Apify vs Scavio (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 Scavio if

• Fits if you're moving code off Google's Custom Search JSON API
• Works for AI agents that need Google results and social data from one API

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you search in volume, at about $3.43 per 1,000 on Project, or $10 per 1,000 paying as you go
• Skip it if you need Bing or another engine, as Google is the only search engine listed
• Tight if your usage swings, since credits refresh monthly and don't roll over, even on yearly billing
• Watch out: yearly plans can only be downgraded or cancelled when the paid year ends
• Tight if you're testing, with 50 free credits that never renew

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.

Scavio

• A Google search costs 1 credit; heavier requests, such as a Reddit post with its full comment tree, cost 2.
• The 50 free credits are a one-time allowance and do not renew.
• Plan credits refresh monthly and do not roll over, even on yearly billing.
• Yearly plans can only be downgraded or cancelled at the end of the year paid for.

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.

Scavio

Google Search API

Returns organic results, ads, the knowledge graph, AI Overview, related questions and more, by device, country, language and Google domain.

Custom Search compatible endpoint

A drop-in endpoint takes the same parameters and returns the same items list as Google's Custom Search JSON API, for moving existing code.

Other Google surfaces

Separate endpoints for Google Maps, News, Shopping, Flights and Hotels.

Social, shopping and travel sites

YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, Zillow, Airbnb, Booking.com, Yelp, Indeed and more on the same key.

Agent frameworks and MCP

Integrations for MCP, LangChain, OpenAI Agents, Vercel AI SDK, CrewAI, Google ADK, Pydantic AI, Composio and n8n, plus Python and JavaScript SDKs.

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.

Scavio

• Project$24

  per month for 7,000 credits, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)

  5 requests a second and email support, at about $0.0034 a credit. Unused credits do not roll over.

• Pay As You Go$25

  one-time for 2,500 credits, used as you go

  Credits at $0.01 each with a 2,500-credit minimum purchase and no commitment.

• Bootstrap$79

  per month for 28,000 credits, billed yearly ($100 billed monthly)

  10 requests a second and email support, at about $0.0028 a credit.

• Startup$199

  per month for 85,000 credits, billed yearly ($250 billed monthly)

  15 requests a second and priority support, at about $0.0023 a credit.

• Growth$399

  per month for 200,000 credits, billed yearly ($500 billed monthly)

  50 requests a second and priority support, at about $0.0020 a credit.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom credits and rate limits with a dedicated account manager. Through sales.

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.

Scavio

• Annual discount

  Save about 20% with yearly billing

  Scavio's pricing page lists yearly billing at about 20% less: Project is $24 a month ($288 a year) instead of $30 month to month.