the data
• Skip it if you need Bing or other engines, which the listing doesn't name

Apify

• Store Actors set their own prices, so the cost of a job depends on which Actor runs it and how many results it returns.
• Use beyond a paid plan's prepaid amount is added to the next invoice; on the free plan, Actors stop until the next month.
• Prepaid usage that is not spent expires at the end of each billing cycle.
• Residential proxies cost $7 to $8 per GB and Google SERP proxies $1.70 to $2.50 per 1,000 searches, depending on plan.

Outscraper

• Google searches cost $5 per 1,000 after the free 10, then $3 after 100,000; its Google Search API page shows 25 free and $3 from 5,000.
• Google Maps places cost $3 per 1,000 after the first 500 and $1 after 100,000; News and Shopping searches cost $9 per 1,000 after 50.
• Pay with prepaid credits that never expire or a card billed monthly; a task that costs more than the balance still runs and is invoiced.
• Refunds are offered only within 3 days of purchase, and only when its tools fail to retrieve the data.

Apify

Apify Store

Nearly 97,000 ready-made Actors for sites such as Google, Google Maps, TikTok and Instagram. Each sets its own price, usually per result or per event.

Google Search Results Scraper

Apify's own Actor returns organic and paid results, People Also Ask, related queries, AI Overviews and AI Mode by country and language, from $1.80 per 1,000 pages.

Build and host your own Actors

Start from Python, JavaScript or TypeScript templates, use the open-source Crawlee library, and run, schedule and monitor the Actors on Apify.

Proxies and unblocking

Datacenter and residential proxies, Google SERP proxies priced per 1,000 searches, and an unblocker billed per 1,000 requests.

API, CLI, webhooks and MCP

Run Actors and fetch results over a REST API or CLI, get webhooks when runs finish, chain Actors together, or call them from AI agents through an MCP server.

Automation integrations

Connectors for Make, n8n, Zapier and other automation tools, and setups for coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and OpenAI Codex.

Outscraper

Google Search API

Real-time Google results for a list of queries, with organic results, ads, shopping results and related questions, as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Google Maps places and reviews

Business listings with optional enrichments, plus reviews, photos, directions and geocoding, each with its own API.

Other Google and review sources

Google News, Images, Shopping and Play reviews, Amazon products and reviews, YouTube comments, Tripadvisor, Trustpilot and Yellow Pages.

Contacts and email checks

Find emails, phone numbers and social profiles for a list of domains, and verify email addresses or look up phone numbers.

No-code app or API

Run tasks from the web app and download files, or call the API and use a webhook to collect bulk results when they are ready.

Universal AI Scraper

A Universal AI-Powered Web Scraper, with a matching API, sits beside the site-specific scrapers for other websites.

Apify

• Free$0

  $5 of usage a month at $0.20 per compute unit, 16 GB of Actor memory and 5 concurrent runs. Stops when the $5 is spent.

• Starter$19

  per month, billed monthly, with $19 of usage included

  $0.20 per compute unit, 64 GB of Actor memory, 32 concurrent runs, chat support and the Bronze Store discount. Extra usage is billed.

• Scale$199

  per month, billed monthly, with $199 of usage included

  $0.16 per compute unit, 256 GB of memory, 128 concurrent runs, priority chat support, the Silver Store discount and lower proxy rates.

• Business$999

  per month, billed monthly, with $999 of usage included

  $0.13 per compute unit, 512 GB of memory, 256 concurrent runs, an account manager and the Gold Store discount.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom scraping solutions, pricing and limits, with SLAs on data and a dedicated team. Through sales.

Outscraper

• Free Tier$0

  The monthly free allowance on every service; usage beyond it is billed per 1,000 records from prepaid credits or a card on file.

Apify

• Annual discount

  Save 10% with annual billing

  Apify's pricing page shows a 10% discount for billing annually instead of monthly.

• Education

  30% off Starter and Scale for students

  Apify's pricing FAQ says students are eligible for 30% off the Starter and Scale plans.

• Nonprofit

  Personalized discount for nonprofits

  Apify's pricing FAQ says nonprofit organizations can get a personalized discount on paid plans.

• Startups

  30% off the Scale plan for startups

  Apify's pricing FAQ offers startups a 30% discount on the Scale plan.

Outscraper

• Education

  Discount for student researchers

  Outscraper's pricing page invites student researchers to contact it for a discount; the amount is not stated.

• Nonprofit

  Discount for nonprofit organizations

  Outscraper's pricing page invites nonprofit organizations to contact it for a discount; the amount is not stated.